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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
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Movies 82
TV Shows 37
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Director 1
![Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/856218-carnage-collection-puppet-master-trunk-full-of-terror.jpg)
Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror (2022)
![Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/218082-puppet-master-blitzkrieg-massacre.jpg)
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018)
![Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1534-sleepaway-camp-iv-the-survivor.jpg)
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (2012)
![Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence (2006)
![Puppet Master: The Legacy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/2623-puppet-master-the-legacy.jpg)
Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)
![Best Ever Bond](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Best Ever Bond (2002)
![Bond Girls Are Forever](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/32589-bond-girls-are-forever.jpg)
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002)
![Prince Valiant](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/44195-prince-valiant.jpg)
Prince Valiant (1997)
![The X-Files](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8403-the-x-files.jpg)
The X-Files (1993)
![Puppet Master III](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/2618-puppet-master-iii-toulon-s-revenge.jpg)
Puppet Master III (1992)
![Wings of Fame](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/30635-wings-of-fame.jpg)
Wings of Fame (1990)
![The Nightmare Years](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/78683-the-nightmare-years.jpg)
The Nightmare Years (1989)
![Tales from the Crypt](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9506-tales-from-the-crypt.jpg)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
![She Knows Too Much](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69201-she-knows-too-much.jpg)
She Knows Too Much (1989)
![The Living Daylights](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/460-the-living-daylights.jpg)
The Living Daylights (1987)
![Liberty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/578710-liberty.jpg)
Liberty (1986)
![Basic Training](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121982-basic-training.jpg)
Basic Training (1985)
![Lace 2](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/505987-lace-2.jpg)
Lace 2 (1985)
![KGB: The Secret War](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/61409-kgb-the-secret-war.jpg)
KGB: The Secret War (1985)
![A View to a Kill](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/461-a-view-to-a-kill.jpg)
A View to a Kill (1985)
![Miami Vice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17069-miami-vice.jpg)
Miami Vice (1984)
![Memed My Hawk](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96668-memed-my-hawk.jpg)
Memed My Hawk (1984)
![Airwolf](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/79971-airwolf.jpg)
Airwolf (1984)
![Masquerade](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66824-masquerade.jpg)
Masquerade (1983)
![Kalabaliken i Bender](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/146579-kalabaliken-i-bender.jpg)
Kalabaliken i Bender (1983)
![The Scarlet and the Black](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/51615-the-scarlet-and-the-black.jpg)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
![The A-Team](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25889-the-a-team.jpg)
The A-Team (1983)
![Knight Rider](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/22385-knight-rider.jpg)
Knight Rider (1982)
![Cagney & Lacey](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75647-cagney-lacey.jpg)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
![Skulden](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/627032-skulden.jpg)
Skulden (1982)
![Skulden](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/717999-skulden.jpg)
Skulden (1982)
![For Your Eyes Only](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/471-for-your-eyes-only.jpg)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
![Cry of the Innocent](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101955-cry-of-the-innocent.jpg)
Cry of the Innocent (1980)
![Flygnivå 450](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/435880-flygniva-450.jpg)
Flygnivå 450 (1980)
![Cuba](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31697-cuba.jpg)
Cuba (1979)
![Moonraker](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/458-moonraker.jpg)
Moonraker (1979)
![The Word](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66769-the-word.jpg)
The Word (1978)
![The Stud](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55077-the-stud.jpg)
The Stud (1978)
![The Professionals](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/144565-the-professionals.jpg)
The Professionals (1977)
![March or Die](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34732-march-or-die.jpg)
March or Die (1977)
![The Assignment](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/315015-the-assignment.jpg)
The Assignment (1977)
![The Spy Who Loved Me](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/455-the-spy-who-loved-me.jpg)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
![Black Sunday](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/40024-black-sunday.jpg)
Black Sunday (1977)
![The Zoo Gang](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58266-the-zoo-gang.jpg)
The Zoo Gang (1974)
![Our Miss Fred](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/112791-our-miss-fred.jpg)
Our Miss Fred (1972)
![Endless Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58839-endless-night.jpg)
Endless Night (1972)
![Softly Softly: Task Force](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/432755-softly-softly-task-force.jpg)
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
![The File of the Golden Goose](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68380-the-file-of-the-golden-goose.jpg)
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
![The Main Chance](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/329565-the-main-chance.jpg)
The Main Chance (1969)
![Cry WoIf](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/570099-cry-woif.jpg)
Cry WoIf (1968)
![The Champions](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92424-the-champions.jpg)
The Champions (1968)
![Attack on the Iron Coast](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/87325-attack-on-the-iron-coast.jpg)
Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
![Lord Jim](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11409-lord-jim.jpg)
Lord Jim (1965)
![Lancelot and Guinevere](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89601-lancelot-and-guinevere.jpg)
Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)
![55 Days at Peking](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/22486-55-days-at-peking.jpg)
55 Days at Peking (1963)
![The Human Jungle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/448114-the-human-jungle.jpg)
The Human Jungle (1963)
![The Damned](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/95866-the-damned.jpg)
The Damned (1962)
![The Saint](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21713-the-saint.jpg)
The Saint (1962)
![The Longest Day](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8494-the-longest-day.jpg)
The Longest Day (1962)
![Studio Four](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Studio Four (1962)
![The Devil's Daffodil](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55190-the-devil-s-daffodil.jpg)
The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
![Circle of Deception](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/127855-a-circle-of-deception.jpg)
Circle of Deception (1960)
![The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21578-the-two-faces-of-dr-jekyll.jpg)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
![Biggles](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/944624-biggles.jpg)
Biggles (1960)
![Circus of Horrors](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60700-circus-of-horrors.jpg)
Circus of Horrors (1960)
![Sink the Bismarck!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66426-sink-the-bismarck.jpg)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
![Man from Interpol](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/569416-man-from-interpol.jpg)
Man from Interpol (1960)
![Interpol Calling](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/283192-interpol-calling.jpg)
Interpol Calling (1959)
![The Treasure of San Teresa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55219-the-treasure-of-san-teresa.jpg)
The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)
![Shake Hands with the Devil](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/114930-shake-hands-with-the-devil.jpg)
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
![The Bandit Of Zhobe](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/106549-the-bandit-of-zhobe.jpg)
The Bandit Of Zhobe (1959)
![I Was Monty's Double](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58101-i-was-monty-s-double.jpg)
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
![The Man Inside](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/90297-the-man-inside.jpg)
The Man Inside (1958)
![Ice Cold in Alex](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18181-ice-cold-in-alex.jpg)
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
![The Man Who Knew Too Much](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6468-the-man-who-knew-too-much.jpg)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
![1984](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12122-1984.jpg)
1984 (1956)
![Above Us the Waves](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58205-above-us-the-waves.jpg)
Above Us the Waves (1955)
![Albert R.N.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138118-albert-r-n.jpg)
Albert R.N. (1953)
![The Red Beret](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/43825-the-red-beret.jpg)
The Red Beret (1953)
![Desperate Moment](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/110367-desperate-moment.jpg)
Desperate Moment (1953)
![The African Queen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6698-the-african-queen.jpg)
The African Queen (1952)
![Lilli Marlene](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137634-lilli-marlene.jpg)
Lilli Marlene (1950)
![The Wooden Horse](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104711-the-wooden-horse.jpg)
The Wooden Horse (1950)
![Cairo Road](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60031-cairo-road.jpg)
Cairo Road (1950)
![No Orchids for Miss Blandish](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137262-no-orchids-for-miss-blandish.jpg)
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
![We Dive at Dawn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58180-we-dive-at-dawn.jpg)
We Dive at Dawn (1943)
![Secret Mission](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/65829-secret-mission.jpg)
Secret Mission (1942)
![The Goose Steps Out](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25915-the-goose-steps-out.jpg)
The Goose Steps Out (1942)
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-03-15
Deathday1997-05-05 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceBonn, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
Also Known AsWalter Jack Gotell
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