German actor Gottfried John has died, aged 72.
The character actor was best known internationally for his role of James Bond villain General Ourumov in 1995's GoldenEye.
He was a star of German theatre, film and TV for several decades, and was part of a group of actors who worked with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
His work with Fassbinder included The Marriage of Maria Braun, Lili Marleen and the TV series Berlin Alexanderplatz.
Following his role in GoldenEye, he appeared in a number of international films including Volker Schlondorff's The Ogre, Proof of Life and the 1999 adaptation of Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar.
He also provided the German voice of Shifu in Kung Fu Panda 2, originally played by Dustin Hoffman.
John died in Munich on September 1 after battling cancer. He is survived by his wife Barbara.
Watch Gottfried John in GoldenEye's classic tank chase sequence below:...
The character actor was best known internationally for his role of James Bond villain General Ourumov in 1995's GoldenEye.
He was a star of German theatre, film and TV for several decades, and was part of a group of actors who worked with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
His work with Fassbinder included The Marriage of Maria Braun, Lili Marleen and the TV series Berlin Alexanderplatz.
Following his role in GoldenEye, he appeared in a number of international films including Volker Schlondorff's The Ogre, Proof of Life and the 1999 adaptation of Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar.
He also provided the German voice of Shifu in Kung Fu Panda 2, originally played by Dustin Hoffman.
John died in Munich on September 1 after battling cancer. He is survived by his wife Barbara.
Watch Gottfried John in GoldenEye's classic tank chase sequence below:...
- 9/3/2014
- Digital Spy
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