Gottfried John
An image from Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar, one of the productions that also features Gottfried John.
Gottfried John

Gottfried John

August 29, 1942 — 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.

GoldenEye

GoldenEye

1995

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

1999

Proof of Life

Proof of Life

2000

The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979

John Rabe

John Rabe

2009

Otto - The Movie

Otto - The Movie

1985

Flood

Flood

2007

In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons

1978