Walter Gotell
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Person

Walter Gotell

Known for
Acting
Born
March 15, 1924
Died
May 5, 1997
Place of birth
Bonn, Germany
Also known as
Walter Jack Gotell, Walter Jacques Goettel

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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

  • Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of TerrorFilm · 2022 · as General Mueller (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg MassacreFilm · 2018 · as Nazi General (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Sleepaway Camp IV: The SurvivorFilm · 2012 · as Uncle John (archive footage)
  • Puppet Master: The LegacyFilm · 2003 · as General Mueller (archive footage)
  • Inside 'From Russia with Love'Film · 2000 · as Self
  • Prince ValiantFilm · 1997 · as Erik the Old
  • The X-FilesTV · 1993 · as Victor Klemper · 1 episode
  • Puppet Master III: Toulon's RevengeFilm · 1992 · as General Mueller
  • Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"Film · 1991 · as Himself
  • She Knows Too MuchFilm · 1989 · as Foreigner
  • Tales from the CryptTV · 1989 · as Mr. Hertz · 1 episode
  • Freddy's NightmaresTV · 1988 · as Kemmerling · 1 episode
  • Gregory Peck: His Own ManFilm · 1988 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy CampersFilm · 1988 · as Uncle John
  • Star Trek: The Next GenerationTV · 1987 · as Kurt Mandl · 1 episode
  • The Living DaylightsFilm · 1987 · as General Anatol Gogol
  • Henry's ShadowFilm · 1986 · as Efraim Grüner
  • Henry's ShadowTV · 1986 · as Efraim Grüner · 3 episodes
  • LibertyFilm · 1986 · as Rabbi Goteyel
  • A View to a KillFilm · 1985 · as General Gogol
  • Basic TrainingFilm · 1985 · as Nabokov
  • KGB: The Secret WarFilm · 1985 · as Nicholai
  • Lace 2Film · 1985 · as General Zedd
  • MacGyverTV · 1985 · as Starkoss · 1 episode
  • Spenser: For HireTV · 1985 · Acting · 1 episode
  • AirwolfTV · 1984 · as Oberst Helmut Krüger / Hans Daubert · 1 episode
  • Memed My HawkFilm · 1984 · as Sgt. Asim
  • Miami ViceTV · 1984 · as Max Klizer · 1 episode
  • Kalabaliken i BenderFilm · 1983 · as Storvesiren
  • MasqueradeTV · 1983 · as Steiner · 1 episode
  • OctopussyFilm · 1983 · as Gogol
  • Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV · 1983 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The A-TeamTV · 1983 · as Ramon DeJarro · 1 episode
  • The Scarlet and the BlackFilm · 1983 · as Gen. Max Helm
  • Cagney & LaceyTV · 1982 · as J.F. Blackwell · 1 episode
  • HotelTV · 1982 · as Douglas Sloane · 1 episode
  • Knight RiderTV · 1982 · as Simon Carascas · 1 episode
  • SkuldenTV · 1982 · as Misjakov · 4 episodes
  • For Your Eyes OnlyFilm · 1981 · as General Anatol Gogol
  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsTV · 1981 · as Lord Swinton · 2 episodes
  • Cry of the InnocentFilm · 1980 · as Jack Brewster
  • Flight Level 450Film · 1980 · as Anchell
  • CubaFilm · 1979 · as Don Jose Pulido
  • MoonrakerFilm · 1979 · as General Gogol
  • The London ConnectionFilm · 1979 · as Simmons
  • The Boys from BrazilFilm · 1978 · as Mundt
  • The StudFilm · 1978 · as Ben Khaled
  • The WordTV · 1978 · as Hennig · 4 episodes
  • Black SundayFilm · 1977 · as Colonel Riat
  • March or DieFilm · 1977 · as Col. Lamont
  • The AssignmentFilm · 1977 · as Frankenheimer
  • The ProfessionalsTV · 1977 · as Sam Baker · 1 episode
  • The Spy Who Loved MeFilm · 1977 · as General Anatol Gogol
  • The Zoo GangTV · 1974 · as Boucher · 1 episode
  • Endless NightFilm · 1972 · as Constantine
  • Our Miss FredFilm · 1972 · as Heinrich Schmidt (uncredited)
  • Softly Softly: Task ForceTV · 1969 · as Chief Constable Cullen · 8 episodes
  • The File of the Golden GooseFilm · 1969 · as George Leeds
  • The Main ChanceTV · 1969 · as Gilbert Fletcher · 1 episode
  • Attack on the Iron CoastFilm · 1968 · as Van Horst
  • Cry WolfFilm · 1968 · as Ronan
  • The ChampionsTV · 1968 · as Captain Jost · 1 episode
  • Lord JimFilm · 1965 · as Captain of Patna
  • The Spy Who Came In from the ColdFilm · 1965 · as Holten (uncredited)
  • The TroubleshootersTV · 1965 · as Ian Webster · 1 episode
  • DetectiveTV · 1964 · as Hamilton Tromp · 1 episode
  • The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway DogFilm · 1964 · as Benton
  • 55 Days at PekingFilm · 1963 · as Capt. Hoffman
  • From Russia with LoveFilm · 1963 · as Morzeny
  • Sword of LancelotFilm · 1963 · as Sir Cedric
  • The Human JungleTV · 1963 · as Swenson · 1 episode
  • Richard the LionheartTV · 1962 · as Prince Otto · 1 episode
  • Studio 4TV · 1962 · as Gestapo Commissar Kehr · 1 episode
  • The Andromeda BreakthroughTV · 1962 · as Neilson · 1 episode
  • The DamnedFilm · 1962 · as Major Holland
  • The Devil's AgentFilm · 1962 · as Dr. Ritter (uncredited)
  • The Longest DayFilm · 1962 · as German Soldier (uncredited)
  • The Road to Hong KongFilm · 1962 · as Dr. Zorbb
  • The SaintTV · 1962 · as Hans Lasser · 1 episode
  • Z-CarsTV · 1962 · Acting · 2 episodes
  • Stryker of the YardTV · 1961 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The Devil's DaffodilFilm · 1961 · as Oberinspektor Whiteside
  • The Guns of NavaroneFilm · 1961 · as Muesel
  • Armchair Mystery TheatreTV · 1960 · as The Man · 1 episode
  • Circle of DeceptionFilm · 1960 · as Phoney Ballard
  • Circus of HorrorsFilm · 1960 · as Baron Von Gruber
  • Danger ManTV · 1960 · as Colonel Perar · 1 episode
  • Sink the Bismarck!Film · 1960 · as Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
  • The Two Faces of Dr. JekyllFilm · 1960 · as Heverton - Second Gambler (uncredited)
  • Interpol CallingTV · 1959 · as Zeist · 1 episode
  • No Hiding PlaceTV · 1959 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Shake Hands with the DevilFilm · 1959 · as 'Black & Tans' Sergeant
  • The Bandit Of ZhobeFilm · 1959 · as Azhad Khan
  • The Third ManTV · 1959 · as Rasmussen · 1 episode
  • The Treasure of San TeresaFilm · 1959 · as Hamburg inspector
  • Behind Closed DoorsTV · 1958 · Acting · 1 episode
  • I Was Monty's DoubleFilm · 1958 · as German Colonel
  • Ice Cold in AlexFilm · 1958 · as 1st German Officer
  • The Adventures of William TellTV · 1958 · as Officer · 1 episode
  • The Man InsideFilm · 1958 · as Profuno
  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!TV · 1957 · as Gestapo officer · 1 episode
  • 1984Film · 1956 · as Guard (uncredited)
  • Armchair TheatreTV · 1956 · as First Policeman · 1 episode
  • The Count of Monte CristoTV · 1956 · as Le Drue · 2 episodes
  • The Man Who Knew Too MuchFilm · 1956 · as Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)
  • Above Us the WavesFilm · 1955 · as German Officer on Tirpitz
  • Dixon of Dock GreenTV · 1955 · as Gooch · 1 episode
  • The Dark AvengerFilm · 1955 · as French Castle Guard (uncredited)
  • The Mysterious BulletFilm · 1955 · as Police Constable (uncredited)
  • Duel in the JungleFilm · 1954 · as Jim
  • The Wonderful World of DisneyTV · 1954 · as Simmons · 1 episode
  • Albert R.N.Film · 1953 · as Feldwebel
  • Desperate MomentFilm · 1953 · as Ravitch's Servant-Henchman
  • The Red BeretFilm · 1953 · as German Sentry
  • The African QueenFilm · 1952 · as Second Officer
  • Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who DisappearedFilm · 1951 · as Luzatto
  • Cairo RoadFilm · 1950 · as Prison Officer
  • Lilli MarleneFilm · 1950 · as Director of Propaganda
  • Sunday Night TheatreTV · 1950 · as Mir Jaffar · 1 episode
  • The Wooden HorseFilm · 1950 · as François - The Follower
  • No Orchids for Miss BlandishFilm · 1948 · as uncredited
  • Tomorrow We LiveFilm · 1943 · as Hans
  • We Dive at DawnFilm · 1943 · as Luftwaffe Captain
  • Secret MissionFilm · 1942 · as Lieutenant Langfeld
  • The Goose Steps OutFilm · 1942 · as SS Guard

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