Gottfried John

German actor (1942-2014)

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Born: 1942
Works: 2

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Bekenntnisse eines Unerzogenen
Bekenntnisse eines Unerzogenen. 6 CDs

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Film & TV

Berlin, Germany

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…

Known for

Emerald Green — Dr. White (archive footage)2016
Ruby Red — Dr. White2013
A World Beyond — Dr. Jan Kersebohm2013
Die Löwin — Jo2012
Life Is Too Long — Georg Maria Stahl2010
Aghet — Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein2010
John Rabe — Dr. Oskar Trautmann2009
Black Flowers — Curtis2009
Rumpelstilzchen — König Gustav2009
The Papal Council — Paolo Naldini2008

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Listeners: 930
Total plays: 4,101

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Gottfried
Family name: John
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Berlin
Place of death: Utting
Occupation: television actor
Languages spoken: German
Image: Gottfried John (Berlinale 2012) (cropped).jpg

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date of death: 2014-09-01
cause of death: cancer
Commons category: Gottfried John
date of birth: 1942-08-29
Commons gallery: Gottfried John
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Gottfried John
place of burial: Bavaria
start of work period: 1962-00-00

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