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Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Acting • 1942-08-29 • Berlin, Germany

Gottfried John (German: [ˈjoːn];[1] 29 August 1942 – 1 September 2014) was a German stage, screen, and voice actor. A long-time collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in many of the filmmaker's projects between 1975 and his death in 1982, including Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, Despair, The Marriage of Maria Braun , and Berlin Alexanderplatz. His distinctive, gaunt appearance saw him he frequently cast as villains, and he is best known to audiences for his role as the corrupt General Arkady Orumov in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, and for his comedic turn as Julius Caesar in Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar, the latter for which he won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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GoldenEye6.9

GoldenEye

1995

Proof of Life6.2

Proof of Life

2000

In a Year with 13 Moons6.6

In a Year with 13 Moons

1978

Berlin Alexanderplatz7.5

Berlin Alexanderplatz

1980

The Marriage of Maria Braun7.4

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life7.6

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

1995

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