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