Gottfried John

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Gottfried John
Gottfried John at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival
Born	(1942-08-29)29 August 1942 Berlin, Germany
Died	1 September 2014(2014-09-01) (aged 72) Utting am Ammersee, Germany
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Brigitte John (2004–2014; his death)

Gottfried John (German:

John was born in

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

He was internationally known for his portrayal of General Arkady Ourumov in the

For many years, he lived in Kelmis, Belgium, just over the border from Aachen, until 2008. John then lived with his wife, Brigitte, in Utting am Ammersee, near Munich, Germany, from 2008 until his death.^[5]

On 1 September 2014, it was announced that John had died in Utting am Ammersee of cancer aged 72.^[6]

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• Gottfried John reads:
  ISBN 978-3-7831-2794-2
  .
• Gottfried John reads: Die Stunden by
  ISBN 978-3-86604-759-4
  .

Written works

• Bekenntnisse eines Unerzogenen,
  ISBN 978-3430151092
  .
• Das fünfte Wort,
  ISBN 978-3550084270
  .

Nominations and awards

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• 1982: Großer Hersfeld-Preis for his role as Jago in Othello
• 1999:
  Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actor [1]
• 2000:
  Bavarian Film Awards
  for Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar (Bester Nebendarsteller)
• 2004: Euregio Filmball – Best Euregio-Actor
• 2006: DIVA-Award – European Award (Hall of Fame)
• 2017: RF Hall of Fame

References

1. ^ Unlike the common English name John, the German pronunciation begins with a "y" sound.
2. ^ Frank, Arno (3 September 2014). "Nachruf auf Gottfried John: Mit "Schlägervisage" zum Fassbinder-Gesicht". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2018 – via Spiegel Online.
3. ^ ""James Bond"-Bösewicht: Schauspieler Gottfried John ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). 2 September 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018 – via Spiegel Online.
4. ^ Ravensburg, Munzinger-Archiv GmbH. "Gottfried John – Munzinger Biographie". www.munzinger.de (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
5. ^ Frank, Arno (3 September 2014). "Nachruf auf Gottfried John: Mit "Schlägervisage" zum Fassbinder-Gesicht". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2018 – via Spiegel Online.
6. ^ "Panorama". Die Welt (in German). Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

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