Filmography
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Known For
Goldfinger Goldfinger (1964) -
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Baron Bomburst (1968) -
It Happened in Broad Daylight Schrott (1958) -
Known For
Is Paris Burning? General Dietrich von Choltitz (1966) -
Actor
The Black Forest Clinic Theodor Katz (1989) -
The Little Vampire Detective Gurrmeyer (1986-1987) -
Alte Sünden rosten nicht Konsul Heimann (1985) -
August der Starke August der Starke (1984)
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Der Raub der Sabinerinnen Emanuel Striese (1983)
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Der Garten Mr. Hayward (1983)
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Banovic Strahinja Jug Bogdan (1981) -
Ein sturer Bock (1981)
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The Umbrella Coup Otto Krampe, dit La Baleine (1980) -
Bloodline Inspector Max Hornung (1979) -
![Noch 'ne Oper]( "Noch 'ne Oper")
Noch 'ne Oper Mann auf der Straße (1979) -
![Der Tiefstapler]( "Der Tiefstapler")
Der Tiefstapler Felix von Korn (1978) -
![Der Schimmelreiter]( "Der Schimmelreiter")
Der Schimmelreiter Tede Volkerts (Deichgraf) (1978) -
![Death or Freedom]( "Death or Freedom")
Death or Freedom Graf von Buttlar (1977) -
![The Serpent's Egg]( "The Serpent's Egg")
The Serpent's Egg Inspector Bauer (1977) -
![Das Gesetz des Clans]( "Das Gesetz des Clans")
Das Gesetz des Clans Philip Brown (1977) -
Sonntagsgeschichten Gastwirt (1976)
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![Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient]( "Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient")
Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient Traugott Wurster / Theodor Wurster (1975) -
![Doctor Justice]( "Doctor Justice")
Doctor Justice Max Orwall / Georges Orwall (1975) -
![Death Rite]( "Death Rite")
Death Rite Vestar (1975) -
![The Man Without a Face]( "The Man Without a Face")
The Man Without a Face Le commissaire Sorbier (1975) -
Histoires insolites Joseph (1974)
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![Shadowman]( "Shadowman")
Shadowman Le commissaire Sorbier (1974) -
![Ten Little Indians]( "Ten Little Indians")
Ten Little Indians Blore (1974) -
![Der Räuber Hotzenplotz]( "Der Räuber Hotzenplotz")
Der Räuber Hotzenplotz Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (1974) -
![Ludwig]( "Ludwig")
Ludwig Father Hoffman (1973) -
![$]( "$")
$ Mr. Kessel (1971) -
![Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies]( "Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies")
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies Willi Schickel / Horst Müller (1969) -
![Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]( "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang")
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Baron Bomburst (1968) -
![Dear Caroline]( "Dear Caroline")
Dear Caroline Le docteur Belhomme (1968) -
![Those Fantastic Flying Fools]( "Those Fantastic Flying Fools")
Those Fantastic Flying Fools Professor von Bulow (1967) -
![I Killed Rasputin]( "I Killed Rasputin")
I Killed Rasputin Rasputin (1967) -
![Triple Cross]( "Triple Cross")
Triple Cross Colonel Steinhager (1966) -
![Is Paris Burning?]( "Is Paris Burning?")
Is Paris Burning? General Dietrich von Choltitz (1966) -
![Crook's Honor]( "Crook's Honor")
Crook's Honor Paul (1966) -
![The Upper Hand]( "The Upper Hand")
The Upper Hand Walter (1966) -
![Who Wants to Sleep?]( "Who Wants to Sleep?")
Who Wants to Sleep? Emil Claasen (1965) -
![Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes]( "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes")
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes Count Manfred Von Holstein (1965) -
![A High Wind in Jamaica]( "A High Wind in Jamaica")
A High Wind in Jamaica Dutch Captain (1965) -
![Goldfinger]( "Goldfinger")
Goldfinger Goldfinger (1964) -
![Backfire]( "Backfire")
Backfire Karl Fehrman (1964) -
![Tonio Kröger]( "Tonio Kröger")
Tonio Kröger Policeman Peterson (1964) -
![Greed in the Sun]( "Greed in the Sun")
Greed in the Sun Castagliano dit 'La betterave' (1964) -
![Banana Peel]( "Banana Peel")
Banana Peel Raymond Lachard (1963) -
![Three Penny Opera]( "Three Penny Opera")
Three Penny Opera J.J. Peachum (1963) -
![The Golden Patsy]( "The Golden Patsy")
The Golden Patsy Alfred Paulsen (1963) -
![Enough Rope]( "Enough Rope")
Enough Rope Melchior Kimmel (1963) -
![The Longest Day]( "The Longest Day")
The Longest Day Sgt. Kaffekanne (1962) -
![The Terror of Doctor Mabuse]( "The Terror of Doctor Mabuse")
The Terror of Doctor Mabuse Kriminalkommissar Lohmann (1962) -
![Redhead]( "Redhead")
Redhead Kramer (1962) -
![Auf Wiedersehen]( "Auf Wiedersehen")
Auf Wiedersehen Angelo Pirrone (1961) -
![The Return of Dr. Mabuse]( "The Return of Dr. Mabuse")
The Return of Dr. Mabuse Kommissar Lohmann (1961) -
![Via Mala]( "Via Mala")
Via Mala Jonas Lauretz (1961) -
![Der grüne Bogenschütze]( "Der grüne Bogenschütze")
Der grüne Bogenschütze Abel Bellamy (1961) -
![Crook and the Cross]( "Crook and the Cross")
Crook and the Cross Paul Wittkowski (1960) -
![Until Money Departs You]( "Until Money Departs You")
Until Money Departs You Jupp Grapsch (1960) -
![The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse]( "The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse")
The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse Kriminalkommissar Kras (1960) -
![Headquarters State Secret]( "Headquarters State Secret")
Headquarters State Secret Der Chef (1960) -
![Between Love and Duty]( "Between Love and Duty")
Between Love and Duty Le général (1960) -
![The High Life]( "The High Life")
The High Life Docteur Kölling (1960) -
![Alt Heidelberg]( "Alt Heidelberg")
Alt Heidelberg Dr. Jüttner (1959) -
![Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee]( "Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee")
Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee Johannes Grohmann (alias Dr. Brand) (1959) -
![The Day It Rained]( "The Day It Rained")
The Day It Rained Dr. Albert Maurer (1959) -
![Grand Hotel]( "Grand Hotel")
Grand Hotel Generaldirektor Preysing (1959) -
![Duel with Death]( "Duel with Death")
Duel with Death Dag sen. (1959) -
![Jons und Erdme]( "Jons und Erdme")
Jons und Erdme Smailus, ehem. russischer Matrose (1959) -
![Douze heures d'horloge]( "Douze heures d'horloge")
Douze heures d'horloge Le photographe Blanche (1959) -
![Prisoner of the Volga]( "Prisoner of the Volga")
Prisoner of the Volga Professor (1959) -
![The Kidnapping of Miss Nylon]( "The Kidnapping of Miss Nylon")
The Kidnapping of Miss Nylon Hugo (1959) -
![Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen]( "Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen")
Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen Tessmann' Katja's Father (1958) -
![The Crammer]( "The Crammer")
The Crammer Freddy Blei (1958) -
![Grabenplatz 17]( "Grabenplatz 17")
Grabenplatz 17 Titu Goritsch (1958) -
![It Happened in Broad Daylight]( "It Happened in Broad Daylight")
It Happened in Broad Daylight Schrott (1958) -
![Rosemary]( "Rosemary")
Rosemary Generaldirektor Willy Bruster (1958) -
![Wet Asphalt]( "Wet Asphalt")
Wet Asphalt Jupp (1958) -
![Not Delivered]( "Not Delivered")
Not Delivered Hans (1958) -
![Das Herz von St. Pauli]( "Das Herz von St. Pauli")
Das Herz von St. Pauli Jabowski (1957) -
![Charmants Garçons]( "Charmants Garçons")
Charmants Garçons Edmond Petersen (1957) -
![The Mad Bomberg]( "The Mad Bomberg")
The Mad Bomberg Kommerzienrat Gustav-Eberhard Mühlberg (1957) -
![He Who Must Die]( "He Who Must Die")
He Who Must Die Patriarcheas (1957) -
![The Girl and the Legend]( "The Girl and the Legend")
The Girl and the Legend Mr. Gillis (1957) -
![Typhoon Over Nagasaki]( "Typhoon Over Nagasaki")
Typhoon Over Nagasaki Ritter (1957) -
![Waldwinter]( "Waldwinter")
Waldwinter Gerstenberg (1956) -
![Ein Herz schlägt für Erika]( "Ein Herz schlägt für Erika")
Ein Herz schlägt für Erika Heubacher (1956) -
![The Girl from Flanders]( "The Girl from Flanders")
The Girl from Flanders Rittmeister Kupfer (1956) -
![Her Crime Was Love]( "Her Crime Was Love")
Her Crime Was Love (1955) -
Das Forsthaus in Tirol Bäuerle, Kaufmann (1955)
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![Heroes and Sinners]( "Heroes and Sinners")
Heroes and Sinners Hermann (1955) -
![Confidential Report]( "Confidential Report")
Confidential Report First Policeman - Munich (1955) -
![Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe]( "Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe")
Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe Pfeifer, Inspektor Jugendfürsorge (1955) -
![Der dunkle Stern]( "Der dunkle Stern")
Der dunkle Stern Deltorri (1955) -
![Special Delivery]( "Special Delivery")
Special Delivery Olaf (1955) -
![The Eternal Waltz]( "The Eternal Waltz")
The Eternal Waltz Gawrinoff (1954) -
![A Double Life]( "A Double Life")
A Double Life Mittelmeier (1954) -
![They Were So Young]( "They Were So Young")
They Were So Young Lobos (1954) -
![Das Kreuz am Jägersteig]( "Das Kreuz am Jägersteig")
Das Kreuz am Jägersteig Kobbe (1954) -
![Morgengrauen]( "Morgengrauen")
Morgengrauen Bit part (1954) -
![The Little Town Will Go to Sleep]( "The Little Town Will Go to Sleep")
The Little Town Will Go to Sleep Oskar Blume - Gelegenheitsarbeiter (1954) -
![Hochzeit auf Reisen]( "Hochzeit auf Reisen")
Hochzeit auf Reisen Herr Mengwasser (1953) -
![Arlette erobert Paris]( "Arlette erobert Paris")
Arlette erobert Paris Manager Edmond Duval (1953) -
![Die vertagte Hochzeitsnacht]( "Die vertagte Hochzeitsnacht")
Die vertagte Hochzeitsnacht Gondoliere (1953) -
![A Heart's Foul Play]( "A Heart's Foul Play")
A Heart's Foul Play Briefüberbringer (1953) -
![Salto Mortale]( "Salto Mortale")
Salto Mortale Jan (1953) -
![Man on a Tightrope]( "Man on a Tightrope")
Man on a Tightrope Police Agent (1953) -
![Der Tag vor der Hochzeit]( "Der Tag vor der Hochzeit")
Der Tag vor der Hochzeit Rundfunkreporter (1952) -
![Decision Before Dawn]( "Decision Before Dawn")
Decision Before Dawn German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (1951) -
![Die Kreuzlschreiber]( "Die Kreuzlschreiber")
Die Kreuzlschreiber Lustiger Bauernbursche (1950) -
![Nach Regen scheint Sonne]( "Nach Regen scheint Sonne")
Nach Regen scheint Sonne Konstantin (1949) -
![The Berliner]( "The Berliner")
The Berliner Otto Normalverbraucher (1948) -
Actor
![Der Herr vom andern Stern]( "Der Herr vom andern Stern")
Der Herr vom andern Stern Extra (1948) -
Soundtrack
![MGM Sing-Alongs: Friends]( "MGM Sing-Alongs: Friends")
MGM Sing-Alongs: Friends (1997) -
![Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]( "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang")
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) -
![Three Penny Opera]( "Three Penny Opera")
Three Penny Opera (1963) -
![Auf Wiedersehen]( "Auf Wiedersehen")
Auf Wiedersehen (1961) -
Soundtrack
![The Berliner]( "The Berliner")
The Berliner (1948) -
WriterAus familiären Gründen (1986)
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Writer
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Archive footage
![Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse]( "Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse")
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![IMDb Originals]( "IMDb Originals")
IMDb Originals (2015) -
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![Skyfall: Modern Day Bond]( "Skyfall: Modern Day Bond")
Skyfall: Modern Day Bond (2013) -
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Skyfall: Shooting Bond (2013)
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![Bond's Greatest Moments]( "Bond's Greatest Moments")
Bond's Greatest Moments (2013) -
![Sky Movies 007 Ident: Gun Barrel and Clip Show]( "Sky Movies 007 Ident: Gun Barrel and Clip Show")
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![Top Gear]( "Top Gear")
Top Gear (2012) -
![Skyfall on Set]( "Skyfall on Set")
Skyfall on Set (2012) -
![Everything or Nothing]( "Everything or Nothing")
Everything or Nothing (2012) -
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![America's Book of Secrets]( "America's Book of Secrets")
America's Book of Secrets (2012) -
Legenden (2010)
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![Film 2017]( "Film 2017")
Film 2017 (2008) -
![The South Bank Show]( "The South Bank Show")
The South Bank Show (2008) -
Bond Exhibit (2008)
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Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (2008)
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Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007)
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![Unsere Besten]( "Unsere Besten")
Unsere Besten (2006) -
![Wetten, dass..?]( "Wetten, dass..?")
Wetten, dass..? (2006) -
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![After They Were Famous]( "After They Were Famous")
After They Were Famous (2004) -
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James Bond Stars (2002)
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![Best Ever Bond]( "Best Ever Bond")
Best Ever Bond (2002) -
![Bond Girls Are Forever]( "Bond Girls Are Forever")
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002) -
I Love Christmas (2001)
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![Harry Saltzman: Showman]( "Harry Saltzman: Showman")
Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000) -
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![Cold War]( "Cold War")
Cold War (1998) -
![Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball']( "Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'")
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![Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger']( "Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'")
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![The Goldfinger Phenomenon]( "The Goldfinger Phenomenon")
The Goldfinger Phenomenon (1995) -
![The Best of James Bond 30th Anniversary Collection CD Television Commercial]( "The Best of James Bond 30th Anniversary Collection CD Television Commercial")
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![Seniorenclub]( "Seniorenclub")
Seniorenclub (1992) -
30 Years of James Bond (1992)
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![At the Movies]( "At the Movies")
At the Movies (1983) -
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Archive footage
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![Heritage of Bjorndal]( "Heritage of Bjorndal")
Heritage of Bjorndal (1960)
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Awards
5 wins & 5 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Had two sons, Utz (with Clara Peter) and Andreas Seyferth (son of Tatjana Iwanow, adopted by Fröbe in 1969), and one daughter, Beate Fröbe (daughter of his last wife Karin Pistorius, adopted by Fröbe in 1978).
Quotes
What I told an English reporter during an interview was that during the Third Reich I had the luck to be able to help two Jewish people, although I was a member of the Nazi party.
Trademark
His iconic role as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond 007 film Goldfinger (1964).
Star Sign
Pisces
Personal Details
Born
Karl-Gerhart Fröbe
Oberplanitz [now Zwickau], Saxony, Germany
Died
(age 75)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
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