Gottfried John

Born on August 29, 1942· Berlin, Germany

† Died on September 1, 2014

31Roles★ 6.6Average rating

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… Read more

Known for

GoldenEye1995Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar1999Ruby Red2013Proof of Life2000

Filmography

YearRating

★ 7

Emerald Green2016

Dr. White (archive footage)

★ 6.9

Ruby Red2013

Dr. White

★ 7.1

John Rabe2009

Dr. Oskar Trautmann

★ 5.3

Flood2007

Arthur Moyes

★ 6.3

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes2005

Dr. Emmanuel Droz

★ 5.6

My Magical Friend Sams2003

School Inspector

★ 6.6

The Gathering Storm2002

Friedrich von Schroder

★ 6.2

Proof of Life2000

Eric Kessler

★ 6

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar1999

Jules César

★ 6.7

Am I Beautiful?1998

Herbert

★ 6.4

The Ogre1996

Chief Forester

Series★ 7.7

Millennium1996

Josef Heim

★ 6.9

GoldenEye1995

Colonel Ourumov

★ 7.6

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life1995

Herr Benjamenta

★ 7.1

Abraham1993

Eliezer

★ 6.5

Wings of Fame1990

Zlatogorski

★ 4.1

Mata Hari1985

Wolff

★ 6.5

Otto - The Movie1985

Sonnemann

★ 6.3

Super1984

★ 6.5

Lili Marleen1981

Aaron

Series★ 7.5

Berlin Alexanderplatz1980

Reinhold Hoffmann

★ 7.4

The Marriage of Maria Braun1979

Willi Klenze

★ 6.6

In a Year with 13 Moons1978

Anton Saitz

★ 6.6

Fedora1978

Kritos

★ 6.5

Despair1978

Perebrodov

★ 7.7

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven1975

Jörg Niemeyer

Series★ 6

Derrick1974

Krummbach

Series★ 7.3

World on a Wire1973

Einstein

Series★ 7.7

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day1972

Jochen Epp

Series★ 6.3

Polizeiruf 1101971

Hellwig

Series★ 6.2

Scene of the Crime1970

Harry Mucher