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.
Filmography
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
as General Mueller (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
as General Mueller (archive footage) (uncredited)
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
as Nazi General (archive footage) (uncredited)
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
as Nazi General (archive footage) (uncredited)
Puppet Master: The Legacy
as General Mueller (archive footage)
Puppet Master: The Legacy
as General Mueller (archive footage)
Inside 'From Russia with Love'
as Self
Inside 'From Russia with Love'
as Self
Prince Valiant
as Erik the Old
Prince Valiant
as Erik the Old
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
as Uncle John (archive footage)
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
as Uncle John (archive footage)
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
as General Mueller
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
as General Mueller
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
as Himself
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
as Himself
She Knows Too Much
as Foreigner
She Knows Too Much
as Foreigner
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
as Uncle John
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
as Uncle John
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Self (archive footage)
The Living Daylights
as General Anatol Gogol
The Living Daylights
as General Anatol Gogol
Liberty
as Rabbi Goteyel
Liberty
as Rabbi Goteyel
Henry's Shadow
as Efraim Grüner
Henry's Shadow
as Efraim Grüner
Basic Training
as Nabokov
Basic Training
as Nabokov
Lace 2
as General Zedd
Lace 2
as General Zedd
KGB: The Secret War
as Nicholai
KGB: The Secret War
as Nicholai
A View to a Kill
as General Gogol
A View to a Kill
as General Gogol
Memed My Hawk
as Sgt. Asim
Memed My Hawk
as Sgt. Asim
Kalabaliken i Bender
as Storvesiren
Kalabaliken i Bender
as Storvesiren
The Scarlet and the Black
as Gen. Max Helm
The Scarlet and the Black
as Gen. Max Helm
For Your Eyes Only
as General Anatol Gogol
For Your Eyes Only
as General Anatol Gogol
Cry of the Innocent
as Jack Brewster
Cry of the Innocent
as Jack Brewster
Flight Level 450
as Anchell
Flight Level 450
as Anchell
Cuba
as Don Jose Pulido
Cuba
as Don Jose Pulido
Moonraker
as General Gogol
Moonraker
as General Gogol
The Boys from Brazil
as Mundt
The Boys from Brazil
as Mundt
The Stud
as Ben Khaled
The Stud
as Ben Khaled
March or Die
as Col. Lamont
March or Die
as Col. Lamont
The Assignment
as Frankenheimer
The Assignment
as Frankenheimer
The Spy Who Loved Me
as General Anatol Gogol
The Spy Who Loved Me
as General Anatol Gogol
Black Sunday
as Colonel Riat
Black Sunday
as Colonel Riat
Our Miss Fred
as Heinrich Schmidt (uncredited)
Our Miss Fred
as Heinrich Schmidt (uncredited)
Endless Night
as Constantine
Endless Night
as Constantine
The File of the Golden Goose
as George Leeds
The File of the Golden Goose
as George Leeds
Cry WoIf
as Ronan
Cry WoIf
as Ronan
Attack on the Iron Coast
as Van Horst
Attack on the Iron Coast
as Van Horst
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Holten (uncredited)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Holten (uncredited)
Lord Jim
as Captain of Patna
Lord Jim
as Captain of Patna
The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog
as Benton
The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog
as Benton
From Russia with Love
as Morzeny
From Russia with Love
as Morzeny
55 Days at Peking
as Capt. Hoffman
55 Days at Peking
as Capt. Hoffman
The Damned
as Major Holland
The Damned
as Major Holland
The Longest Day
as German Soldier (uncredited)
The Longest Day
as German Soldier (uncredited)
The Devil's Agent
as Dr. Ritter (uncredited)
The Devil's Agent
as Dr. Ritter (uncredited)
The Road to Hong Kong
as Dr. Zorbb
The Road to Hong Kong
as Dr. Zorbb
The Devil's Daffodil
as Oberinspektor Whiteside
The Devil's Daffodil
as Oberinspektor Whiteside
The Guns of Navarone
as Muesel
The Guns of Navarone
as Muesel
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
as Heverton - Second Gambler (uncredited)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
as Heverton - Second Gambler (uncredited)
Circus of Horrors
as Baron Von Gruber
Circus of Horrors
as Baron Von Gruber
The Treasure of San Teresa
as Hamburg inspector
The Treasure of San Teresa
as Hamburg inspector
Shake Hands with the Devil
as 'Black & Tans' Sergeant
Shake Hands with the Devil
as 'Black & Tans' Sergeant
The Bandit Of Zhobe
as Azhad Khan
The Bandit Of Zhobe
as Azhad Khan
I Was Monty's Double
as German Colonel
I Was Monty's Double
as German Colonel
The Man Inside
as Profuno
The Man Inside
as Profuno
Ice Cold in Alex
as 1st German Officer
Ice Cold in Alex
as 1st German Officer
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)
1984
as Guard (uncredited)
1984
as Guard (uncredited)
The Mysterious Bullet
as Police Constable (uncredited)
The Mysterious Bullet
as Police Constable (uncredited)
The Dark Avenger
as French Castle Guard (uncredited)
The Dark Avenger
as French Castle Guard (uncredited)
Above Us the Waves
as German Officer on Tirpitz
Above Us the Waves
as German Officer on Tirpitz
Duel in the Jungle
as Jim
Duel in the Jungle
as Jim
Albert R.N.
as Feldwebel
Albert R.N.
as Feldwebel
The Red Beret
as German Sentry
The Red Beret
as German Sentry
Desperate Moment
as Ravitch's Servant-Henchman
Desperate Moment
as Ravitch's Servant-Henchman
The African Queen
as Second Officer
The African Queen
as Second Officer
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
as Luzatto
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
as Luzatto
Lilli Marlene
as Director of Propaganda
Lilli Marlene
as Director of Propaganda
Cairo Road
as Prison Officer
Cairo Road
as Prison Officer
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
as uncredited
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
as uncredited
We Dive at Dawn
as Luftwaffe Captain
We Dive at Dawn
as Luftwaffe Captain
Tomorrow We Live
as Hans
Tomorrow We Live
as Hans
Secret Mission
as Lieutenant Langfeld
Secret Mission
as Lieutenant Langfeld
The Goose Steps Out
as SS Guard
The Goose Steps Out
as SS Guard