Gotell, Walter

Walter Gotell was born in Bonn (Germany). He began his acting career in 1942, starring in the roles of German officers and soldiers. However, he was noticed by the directors and received characteristic supporting roles. Often it happened that Gotell outplayed the main characters, which was remembered by the audience.

The most memorable role is the role of the Russian (Soviet) General Anatoly Alekseevich Gogol in several James Bond films . It is curious that he initially appeared in the episodic role of the action movie "Spectra" in the film "From Russia with Love", where his character was killed. Also seen in the role of General Barenov (probably Soviet) in the series Secret Agent McGyver and a certain Nikolai in KGB: The Secret War . Episode role in The X-Files - Victor Klemper. Gotell’s latest film is Prince Valiant (1997).

In the art world, Gotell is also known as a successful businessman.

He died of cancer in 1997.

Children: daughter Carol born in 1960

• 1942 - Secret Mission
• 1942 - The Goose Steps Out
• 1943 - Diving at Dawn / We Dive at Dawn
• 1943 - And Tomorrow We Live Tomorrow
• 1943 - The Night Invader
• 1944 - Two Thousand Women
• 1948 - No Orchids for Miss Blandish
• 1950 - The Wooden Horse
• 1951 - Lilly Marlene / Lilli Marlene (dir. Arthur Crabtree ) - Herr Director
• 1951 - The African Queen (dir. John Houston ) - Second Officer
• 1953 - Desperate Moment
• 1953 - The Red Beret
• 1953 - Spare / Albert RN
• 1954 - Duel in the Jungle
• 1955 - Above Us the Waves Above Us
• 1955 - The Mysterious Bullet
• 1956 - The Man Who Knew Too Much (dir. Alfred Hitchcock ) - Guardsman (uncredited)
• 1956 - 1984/1984 (dir. Michael Anderson - Guardsman (uncredited)
• 1958 - The Hard Way to Alexandria / Ice Cold in Alex
• 1958 - The man inside / The Man Inside (dir. John Gilling ) - Profuno
• 1959 - The Bandit of Zhobe
• 1960 - Circus of Horrors - Baron von Gruber
• 1961 - Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen
• 1961 - The Guns of Navaron / The Guns of Navaron
• 1962 - The Road to Hong Kong
• 1962 - The Devil's Agent
• 1963 - 55 days in Beijing / 55 Days At Peking
• 1963 - From Russia with Love / From Russia with Love - the action movie "Spectra"
• 1963 - Lancelot And Guinevere
• 1963 - The Damned
• 1963 - The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
• 1968 - Howling Wolf / Cry Wolf
• 1968 - Attack on the Iron Coast
• 1969 - The File of the Golden Goose
• 1972 - Our Miss Fred
• 1972 - Endless Night
• 1977 - Lord Jim
• 1977 - Cursed Sunday / Black Sunday
• 1977 - Uppdraget
• 1977 - The Spy Who Loved Me / The Spy Who Loved Me - General Gogol
• 1977 - Legionnaires / March or Die
• 1978 - The Boys From Brazil
• 1978 - Studs / The Stud
• 1979 - The London Connection / The London Connection
• 1979 - Cuba / Don José Pulido
• 1979 - Moonraker / General Gogol
• 1980 - Stay on level 450 / Flygnivå 450
• 1981 - For Your Eyes Only - Russian General Gogol
• 1983 - Octopussy - Russian General Gogol
• 1983 - Kalabaliken i Bender
• 1984 - Memed My Hawk
• 1985 - Battle at Headquarters / Basic Training - USSR Ambassador Boris Nabokov
• 1985 - A View to a Kill - General Gogol
• 1987 - Sparks from the Eye / The Living Daylights - General Gogol
• 1988 - Camp of Eternal Dreams 2: Unhappy Vacationers - Uncle John
• 1990 - Wings of Fame
• 1991 - Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge - Puppet Master III: Revenge of Toulon
• 1997 - Prince Valiant

TV serials:

• Road knight
• Miami Police ( When Irish Eyes Are Crying series)
• The a-team
• Airwolf
• The x-files
• Scarecrow and mrs. King
• Secret Agent McGyver - General Baren
• Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Cagney and lacey
• The saint
• KGB: The Secret War
• Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared (1951)
• The Vise (1951, 1955)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
• Dial 999 (Dial 999 (1955, 1959))