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Walter Gotell

Acting 73 (deceased) years old Bonn, Germany ★ 0.5
Born: March 15, 1924
Died: May 5, 1997

Biography

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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.

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Known For

The A-Team
The A-Team Ramon DeJarro 1983
Miami Vice
Miami Vice Max Klizer 1984
The Saint
The Saint Hans Lasser 1962
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey J.F. Blackwell 1982
Airwolf
Airwolf Oberst Helmut Krüger / Hans Daubert 1984

Filmography

Acting Credits (130)

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

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