Walter Gotell
Acting
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.
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movieCarnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
2022
General Mueller (archive footage) (uncredited)
moviePuppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
2018
Nazi General (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieSleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012
Uncle John (archive footage)
moviePuppet Master: The Legacy
2003
General Mueller (archive footage)
moviePrince Valiant
1997
Erik the Old
tvThe X-Files
1993
Victor Klemper
moviePuppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
1992
General Mueller
tvTales from the Crypt
1989
Mr. Hertz
movieShe Knows Too Much
1989
Foreigner
tvFreddy's Nightmares
1988
Kemmerling
movieGregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
Self (archive footage)
tvStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Kurt Mandl
movieThe Living Daylights
1987
General Anatol Gogol
movieLiberty
1986
Rabbi Goteyel
movieHenry's Shadow
1986
Efraim Grüner
movieBasic Training
1985
Nabokov
tvMacGyver
1985
Starkoss / General Barenov
movieLace 2
1985
General Zedd
movieKGB: The Secret War
1985
Nicholai
movieA View to a Kill
1985
General Gogol
tvMiami Vice
1984
Max Klizer
movieMemed My Hawk
1984
Sgt. Asim
tvAirwolf
1984
Oberst Helmut Krüger / Hans Daubert
tvMasquerade
1983
Steiner
movieKalabaliken i Bender
1983
Storvesiren
movieOctopussy
1983
Gogol
movieThe Scarlet and the Black
1983
Gen. Max Helm
tvThe A-Team
1983
Ramon DeJarro
tvKnight Rider
1982
Simon Carascas
tvHotel
1982
Douglas Sloane
tvCagney & Lacey
1982
J.F. Blackwell
tvSkulden
1982
Misjakov
tvWinston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
Lord Swinton / Lord Swinton (uncredited)
movieFor Your Eyes Only
1981
General Anatol Gogol
movieCry of the Innocent
1980
Jack Brewster
movieFlight Level 450
1980
Anchell
movieCuba
1979
Don Jose Pulido
movieMoonraker
1979
General Gogol
tvThe Word
1978
Hennig
movieThe Stud
1978
Ben Khaled
tvThe Professionals
1977
Sam Baker
movieMarch or Die
1977
Col. Lamont
movieThe Assignment
1977
Frankenheimer
movieThe Spy Who Loved Me
1977
General Anatol Gogol
movieBlack Sunday
1977
Colonel Riat
tvThe Zoo Gang
1974
Boucher
movieOur Miss Fred
1972
Heinrich Schmidt (uncredited)
movieEndless Night
1972
Constantine
tvSoftly Softly: Task Force
1969
Chief Constable Cullen / Chief Constable Arthur Cullen
movieThe File of the Golden Goose
1969
George Leeds
tvThe Main Chance
1969
Gilbert Fletcher / Raymond Berry
movieCry WoIf
1968
Ronan
tvThe Champions
1968
Captain Jost
movieAttack on the Iron Coast
1968
Van Horst
movieThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
Holten (uncredited)
tvThe Troubleshooters
1965
Ian Webster
movieLord Jim
1965
Captain of Patna
tvDetective
1964
Hamilton Tromp
movieSword of Lancelot
1963
Sir Cedric
movie55 Days at Peking
1963
Capt. Hoffman
tvThe Human Jungle
1963
Swenson
movieThe Damned
1962
Major Holland
tvThe Saint
1962
Hans Lasser
movieThe Longest Day
1962
German Soldier (uncredited)
movieThe Devil's Agent
1962
Dr. Ritter (uncredited)
tvRichard the Lionheart
1962
Prince Otto
movieThe Road to Hong Kong
1962
Dr. Zorbb
Studio 4
1962
Gestapo Commissar Kehr
movieThe Devil's Daffodil
1961
Oberinspektor Whiteside
movieCircle of Deception
1960
Phoney Ballard
movieThe Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960
Heverton - Second Gambler (uncredited)
tvDanger Man
1960
Colonel Perar / Receptionist
movieCircus of Horrors
1960
Baron Von Gruber
movieSink the Bismarck!
1960
Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
tvThe Third Man
1959
Rasmussen
tvInterpol Calling
1959
Zeist / Fischer
movieThe Treasure of San Teresa
1959
Hamburg inspector
movieShake Hands with the Devil
1959
'Black & Tans' Sergeant
movieThe Bandit Of Zhobe
1959
Azhad Khan
movieI Was Monty's Double
1958
German Colonel
movieThe Man Inside
1958
Profuno
movieIce Cold in Alex
1958
1st German Officer
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
First Policeman
movieThe Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)
movie1984
1956
Guard (uncredited)
The Mysterious Bullet
1955
Police Constable (uncredited)
movieThe Dark Avenger
1955
French Castle Guard (uncredited)
movieAbove Us the Waves
1955
German Officer on Tirpitz
movieAlbert R.N.
1953
Feldwebel
movieThe Red Beret
1953
German Sentry
movieDesperate Moment
1953
Ravitch's Servant-Henchman
movieThe African Queen
1952
Second Officer
movieLilli Marlene
1950
Director of Propaganda
movieThe Wooden Horse
1950
François - The Follower
movieCairo Road
1950
Prison Officer
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950
Mir Jaffar
movieNo Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948
uncredited
movieWe Dive at Dawn
1943
Luftwaffe Captain
movieSecret Mission
1942
Lieutenant Langfeld
movieThe Goose Steps Out
1942
SS Guard