Gottfried John

German actor and voice actor Gottfried JohnGottfried John at the 2012 Berlin International Film FestivalBorn(1942-08-29)29 August 1942Berlin, GermanyDied1 September 2014(2014-09-01) (aged 72)Utting am Ammersee, GermanyOccupationActorYears active1962–2014SpouseBrigitte John (2004–2014; his death) Gottfried and Brigitte John in 2004 Gottfried John (German: [ˈjoːn]; 29 August 1942 – 1 September 2014) was a German stage, screen, and voice actor. A longtime collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in nine of his films between 1975 and 1981, the year before Fassbinder's death, including Eight Hours Don't Make a Day, Mother Küsters' Trip 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 his comedic turn as Julius Caesar in Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999), for the latter of which he won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Early life John was born in Berlin, Germany, on 29 August 1942.[citation needed] During World War II, he a