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John 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.

John was born in Berlin, Germany, on 29 August 1942. In World War II, he and his mother were evacuated to East Prussia; his father, whom he never met, was married to another woman. 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.

In Paris, he earned a living as a pavement artist and construction worker, and he returned to Berlin in 1960.

 

Filmography

 

Café Oriental (1962) (uncredited)

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (1962), as Train passenger (uncredited)

Jaider, der einsame Jäger (1971), as Jaider

Carlos (1971, TV Movie), as Carlos

Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972–1973, TV Series), as Jochen

World on a Wire (1973, TV Movie), as Einstein

Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven (1975), as Niemeyer

Der Kommissar: Der Held des Tages (1976, TV series episode), as Werner Stimmel

Derrick: Das Superding (1976, TV series episode), as Krummbach

Und Rosa und Marilyn und ... (1977, TV Movie)

The Stationmaster's Wife (1977, TV Movie), as Divorce lawyer

Edwards Film (1977, TV Movie)

Despair (1978), as Perebrodov

Fedora (1978), as Kritos

Marija (1978, TV Movie), as Filipp

1982: Gutenbach (1978, TV Movie), as Peter Kessel

In a Year of 13 Moons (1978), as Anton Saitz

Die Ratten (1979, TV Movie), as Bruno Mechelke

Wo die Liebe hinfällt (1979, anthology film, TV Movie)

The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979), as Willi Klenze

Theodor Chindler [de] (1979, TV miniseries), as Clemens Koch

The Great Runaway [de] (1979, TV miniseries), as Mr. Adam

Reiseabrechnung (1980, TV Movie)

Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980, TV miniseries), as Reinhold

Lili Marleen (1981), as Aaron

Ente oder Trente (1982)

Privalov's Millions [bg] (1982, TV miniseries), as Loskutow

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt (1983, TV Movie), as Petritschenko

Super (1984), as Police Officer Hilpert

Chinese Boxes (1984), as Zwemmer

Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter (1985, TV Movie), as Bartolomé de las Casas

Mata Hari (1985), as Wolff

Verworrene Bilanzen (1985, TV Movie), as Karl M. Kronen

Ein Fall für zwei: Fluchtgeld (1985, TV series episode), as Hans Beckers

Die Mitläufer (1985)

Otto – Der Film (1985), as Sonnemann

Die Schwärmer (1985, TV Movie), as Stader

Das Gehirn zu Pferde (1986, TV Movie), as The Playwright

Of Pure Blood (1986, TV Movie), as Paul Bergmann

Franza (1986, TV Movie), as Captain

The Winner Takes All (1987, TV Movie), as Ulrich Vogtmann

Game, Set and Match (1988, TV series), as Eric Stinnes

Schön war die Zeit (1988), as Franz Bauer

Ein Fall für zwei: Seitensprung (1989, TV series episode), as Markus Meyer

Blaues Blut [fr]: Tödliches Wochenende (1990, TV series episode), as Mr. Mannheim

Wings of Fame (1990), as Zlatogorski

Drehort Pfarrhaus (1990, TV miniseries), as Pfarrer Achim Hollweg

La piovra, season 5 [it] (1990, TV miniseries), as Friar Gillo

Frederick Forsyth Presents: Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990, TV Movie), as Rodimstev

Night of the Fox (1990, TV Movie), as Hofer

Elfenbein (1991, TV Movie), as Nicholas Messier

Ich schenk dir die Sterne (1991), as Robert Dallburg

The Mistake (1992), as Jacob Alain

Die Zeit danach (1992)

Space Rangers (1993, TV Series, 6 episodes), as Colonel Erich Weiss

Colpo di coda (1993, TV miniseries), as Pierre

Novalis: The Blue Flower [de] (1993), as Sophie's Father

Das Sahara-Projekt [de] (1993, TV miniseries), as Collani

Abraham (1993, TV miniseries), as Eliezer

Polizeiruf 110: Arme Schweine (1994, TV Series episode), as Hannes Hellwig

Beckmann und Markowski (1994–1999, TV Series, 3 episodes), as Beckmann

Baldipata [fr] (1995, TV Movie), as Alexander

Die Falle (1995, TV Movie), as Hasso

Wolffs Revier: Taekwon-Do (1995, TV Series episode), as Johnny Reschke

Ein letzter Wille (1995, TV Movie), as Paul Elling

Institute Benjamenta (1995), as Johannes Benjamenta

Tatort: Der König kehrt zurück (1995, TV Series episode), as Harry Mucher

GoldenEye (1995), as General Arkady Ourumov

Brüder auf Leben und Tod (1996, TV Movie), as Renato Calvi

The Ogre (1996), as Chief Forester

La casa dove abitava Corinne (1996, TV Movie), as Michele Wolf

Millennium: The Hand of St. Sebastian (1997, TV Series episode), as Josef Heim

Tales of the South Seas: Paradise Regained (1998, TV Series episode), as Gunter

Am I Beautiful? (1998), as Herbert

Die Fremde in meiner Brust (1998, TV Movie), as Richard Keller

Black Ice (1998, TV Movie), as Kurt Wallmann

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999), as Julius Caesar

Balzac [fr] (1999, TV Movie), as Count Hanski

Teuflischer Engel (2000, TV Movie), as Henry Martens

Mary Magdalene [it] (2000, TV Movie), as Herod Antipas

Proof of Life (2000), as Eric Kessler

Die Cleveren: Arzt und Dämon (2002, TV Series episode), as Dr. Brendel

Der Solist: In eigener Sache (2002, TV Series episode), as Martin Krohn

The Gathering Storm (2002, TV Movie), as Friedrich von Schroder

Nancy & Frank – A Manhattan Love Story (2002), as Paul von Bernwarth

Entrusted (2003, TV Movie), as Thomas von Gall

Imperium: Augustus (2003, TV Movie), as Cicero

Sams in Gefahr [de] (2003), as Schulrat Aschenbrenner

Renzo e Lucia [it] (2004, TV miniseries), as Count Sagrato

Die schöne Braut in Schwarz [de] (2004, TV Movie), as Aldo Caldini

Julie, chevalier de Maupin [fr] (2004, TV Movie), as Duc d'Armagnac

Donna Leon: Acqua Alta (2004, TV series episode), as Carmello La Capra

Cowgirl (2004), as Hans Krahl

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005), as Dr. Emmanuel Droz

A Pirate's Heart [de] (2006, TV Movie), as Konrad von Wallenrod

Flood (2007), as Arthur Moyes

Das zweite Leben [de] (2007, TV Movie), as Robert Kreutzer

Final Proclamation [de] (2008, TV Movie), as Paolo Naldini

John Rabe (2009), as Oskar Trautmann

Flores negras (2009), as Curtis

Rumpelstiltskin [de] (2009, TV Movie), as King Gustav

Aghet – Ein Völkermord (2010, docudrama, TV Movie), as General Kress von Kressenstein

Life Is Too Long [de] (2010), as Georg Maria Stahl

Die Löwin (2012, TV Movie), as Jo

A World Beyond [de] (2013, TV Movie), as Dr. Jan Kersebohm

Ruby Red (2013), as Dr. White (final film role)