Where to watch Gottfried John in the UK
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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 Caesa…
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- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Harry Mucher
- Derrick (1974) as Krummbach
- Polizeiruf 110 (1971) as Hellwig
- NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
- Nachtcafé (1987) as Self
- Millennium (1996) as Josef Heim
- A Case For Two (1981) as Hans Beckers
- Beckmann (1999) as Self
- 3 nach 9 (1974) as Self
- Wolffs Revier (1992) as Johnny Reschke
- The Commissioner (1969) as Werner Stimmel
- GoldenEye (1995) as Colonel Ourumov
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- Donna Leon (2000) as Carmello La Capra
- Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) as Reinhold Hoffmann
- Die Cleveren (1998) as Dr. Brendel
- Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) as Jules César
- Proof of Life (2000) as Eric Kessler
- Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) as Jochen Epp
- Jörg Preda berichtet (1966) as Rolf
- Space Rangers (1993) as Erich Weiss
- Abraham (1994) as Eliezer
- World on a Wire (1973) as Einstein
- Augustus: The First Emperor (2003) as Cicero
- Game, Set, and Match (1988) Cast
- Flood (2007) as Arthur Moyes
- John Rabe (2009) as Dr. Oskar Trautmann
- Ruby Red (2013) as Dr. White
- Emerald Green (2016) as Dr. White (archive footage)
- Blaues Blut (1989) as Herr Mannheim
- Abraham (1993) as Eliezer
- The Gathering Storm (2002) as Friedrich von Schroder
- The Great Runaway (1979) as Herr Adam
- Fedora (1978) as Kritos
- Lili Marleen (1981) as Aaron
- Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie (1979) as Clemens Koch
- The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) as Willi Klenze
- Balzac (1999) as le comte Hanski
- Julie, chevalier de Maupin (2004) as Henri, duc d'Armagnac
- Colpo di coda (1993) as Pierre
- The Ogre (1996) as Chief Forester
- Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999) as Count Hanska
- Despair (1978) as Perebrodov
- Mary Magdalene (2000) as Erode Antipa
- Entrusted (2003) as Thomas von Gall - grandfather
- Life Is Too Long (2010) as Georg Maria Stahl
- Julie, chevalier de Maupin (2005) as Henri, duc d'Armagnac
- In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) as Anton Saitz
- Am I Beautiful? (1998) as Herbert
- Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975) as Jörg Niemeyer
- Wings of Fame (1990) as Zlatogorski
- Night of the Fox (1990) as Hofer
- The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977) as Finkelberger
- Black Flowers (2009) as Curtis
- Of Pure Blood (1986) as Paul Bergmann
- Mata Hari (1985) as Wolff
- Otto - The Movie (1985) as Sonnemann
- Carlos (1971) as Carlos
- Aghet (2010) as Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
- A Pirate's Heart (2006) as Konrad von Wallenrod
- Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (1962) Cast
- Cowgirl (2004) as Hans Krahl
- Deadly Web (1994) as Kommissar Max Beckmann
- Rumpelstilzchen (2009) as König Gustav
- Brüder auf Leben und Tod (1995) as Renato Calvi
- Renzo e Lucia (2004) as Innominato
- Drehort Pfarrhaus (1990) as Achim Hollweg
- Wo die Liebe hinfällt (1979) Cast
- My Magical Friend Sams (2003) as School Inspector
- Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt (1999) as Max Beckmann
- The Followers (1985) as Brocke
- The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005) as Dr. Emmanuel Droz
- Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995) as Herr Benjamenta
- Chinese Boxes (1984) as Zwemmer
- Die schöne Braut in Schwarz (2004) as Aldo Caldini
- Der Solist - In eigener Sache (2002) as Martin Krohn
- Novalis - Die blaue Blume (1994) as Sophies Vater
- Die Priwalowschen Millionen (1982) Cast
- Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990) as Rodimstev
- Jaider, the Lonely Hunter (1971) as Jaider
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Gottfried John's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Gottfried John's most popular films?
Most-watched Gottfried John films currently: GoldenEye (1995), Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999), Proof of Life (2000), Flood (2007), John Rabe (2009).
What TV shows has Gottfried John appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Scene of the Crime (1970), Derrick (1974), Polizeiruf 110 (1971), NDR Talk Show (1979), Nachtcafé (1987).
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