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Gottfried and Brigitte John in 2004

Gottfried John (Шаблон:IPA-de;[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 nine of the filmmaker's projects between 1975 and 1981, the year before Fassbinder's death, including Eight Hours Don't Make a Day, Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, Despair, The Marriage of Maria Braun, and Berlin Alexanderplatz. His distinctive, gaunt appearance saw him frequently cast as villains, and he is best known to audiences for his role as the corrupt General Arkady Ourumov 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.

Early life

John was born in Berlin, Germany, on 29 August 1942.Шаблон:Citation needed In World War II, he and his mother were evacuated to East Prussia; his father, whom he never met, was married to another woman.Шаблон:Citation needed He grew up with his single-parent mother and in several protectories; John fled from such a protectory when he was 15 years old and returned to his mother, who was living in Paris.Шаблон:Citation needed

In Paris, he earned a living as a pavement artist and construction worker, and he returned to Berlin in 1960.[2][3][4]

Career

During the 1970s and early 1980s, John was cast by director Rainer Werner Fassbinder in several of his projects, in particular as Reinhold in the Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) mini-series.Шаблон:Citation needed

He was internationally known for his portrayal of General Arkady Ourumov in the James Bond film GoldenEye and Julius Caesar in Asterix and Obelix take on Caesar.Шаблон:Citation needed

Personal life

For many years he lived in Kelmis, Belgium, near the Border to Aachen until 2008. John lived with his wife, Brigitte, in Utting am Ammersee from 2008 until his death.[5]

On 1 September 2014, it was announced that John had died in Utting am Ammersee near Munich, Germany, of cancer at the age of 72.[6]

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  1. Unlike the common English name John, the German pronunciation begins with a "y" sound.
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