Gert Fröbe (1913–1988)

Actor | Writer | Soundtrack

Tall, portly built German born actor (and talented violinist) who notched up over 100 film ...

Born: February 25, 1913
Died: September 5, 1988 (age 75)

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Filmography

Known For

Goldfinger Auric 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 Hospital Theodor Katz (1989)
The Little Vampire Detective Gurrmeyer (1986-1987)
Alte Sünden rosten nicht Konsul Heimann (1985)
August der Starke August der Starke (1984)
Der Raub der Sabinerinnen Emanuel Striese (1983)
Der Garten Mr. Hayward (1983)
Banovic Strahinja Jug Bogdan (1981)
Ein sturer Bock (1981)
The Umbrella Coup Otto Krampe, dit La Baleine (1980)
Bloodline Inspector Max Hornung (1979)
Noch 'ne Oper Mann auf der Straße (1979)
Der Tiefstapler Felix von Korn (1978)
Der Schimmelreiter Tede Volkerts (Deichgraf) (1978)
Death or Freedom Graf von Buttlar (1977)
The Serpent's Egg Inspector Bauer (1977)
Das Gesetz des Clans Philip Brown (1977)
Sonntagsgeschichten Gastwirt (ep.: Seele eines Hundes) (1976)
Alte Hüte aus Wien - Witziges - Spitziges - Spritziges Schauspieler (1975)
Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient Traugott Wurster / Theodor Wurster (1975)
Doctor Justice Max Orwall / Georges Orwall (1975)
Death Rite Vestar (1975)
The Man Without a Face Le commissaire Sorbier (1975)
Histoires insolites Joseph (1974)
Shadowman Le commissaire Sorbier (1974)
Ten Little Indians Blore (1974)
Der Räuber Hotzenplotz Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (1974)
Ludwig Father Hoffman (1973)
$ Mr. Kessel (1971)
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies Willi Schickel / Horst Müller (1969)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Baron Bomburst (1968)
Dear Caroline Le docteur Belhomme (1968)
Those Fantastic Flying Fools Professor von Bulow (1967)
I Killed Rasputin Rasputin (1967)
Triple Cross Colonel Steinhager (1966)
Is Paris Burning? General Dietrich von Choltitz (1966)
Crook's Honor Paul (1966)
The Upper Hand Walter (1966)
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 Count Manfred Von Holstein (1965)
A High Wind in Jamaica Dutch Captain (1965)
Goldfinger Auric Goldfinger (1964)
Backfire Karl Fehrman (1964)
Tonio Kröger Policeman Peterson (1964)
Greed in the Sun Castagliano dit 'La betterave' (1964)
Banana Peel Raymond Lachard (1963)
Three Penny Opera J.J. Peachum (1963)
The Golden Patsy Alfred Paulsen (1963)
Enough Rope Melchior Kimmel (1963)
The Longest Day Sgt. Kaffekanne (1962)
The Terror of Doctor Mabuse Kriminalkommissar Lohmann (1962)
Redhead Kramer (1962)
Auf Wiedersehen Angelo Pirrone (1961)
The Return of Dr. Mabuse Kommissar Lohmann (1961)
Via Mala Jonas Lauretz (1961)
Der grüne Bogenschütze Abel Bellamy (1961)
Crook and the Cross Paul Wittkowski (1960)
Until Money Departs You Jupp Grapsch (1960)
The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse Kriminalkommissar Kras (1960)
Headquarters State Secret Der Chef (1960)
Between Love and Duty Le général (1960)
The High Life Docteur Kölling (1960)
Alt Heidelberg Dr. Jüttner (1959)
Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee Johannes Grohmann (alias Dr. Brand) (1959)
The Day It Rained Dr. Albert Maurer (1959)
Grand Hotel Generaldirektor Preysing (1959)
Duel with Death Dag sen. (1959)
Jons und Erdme Smailus, ehem. russischer Matrose (1959)
Douze heures d'horloge Le photographe Blanche (1959)
Prisoner of the Volga Professor (1959)
The Kidnapping of Miss Nylon Hugo (1959)
Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen Tessmann' Katja's Father (1958)
The Crammer Freddy Blei (1958)
Grabenplatz 17 Titu Goritsch (1958)
It Happened in Broad Daylight Schrott (1958)
Rosemary Generaldirektor Willy Bruster (1958)
Wet Asphalt Jupp (1958)
Not Delivered Hans (1958)
Das Herz von St. Pauli Jabowski (1957)
Charmants garçons Edmond Petersen (1957)
The Mad Bomberg Kommerzienrat Gustav-Eberhard Mühlberg (1957)
He Who Must Die Patriarcheas (1957)
The Girl and the Legend Mr. Gillis (1957)
Typhoon Over Nagasaki Ritter (1957)
Waldwinter Gerstenberg (1956)
Ein Herz schlägt für Erika Heubacher (1956)
The Girl from Flanders Rittmeister Kupfer (1956)
Her Crime Was Love (1955)
Das Forsthaus in Tirol Bäuerle, Kaufmann (1955)
Heroes and Sinners Hermann (1955)
Confidential Report First Munich Policeman (1955)
Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe Pfeifer, Inspektor Jugendfürsorge (1955)
Der dunkle Stern Deltorri (1955)
Special Delivery Olaf (1955)
The Eternal Waltz Gawrinoff (1954)
A Double Life Mittelmeier (1954)
They Were So Young Lobos (1954)
Das Kreuz am Jägersteig Kobbe (1954)
Morgengrauen Bit part (1954)
The Little Town Will Go to Sleep Oskar Blume - Gelegenheitsarbeiter (1954)
Hochzeit auf Reisen Herr Mengwasser (1953)
Arlette erobert Paris Manager Edmond Duval (1953)
Die vertagte Hochzeitsnacht Gondoliere (1953)
A Heart's Foul Play Briefüberbringer (1953)
Salto Mortale Jan (1953)
Man on a Tightrope Police Agent (1953)
Der Tag vor der Hochzeit Rundfunkreporter (1952)
Decision Before Dawn German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (1951)
Die Kreuzlschreiber Lustiger Bauernbursche (1950)
Nach Regen scheint Sonne Konstantin (1949)
The Ballad of Berlin Otto Normalverbraucher (1948)
Der Herr vom andern Stern Extra (1948)
Actor

Wagen Nr. 1 kämpft sich seinen Weg (1942)
Soundtrack

MGM Sing-Alongs: Friends (1997)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Three Penny Opera (1963)
Auf Wiedersehen (1961)
Soundtrack

The Ballad of Berlin (1948)
Writer

Auf ein Neues (1988)
Aus familiären Gründen (1986)
Writer

Als wär's heut' gewesen... Kleine Geschichten sind das Leben (1978)
Archive footage

007: Licence to Drive (2021)
Sean Connery: The Man and the Movies (2021)
Licence to Dub: Post Synchronisation on the James Bond Films (2021)
Goldeneye: Where James Bond Was Born (2020)
Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse (2018)
IMDb Originals (2015)
Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet (2015)
Spectre: My Bond Song - Sam Smith (2015)
James Bond's 'Spectre' with Jonathan Ross (2015)
Die Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands (2015)
Skyfall: Modern Day Bond (2013)
René Clément, témoin et poète (2013)
Skyfall: Shooting Bond (2013)
Bond's Greatest Moments (2013)
Sky Movies 007 Ident: Gun Barrel and Clip Show (2012)
Top Gear (2012)
Skyfall on Set (2012)
Everything or Nothing (2012)
007 Days of Bond: The Blu-Relay (2012)
America's Book of Secrets (2012)
Legenden (2010)
Film 2018 (2008)
The South Bank Show (2008)
Bond Exhibit (2008)
Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (2008)
Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007)
OO-Heaven (2006)
Unsere Besten (2006)
Wetten, dass..? (2006)
007: The Car Chases (2006)
The Exotic Locations of 'Goldfinger' (2006)
After They Were Famous (2004)
Conversations with Ken Annakin (2004)
James Bond Special Edition DVD Sampler (2002)
40 Years of Bond, James Bond (2002)
James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002)
James Bond Stars (2002)
Best Ever Bond (2002)
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002)
I Love Christmas (2001)
Bond Special (2000)
Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000)
The World Is Not Enough: The Making of a Blockbuster (1999)
Cold War (1998)
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (1995)
Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' (1995)
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995)
The Goldfinger Phenomenon (1995)
The Best of James Bond 30th Anniversary Collection CD Television Commercial (1992)
Seniorenclub (1992)
30 Years of James Bond (1992)
James Bond: Licence to Thrill (1987)
James Bond 007 at the Movies (1986)
At the Movies (1983)
The Incredible World of James Bond (1965)
Archive footage

Goldfinger: The World Premiere (1964)
Heritage of Bjorndal (1960)

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Awards

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Did You Know

During the salary negotiations for his role titular role in the Bond classic Goldfinger, he insisted on 10% of the box office earnings which reportedly was turned down by the producers. With Goldfinger earning $125 million, that would have been ...

Quotes

I am a big man, and I have a laugh to match my size. The ridiculous thing is that since I played "Goldfinger" in the James Bond film (Goldfinger (1964)) there are some people who still insist on seeing me as a cold, ruthless villain - a man without ...