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Walter Gotell
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Birthday
1924-03-15,Bonn, Germany
Gender
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Biography
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.

Filmography

The African Queen

7.3

The African Queen
1952-01-07

From Russia with Love

7.1

From Russia with Love
1963-10-10

The Spy Who Loved Me

6.8

The Spy Who Loved Me
1977-07-07

For Your Eyes Only

6.5

For Your Eyes Only
1981-06-24

6.331

Octopussy
1983-06-05

A View to a Kill

6.2

A View to a Kill
1985-05-24

The Living Daylights

6.5

The Living Daylights
1987-06-29

Cry of the Innocent

5

Cry of the Innocent
1980-06-15

5.2

Prince Valiant
1997-07-24

The Road to Hong Kong

5.7

The Road to Hong Kong
1962-03-29

5.8

March or Die
1977-09-08

Puppet Master III

6.35

Puppet Master III
1992-05-01

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

5.9

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
1988-08-26

Circus of Horrors

5.8

Circus of Horrors
1960-04-01

We Dive at Dawn

6.4

We Dive at Dawn
1943-04-15

Videozone: The Making of

0

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
1991-01-01

The File of the Golden Goose

5.5

The File of the Golden Goose
1969-10-13

6.7

Black Sunday
1977-04-01

6.3

The Damned
1962-11-16

4.9

The Stud
1978-08-17

3.8

Basic Training
1985-11-01

Attack on the Iron Coast

5.2

Attack on the Iron Coast
1968-06-05

Circle of Deception

5.6

Circle of Deception
1960-11-01

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror

2.3

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
2022-12-30

Desperate Moment

0

Desperate Moment
1953-03-17

Tomorrow We Live

5.6

Tomorrow We Live
1943-04-05

The Treasure of San Teresa

6.2

The Treasure of San Teresa
1959-07-21

0

Liberty
1986-06-23

5.6

Lilli Marlene
1950-12-08

5.8

Cairo Road
1950-06-21

Shake Hands with the Devil

6.5

Shake Hands with the Devil
1959-06-24

6.4

Our Miss Fred
1972-12-14

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor

2.1

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012-03-23

Duel in the Jungle

5.9

Duel in the Jungle
1954-06-30

6.2

Moonraker
1979-06-26

0

Henry's Shadow
1986-01-06

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

6.1

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960-10-24

6.8

Lord Jim
1965-02-15

KGB: The Secret War

4.2

KGB: The Secret War
1985-07-18

Bond Girls Are Forever

5.76

Bond Girls Are Forever
2002-11-06

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

6.2

No Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948-04-15

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

6.7

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988-03-08

5

Best Ever Bond
2002-11-22

The London Connection

7.8

The London Connection
1979-12-21

0

Lace 2
1985-09-01

She Knows Too Much

7.8

She Knows Too Much
1989-01-29

The Guns of Navarone

7.3

The Guns of Navarone
1961-04-27

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared

6

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
1951-04-01

The Man Who Knew Too Much

7.5

The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956-05-16

Ice Cold in Alex

7.3

Ice Cold in Alex
1958-06-24

Lancelot and Guinevere

4.5

Lancelot and Guinevere
1963-06-02

The Longest Day

7.585

The Longest Day
1962-09-25

The Boys from Brazil

6.7

The Boys from Brazil
1978-10-05

The Scarlet and the Black

7

The Scarlet and the Black
1983-02-02

Kalabaliken i Bender

2.8

Kalabaliken i Bender
1983-08-26

5.5

Cuba
1979-12-21

5

Memed My Hawk
1984-05-10

6.9

The Red Beret
1953-08-11

6

Cry WoIf
1968-12-01

4.2

Secret Mission
1942-10-05

Puppet Master: The Legacy

3.625

Puppet Master: The Legacy
2003-12-16

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

4.7

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
2018-09-26

Inside 'From Russia with Love'

6.6

Inside 'From Russia with Love'
2000-06-23

7.2

Albert R.N.
1953-11-23

6.5

1984
1956-03-06

Sink the Bismarck!

6.8

Sink the Bismarck!
1960-02-11

The Goose Steps Out

6.4

The Goose Steps Out
1942-08-01

6.2

The Man Inside
1958-09-07

Above Us the Waves

6.1

Above Us the Waves
1955-03-29

The Wooden Horse

6.7

The Wooden Horse
1950-10-16

The Devil's Daffodil

5.64

The Devil's Daffodil
1961-07-20

6.058

Endless Night
1972-10-05

I Was Monty's Double

6.8

I Was Monty's Double
1958-10-21

5

The Assignment
1977-07-11

The Bandit Of Zhobe

0

The Bandit Of Zhobe
1959-04-01

55 Days at Peking

7

55 Days at Peking
1963-05-06

The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog

0

The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog
1964-01-05

Spenser: For Hire

6.6

Spenser: For Hire
1985-09-20

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.36

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

7.5

The A-Team
1983-01-23

7.477

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

7.5

Airwolf
1984-01-22

7

Z-Cars
1962-01-02

7.549

Knight Rider
1982-09-26

Tales from the Crypt

8

Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

6.4

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983-10-03

6.7

Hotel
1982-08-21

7.741

MacGyver
1985-09-29

6.9

Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25

Freddy's Nightmares

7.1

Freddy's Nightmares
1988-10-09

Interpol Calling

6.7

Interpol Calling
1959-09-13

Dixon of Dock Green

5.3

Dixon of Dock Green
1955-07-09

6

The Champions
1968-09-25

Interpol Calling

6.7

Interpol Calling
1959-09-13

The Sentimental Agent

5.5

The Sentimental Agent
1963-09-28

The Count of Monte Cristo

4.4

The Count of Monte Cristo
1956-02-20

5

The Word
1978-11-12

No Hiding Place

3.7

No Hiding Place
1959-09-16

5

Airline
1982-01-03

The Main Chance

8

The Main Chance
1969-06-18

The Adventures of William Tell

6.3

The Adventures of William Tell
1958-09-15

Stryker of the Yard

0

Stryker of the Yard
1961-11-02

6

Studio Four
1962-01-22

Behind Closed Doors

0

Behind Closed Doors
1958-10-02

5

Masquerade
1983-12-15

Softly Softly: Task Force

6

Softly Softly: Task Force
1969-11-20

The Main Chance

8

The Main Chance
1969-06-18

7

The Zoo Gang
1974-04-05

8.4

The X-Files
1993-09-10

Softly Softly: Task Force

6

Softly Softly: Task Force
1969-11-20

The Human Jungle

8.2

The Human Jungle
1963-03-30

0

Skulden
1982-01-15

7.741

MacGyver
1985-09-29

7.296

The Saint
1962-10-04

The Professionals

7.4

The Professionals
1977-12-30

The Troubleshooters

5

The Troubleshooters
1965-07-07