Gottfried John

Gottfried John (; 29 August 1942 – 1 September 2014) was a German stage, screen, and voice actor. A longtime collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in nine of his films between 1975 and 1981, the year before Fassbinder's death, including ''Eight Hours Don't Make a Day'', ''Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven'', ''Despair'', ''The Marriage of Maria Braun'', and ''Berlin Alexanderplatz''. His distinctive, gaunt appearance saw him frequently cast as villains, and he is best known to audiences for his role as the corrupt General Arkady Ourumov in the 1995 James Bond film ''GoldenEye'' and his comedic turn as Julius Caesar in ''Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar'', for the latter of which he won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Provided by Wikipedia