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Walter Gotell

Acting

3.2 Popularity Mar 15, 1924 (73 years old) Bonn, Germany

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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 ...

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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Filmography 125

2022
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror Movie

as General Mueller (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre Movie

as Nazi General (archive footage) (uncredited)

2012
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor Movie

as Uncle John (archive footage)

2003
Puppet Master: The Legacy Movie

as General Mueller (archive footage)

2002
Best Ever Bond Movie

as General Gogol (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002
Bond Girls Are Forever Movie

as General Gogol (archive footage) (uncredited)

1997
Prince Valiant Movie

as Erik the Old

1993
The X-Files TV

as Victor Klemper

1992
Puppet Master III Movie

as General Mueller

1989
Tales from the Crypt TV

as Mr. Hertz

1989
She Knows Too Much Movie

as Foreigner

1988
1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man Movie

as Self (archive footage)

1987
1987
The Living Daylights Movie

as General Anatol Gogol

1986
Liberty Movie

as Rabbi Goteyel

1986
Henry's Shadow Movie

as Efraim Grüner

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday March 15, 1924 (73 years old)
Died May 05, 1997
Place of Birth Bonn, Germany
Also Known As Walter Jack Gotell
Years Active 1942 - 2022
Popularity 3.2
Career Stats
125 Total Credits
80 Movie Roles
45 TV Roles
1 Photos