Where to watch Gottfried John in the UK
Find every Gottfried John film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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
- Julie, chevalier de Maupin (2005) as Henri, duc d'Armagnac
- Mary Magdalene (2000) as Erode Antipa
- Entrusted (2003) as Thomas von Gall - grandfather
- Life Is Too Long (2010) as Georg Maria Stahl
- In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) as Anton Saitz
- Am I Beautiful? (1998) as Herbert
- The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977) as Finkelberger
- Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975) as Jörg Niemeyer
- Wings of Fame (1990) as Zlatogorski
- Night of the Fox (1990) as Hofer
- Black Flowers (2009) as Curtis
- Of Pure Blood (1986) as Paul Bergmann
- Otto - The Movie (1985) as Sonnemann
- Aghet (2010) as Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein
- Mata Hari (1985) as Wolff
- A Pirate's Heart (2006) as Konrad von Wallenrod
- Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (1962) Cast
- My Magical Friend Sams (2003) as School Inspector
- Renzo e Lucia (2004) as Innominato
- Carlos (1971) as Carlos
- Cowgirl (2004) as Hans Krahl
- Deadly Web (1994) as Kommissar Max Beckmann
- Rumpelstilzchen (2009) as König Gustav
- Drehort Pfarrhaus (1990) as Achim Hollweg
- Wo die Liebe hinfällt (1979) Cast
- Beckmann und Markowski: Gehetzt (1999) as Max Beckmann
- The Followers (1985) as Brocke
- The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005) as Dr. Emmanuel Droz
- Novalis - Die blaue Blume (1994) as Sophies Vater
- Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995) as Herr Benjamenta
- Chinese Boxes (1984) as Zwemmer
- Der Fall Franza (1987) as Captain
- Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990) as Rodimstev
- Die schöne Braut in Schwarz (2004) as Aldo Caldini
- Brüder auf Leben und Tod (1995) as Renato Calvi
- The Papal Council (2008) as Paolo Naldini
- Die Priwalowschen Millionen (1982) Cast
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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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