Walter Gotell
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1924-03-15
- Died
- 1997-05-05
- Place of birth
- Bonn, Germany
- Also known as
- Walter Jack Gotell · Walter Jacques Goettel
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).
Known For
TV Shows (43)
The X-Files
1993
as Victor Klemper
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Kurt Mandl
MacGyver
1985
as Starkoss / General Barenov
Miami Vice
1984
as Max Klizer
The A-Team
1983
as Ramon DeJarro
Knight Rider
1982
as Simon Carascas
The Saint
1962
as Hans Lasser
Hotel
1982
as Douglas Sloane
Airwolf
1984
as Oberst Helmut Krüger / Hans Daubert
Z-Cars
1962
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as J.F. Blackwell
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mr. Hertz
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Professionals
1977
as Sam Baker
No Hiding Place
1959
The Champions
1968
as Captain Jost
Danger Man
1960
as Colonel Perar / Receptionist
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Mir Jaffar
The Troubleshooters
1965
as Ian Webster
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Kemmerling
The Third Man
1959
as Rasmussen
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Gooch
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Chief Constable Cullen / Chief Constable Arthur Cullen
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Simmons
The Main Chance
1969
as Gilbert Fletcher / Raymond Berry
Behind Closed Doors
1958
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
as Le Drue
Interpol Calling
1959
as Zeist / Fischer
The Human Jungle
1963
as Swenson
Detective
1964
as Hamilton Tromp
Masquerade
1983
as Steiner
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Officer
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as The Man
Richard the Lionheart
1962
as Prince Otto
Studio 4
1962
as Gestapo Commissar Kehr
The Word
1978
as Hennig
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
as Lord Swinton / Lord Swinton (uncredited)
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
as Gestapo officer
The Zoo Gang
1974
as Boucher
Armchair Theatre
1956
as First Policeman
Stryker of the Yard
1961
Skulden
1982
as Misjakov
Movies (80)
From Russia with Love
1963
as Morzeny
The Longest Day
1962
as German Soldier (uncredited)
A View to a Kill
1985
as General Gogol
Octopussy
1983
as Gogol
Moonraker
1979
as General Gogol
For Your Eyes Only
1981
as General Anatol Gogol
The Living Daylights
1987
as General Anatol Gogol
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as General Anatol Gogol
The Guns of Navarone
1961
as Muesel
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)
The African Queen
1952
as Second Officer
55 Days at Peking
1963
as Capt. Hoffman
The Boys from Brazil
1978
as Mundt
Black Sunday
1977
as Colonel Riat
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
March or Die
1977
as Col. Lamont
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
as Holten (uncredited)
1984
1956
as Guard (uncredited)
Lord Jim
1965
as Captain of Patna
Cuba
1979
as Don Jose Pulido
Prince Valiant
1997
as Erik the Old
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
as Gen. Max Helm
The Stud
1978
as Ben Khaled
Liberty
1986
as Rabbi Goteyel
I Was Monty's Double
1958
as German Colonel
Endless Night
1972
as Constantine
Above Us the Waves
1955
as German Officer on Tirpitz
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960
as Heverton - Second Gambler (uncredited)
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
1988
as Uncle John
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
1992
as General Mueller
The Dark Avenger
1955
as French Castle Guard (uncredited)
The London Connection
1979
as Simmons
Puppet Master: The Legacy
2003
as General Mueller (archive footage)
The Damned
1962
as Major Holland
The Devil's Daffodil
1961
as Oberinspektor Whiteside
Lace 2
1985
as General Zedd
Ice Cold in Alex
1958
as 1st German Officer
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
as George Leeds
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959
as 'Black & Tans' Sergeant
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012
as Uncle John (archive footage)
Circus of Horrors
1960
as Baron Von Gruber
Albert R.N.
1953
as Feldwebel
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Dr. Zorbb
The Red Beret
1953
as German Sentry
Cry of the Innocent
1980
as Jack Brewster
Our Miss Fred
1972
as Schmidt
Duel in the Jungle
1954
as Jim
We Dive at Dawn
1943
as Luftwaffe Captain
The Man Inside
1958
as Profuno
Basic Training
1985
as Nabokov
The Wooden Horse
1950
as François - The Follower
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
2018
as Nazi General (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Devil's Agent
1962
as Dr. Ritter (uncredited)
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror
2022
as General Mueller (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog
1964
as Benton
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
1951
as Luzatto
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
as Self (archive footage)
KGB: The Secret War
1985
as Nicholai
She Knows Too Much
1989
as Foreigner
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948
as uncredited
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"
1991
as Himself
Cairo Road
1950
as Prison Officer
Attack on the Iron Coast
1968
as Van Horst
Sword of Lancelot
1963
as Sir Cedric
The Bandit Of Zhobe
1959
as Azhad Khan
The Goose Steps Out
1942
as SS Guard
Circle of Deception
1960
as Phoney Ballard
Secret Mission
1942
as Lieutenant Langfeld
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Sgt. Asim
Desperate Moment
1953
as Ravitch's Servant-Henchman
Lilli Marlene
1950
as Director of Propaganda
The Assignment
1977
as Frankenheimer
Inside 'From Russia with Love'
2000
as Self
The Treasure of San Teresa
1959
as Hamburg inspector
Flight Level 450
1980
as Anchell
Cry WoIf
1968
as Ronan
Kalabaliken i Bender
1983
as Storvesiren
Tomorrow We Live
1943
as Hans
Henry's Shadow
1986
as Efraim Grüner
The Mysterious Bullet
1955
as Police Constable (uncredited)
About 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)… With 123 credits spanning from 1942 to 2022, Walter Gotell has appeared in 80 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Walter Gotell Movies
- From Russia with Love (1963) — as Morzeny
- The Longest Day (1962) — as German Soldier (uncredited)
- A View to a Kill (1985) — as General Gogol
- Octopussy (1983) — as Gogol
- Moonraker (1979) — as General Gogol
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