Gottfried John
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Life and work
During the 1970s and early 1980s, Gottfried John played various roles in films by Rainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Maria Fassbinder was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.He maintained a frenetic pace in film-making...
, notably that of Reinhold in the epic Berlin Alexanderplatz
Berlin Alexanderplatz (television)
Berlin Alexanderplatz, originally broadcast in 1980, is a 14-part television film adapted and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder from the Alfred Döblin novel of the same name, and stars Günter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Elisabeth Trissenaar and Gottfried John...
(1980). He is internationally known for his portrayals of General Ourumov in the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film GoldenEye
GoldenEye
GoldenEye is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and is the first film in the series not to take story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming...
and Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
in Asterix and Obelix take on Caesar. He lives with his wife in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
Filmography
- Café OrientalCafé OrientalCafé Oriental is a 1962 German musical comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Elke Sommer, Jerome Courtland, Trude Herr and Bill Ramsey....
(1962) - Das Mädchen und der StaatsanwaltDas Mädchen und der StaatsanwaltDas Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt is a 1962 German drama film directed by Jürgen Goslar and starring Wolfgang Preiss, Götz George and Elke Sommer.-Cast:* Wolfgang Preiss - Staatsanwalt Soldan* Götz George - Jochen Rehbert* Elke Sommer - Renate Hecker...
(1962) (uncredited) .... Train passenger - Jaider, der einsame JägerJaider, der einsame JägerJaider, der einsame Jäger is a 1971 German film directed by Volker Vogeler. It was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Gottfried John - Jaider* Rolf Zacher - Baptist Meyer* Sigi Graue - Georg* Lois Walden - Der Invalide...
(1971) (TV) .... Jaider - CarlosCarlos (film)Carlos is a 1971 German Western film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer and starring Gottfried John.-Cast:* Bernhard Wicki - Philipp* Gottfried John - Carlos* Anna Karina - Clara* Geraldine Chaplin - Lisa* Horst Frank - Ligo* Thomas Hunter - Pedro...
(1971) - Acht Stunden sind kein TagAcht Stunden sind kein TagAcht Stunden sind kein Tag was a German television film series broadcast between 1972 and 1973. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, it was commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk....
(1972/73) (TV) .... Jochen - Welt am DrahtWelt am DrahtWelt am Draht , is a 1973 science fiction film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Shot in 16 mm, it was made for German television and originally aired in 1973, as a two-part miniseries. Starring Klaus Löwitsch, it was based on the novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F...
(1973) (TV) .... Einstein - Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum HimmelMother Küsters' Trip to HeavenMother Küsters' Trip to Heaven is a 1975 German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It stars Brigitte Mira, Ingrid Caven, Karlheinz Böhm and Margit Carstensen. The film was shot over 20 days in February - March 1975 in Frankfurt am Main....
(1975) .... Niemeyer - DerrickDerrick (TV series)Derrick is a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein , who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings Derrick is a...
- Season 3, Episode 11: "Das Superding" (1976) (TV) - Die RattenDie RattenDie Ratten is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It is an adaptation of the play by Gerhart Hauptmann which transferred the story in the early fifties, shortly after the Second World War...
(1977) (TV) .... Bruno Mechelke - DespairDespair (film)Despair is a 1978 film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Dirk Bogarde, based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov...
(1978) .... Perebrodov - The Marriage of Maria BraunThe Marriage of Maria BraunThe Marriage of Maria Braun is a 1979 West German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Hanna Schygulla as Maria, whose marriage with the soldier Hermann remained unfulfilled due to World War II and his post-war imprisonment...
(1979) ..... Willi Klenze - Wo die Liebe hinfällt (1979) (TV)
- Reiseabrechnung (1980) (TV)
- Lili MarleenLili Marleen (film)Lili Marleen is a 1981 German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Hanna Schygulla.The screenplay was produced using the novel Der Himmel hat viele Farben by Lale Andersen...
(1981) .... Aaron - Ente oder Trente (1983)
- Chinese BoxesChinese boxesChinese boxes are a set of boxes of graduated size, each fitting inside the next larger box.A traditional style in Chinese design, nested boxes have proved a popular packaging option in the West for novelty or display reasons....
(1984) .... Zwemmer - Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter (1985) (TV) .... Bartolomé de las Casas
- Der Fall Franza (1986) (TV) .... Capitain
- Verworrene Bilanzen (1987) (TV) .... Karl M. Kronen
- Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990) (TV) .... Rodimstev
- Night of the Fox (1990) (TV) .... Hofer
- Elfenbein (1991) (TV) .... Nicholas Messier
- Die Verfehlung (1992) .... Jacob Alain
- Colpo di codaColpo di codaColpo di Coda is a double live album from Italian rock band Litfiba and was recorded during the Bologna concert of the Terremoto tour. It contains two previously unreleased tracks "A denti stretti" and "Africa".-CD one:# A denti stretti – 4:05...
(1993) (TV) .... Pierre - Polizeiruf 110Polizeiruf 110Polizeiruf 110 is a long running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic , and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD...
.... Hannes Hellwig (1994) - GoldenEyeGoldenEyeGoldenEye is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and is the first film in the series not to take story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming...
(1995) .... General Arkady Ourumov - Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995) .... Herr Benjamenta
- The OgreThe Ogre (film)The score is composed by Michael Nyman and features strictly brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments by members of the Michael Nyman Band. The music was rerecorded by Wingates Band, with the woodwind parts transcribed for brass, on the 2006 album, Nyman Brass.-Track listing:#Knights at School...
(1996) .... Chief Forrester - MillenniumMillennium (TV series)Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...
(1997) (TV) .... Josef Heim - ¿Bin ich schön? (1998) .... Herbert
- Astérix et Obélix contre César (1999) .... Jules César (Julius Caesar)
- Gli amici di Gesù - Maria Maddalena (2000) (TV) .... Erode Antipa
- Proof of LifeProof of LifeProof of Life is a 2000 American film, directed by Taylor Hackford. The title refers to a phrase commonly used to indicate proof that a kidnap victim is still alive...
(2000)....Eric Kessler - The Gathering StormThe Gathering StormThe Gathering Storm may refer to:* The Gathering Storm, the first volume of Sir Winston Churchill's The Second World War** The Gathering Storm , a television film about Churchill, starring Richard Burton...
(2002) (TV) .... Friedrich von Schroder - Imperium: AugustusImperium: AugustusImperium: Augustus is a 2003 joint British-Italian production, and part of the Imperium series. It tells of the life story of Octavian and how he became Augustus...
(2003) (TV) .... Cicero - Die schöne Braut in Schwarz (2004) (TV) .... Aldo Caldini
- Stortebeker (2006) (TV)... Konrad von Wallenrod
- Das zweite Leben (2007) (TV)... Robert Kreutzer
- Das Papstattentat (2008) (TV)... Paolo Naldini
- Rumpelstilzchen (2009) (TV)... Konig
Awards
- 1999 Bavarian Film AwardsBayerischer FilmpreisThe Bavarian Film Awards have been awarded annually since 1979 by the State Government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are the most highly regarded awards for filmmaking achievement in Germany.The Bavarian Film...
, Best Actor http://www.bayern.de/Anlage19170/PreistraegerdesBayerischenFilmpreises-Pierrot.pdf