Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Gotell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1924-03-15
Place of Birth: Bonn, Germany
Also Known As: Walter Jack Gotell

Movies List of Walter Gotell

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The African Queen

1952 Movie
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From Russia with Love

1963 Movie
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The Spy Who Loved Me

1977 Movie
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For Your Eyes Only

1981 Movie
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Octopussy

1983 Movie
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A View to a Kill

1985 Movie
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The Living Daylights

1987 Movie
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Cry of the Innocent

1980 Movie
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Prince Valiant

1997 Movie
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The Road to Hong Kong

1962 Movie
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March or Die

1977 Movie
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Puppet Master III

1992 Movie
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Circus of Horrors

1960 Movie
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We Dive at Dawn

1943 Movie
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Black Sunday

1977 Movie
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The Damned

1962 Movie
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The Stud

1978 Movie
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Basic Training

1985 Movie
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Circle of Deception

1960 Movie
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Desperate Moment

1953 Movie
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Tomorrow We Live

1943 Movie
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Liberty

1986 Movie
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Lilli Marlene

1950 Movie
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Cairo Road

1950 Movie
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Our Miss Fred

1972 Movie
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Duel in the Jungle

1954 Movie
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Moonraker

1979 Movie
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Henry's Shadow

1986 Movie
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Lord Jim

1965 Movie
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KGB: The Secret War

1985 Movie
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Best Ever Bond

2002 Movie
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The London Connection

1979 Movie
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Lace 2

1985 Movie
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She Knows Too Much

1989 Movie
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The Guns of Navarone

1961 Movie
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Ice Cold in Alex

1958 Movie
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The Longest Day

1962 Movie
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The Boys from Brazil

1978 Movie
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Kalabaliken i Bender

1983 Movie
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Cuba

1979 Movie
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Memed My Hawk

1984 Movie
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The Red Beret

1953 Movie
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Cry WoIf

1968 Movie
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Secret Mission

1942 Movie
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Albert R.N.

1953 Movie
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1984

1956 Movie
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Sink the Bismarck!

1960 Movie
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The Goose Steps Out

1942 Movie
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The Man Inside

1958 Movie
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Above Us the Waves

1955 Movie
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The Wooden Horse

1950 Movie
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The Devil's Daffodil

1961 Movie
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Endless Night

1972 Movie
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I Was Monty's Double

1958 Movie
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The Assignment

1977 Movie
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The Bandit Of Zhobe

1959 Movie
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55 Days at Peking

1963 Movie