Walter Gotell
Pays: Germany
Genre: M
Date d'anniversaire: 1924-03-15
Décédés: 1997-05-05
Biographie
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Walter Gotell (15 March 1926 – 5 May 1997) was a German actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB, in the James Bond film series.
Gotell was born in Bonn, Germany; his family emigrated to the United Kingdom after the Nazis came to power. A fluent English speaker, he started in films as early as 1943, usually playing German henchmen, such as in We Dive at Dawn (1943).
He began to have more established roles by the early fifties, starring in The African Queen (1951), Ice-Cold in Alex (1958), The Guns of Navarone (1961), 55 Days At Peking (1963), Lancelot and Guinevere (1963), The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965), Lord Jim (1965), Black Sunday (1977), The Boys From Brazil (1978), and Cuba (1979).
Gotell won the role of KGB General Anatol Gogol in The Spy Who Loved Me for being a look-alike of the former head of Soviet secret police Lavrentiy Pavlovitch Beria. His first role in the James Bond films came in 1963, when he played the henchman Morzeny in From Russia with Love. Starting in the late 1970s, he played the recurring role of General Gogol in the James Bond series, beginning with The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977. The character returned in Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985) and The Living Daylights (1987). As the Cold War developed, the role of leader of the KGB was seen to change attitudes to the West - from direct competitor to collaborator. His final appearance, as the Cold War began to become less imminent, sees him transferred to a different, more diplomatic role. Gotell is one of a few actors to have played a villain and a Bond ally in the film series (others being Joe Don Baker, Charles Gray and Richard Kiel).
Throughout his career, Gotell also made numerous guest appearances in a wide array of television series. He played Chief Constable Cullen in Softly, Softly: Taskforce between 1969 and 1975. He guested in many series including Danger Man, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Airwolf, The X-Files, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, MacGyver, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Miami Vice, Cagney and Lacey, The Saint, and many others.
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Acteur:
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1. Secret Mission (1942), film...Lieutenant Langfeld (uncredited)
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2. Le pas d'oie (1942), film...SS Guard
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3. Plongée à l'aube (1943), film...Luftwaffe Captain
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4. L'aube de la liberté (1943), film...Hans
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...Joe - Nightclub Doorman
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6. Le cheval de bois (1950), film...Francois - The Follower
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7. La route du Caire (1950), film...Prison Officer
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8. The African Queen (1951), film...Second Officer
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9. Le prisonnier fantôme (1953), film...Feldwebel
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10. Les bérets rouges (1953), film...German Sentry
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11. Duel dans la jungle (1954), film...Jim
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12. Opération Tirpitz (1955), film...German Officer on Tirpitz
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...Chief Constable Cullen
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14. The Way Out (1955), film...Policeman
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15. L'Armure Noire (1955), film...French Castle Guard
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16. 1984 (1956), film...SS Guard
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17. Le désert de la peur (1958), film...1st German Officer
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18. Contre-espionnage à Gibraltar (1958), film...German Colonel
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19. Dial 999 (1958), série...Greb
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20. Larry agent secret (1959), film...Hamburg Inspector
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21. Ici Interpol (1959), série...Fischer
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22. Les deux visages du Dr Jekyll (1960), film...Heverton - Second Gambler
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23. Interrogatoire secret (1960), film...Phoney Ballard
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24. Le Cirque des horreurs (1960), film...Baron Von Gruber
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25. Man from Interpol (1960), série...Demetria
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26. Les canons de Navarone (1961), film...Muesel
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...Oberinspektor Whiteside / Supt. Whiteside
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28. Les Damnés (1962), film...Major Holland
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29. Astronautes malgré eux (1962), film...Dr. Zorbb
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30. Les 55 jours de Pékin (1963), film...Capt. Hoffman
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31. Bons baisers de Russie (1963), film...Morzeny
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32. Lancelot chevalier de la reine (1963), film...Sir Cedric
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33. Lord Jim (1965), film...Captain of Patna
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34. Cry Wolf (1968), film...Ronan
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...Van Horst
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36. Softly, Softly: Taskforce (1969), série...Chief Constable Cullen
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37. Le Gang de l'oiseau d'or (1969), film...George Leeds
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38. La nuit qui ne finit pas (1972), film...Constantine
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39. Our Miss Fred (1972), film
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40. Banda Zoo parka (1974), série...Boucher
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41. L'espion qui m'aimait (1977), film...General Gogol
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42. Black Sunday (1977), film...Colonel Riat
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43. Il était une fois... la légion (1977), film...Col. Lamont
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44. The Assignment (1977), film...Frankenheimer
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...Mundt
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46. L'etalon du disco-bar (1978), film...Ben Khaled
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47. Cuba (1979), film...Don Jose Pulido
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48. Moonraker (1979), film...General Gogol
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49. Cry of the Innocent (1980), film...Jack Brewster
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50. Rien que pour vos yeux (1981), film...General Gogol
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51. Octopussy (1983), film...Gogol
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52. Le pourpre et le noir (1983), film...Gen. Max Helm
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53. Kalabaliken i Bender (1983), film...Storvesiren
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54. Dangereusement vôtre (1985), film...General Gogol
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55. Tuer n'est pas jouer (1987), film...General Anatol Gogol
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...Uncle John
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57. Les ailes de la renommée (1990), film...Receptionist
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59. Prince Valiant (1997), film...Erik the Old