ACTOR
Gert Fröbe
Known for The Longest Day · It Happened in Broad Daylight · The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Karl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe (25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor who starred in many films, including the James Bond film Goldfinger as Auric Goldfinger, The Threepenny Opera as Peachum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baron Bomburst, and in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz as Hotzenplotz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gert Fröbe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born
- Feb 25, 1913
- Died
- Sep 5, 1988
- Birthplace
- Oberplanitz [now Zwickau], Saxony, Germany
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Karl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe (25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor who starred in many films, including the James Bond film Goldfinger as Auric Goldfinger, The Threepenny Opera as Peachum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baron Bomburst, and in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz as Hotzenplotz.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Gert Fröbe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The BerlinerOtto Normalverbraucher
1948
Nach Regen scheint SonneKonstantin
1949
Die KreuzlschreiberLustiger Bauernbursche mit der Zither.
1950
Decision Before DawnGerman Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)
1951DT
Der Tag vor der HochzeitRundfunkreporter
1952
Arlette Conquers ParisEdmond Duval
1953
Die vertagte HochzeitsnachtGondoliere
1953EH
Ein Herz spielt falschBriefüberbringer
1953
KochenMr. Groß
1953
Man on a Tightrope
1953ME
Married En RouteHerr Mengwasser
1953
Das Kreuz am JägersteigKobbe
1954
Double DestinyMittelmeier
1954
Ewiger WalzerGawrinoff
1954
Morgengrauen
1954
Salto MortaleJan
1954
The Little Town will go to SleepOskar Blume
1954
They Were So YoungLobos
1954
Das Forsthaus in TirolBäuerle, Kaufmann
1955
Der dunkle SternDeltorri
1955D
Dunja
1955
Heroes and SinnersHermann
1955IW
Ich weiß, wofür ich lebePfeifer, Inspektor Jugendfürsorge
1955
Mr. ArkadinFirst Policeman - Munich
1955
Special DeliveryOlaf
1955
Ein Herz schlägt für ErikaHeubacher
1956
The Girl from FlandersRittmeister Kupfer
1956
WaldwinterGerstenberg
1956
Das Herz von St. PauliJabowski
1957
Der tolle BombergGustav-Eberhard Mühlberg
1957
He Who Must DiePatriarcheas
1957
The Girl and the LegendMr.Gillis
1957
Too Many LoversEdmond Petersen
1957
Typhoon Over NagasakiKarl Ritter
1957
Der PaukerFreddy Blei
1958
Grabenplatz 17Titu Goritsch
1958
It Happened in Broad DaylightSchrott
1958
Not DeliveredHans
1958
RosemaryBruster
1958
The Girl with the Cat EyesTessmann - Katjas Vater
1958
Wet AsphaltJupp
1958
Der Schatz vom ToplitzseeJohannes Grohmann / Dr. Brand
1959
Duel with DeathDag sen.
1959
Grand HotelPreysing
1959
Jons und ErdmeSmailus
1959
Nick Knattertons AbenteuerHugo
1959
Old HeidelbergDoktor Jüttner
1959
Prisoner of the VolgaProfessor
1959
The Day the Rains CameDr. Albert Maurer
1959
Twelve Hours by the ClockMonsieur Blanche
1959
Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…Jupp Grapsch
1960
Crook and the CrossPaul Wittkowski
1960
Lovers WoodsGeneral
1960SC
Soldatensender CalaisDer Chef
1960TH
The High LifeDocteur Kölling
1960
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. MabuseDetective Inspector Kras
1960
Auf WiedersehenAngelo Pirrone
1961
The Green ArcherAbel Bellamy
1961
The Return of Dr. MabuseLohmann
1961
Via MalaJonas Lauretz
1961
RedheadKramer
1962
The Longest DaySgt. Kaffekanne
1962
The Testament of Dr. MabuseKriminalkommissar Lohmann
1962
Banana PeelRaymond Lachard
1963
Enough RopeMelchior Kimmel
1963HK
Heute kündigt mir mein MannAlfred Paulsen
1963
The Threepenny OperaJonathan Jeremiah Peachum
1963
BackfireKarl Fehrman
1964
GoldfingerAuric Goldfinger
1964
Greed in the SunCastigliano, aka 'La betterave'
1964
Tonio KrögerPolizist Petersen
1964
A High Wind in JamaicaDutch Captain
1965
Das LiebeskarussellEmil Claasen
1965
The Incredible World of James BondSelf (archive footage)
1965
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesColonel Manfred von Holstein
1965
GanovenehreImporten-Paul
1966
Is Paris Burning?Von Choltitz
1966
The Upper HandWalter
1966
Triple CrossColonel Steinhager
1966
I Killed RasputinRasputin
1967
Jules Verne's Rocket to the MoonProfessor Siegfried von Bulow
1967
Chitty Chitty Bang BangBaron Bomburst
1968
Dear CarolineLe docteur Belhomme
1968
Monte Carlo or Bust!Willi Schickel & Horst Muller
1969
$Mr. Kessel
1971
LudwigFather Hoffmann
1973MA
Morgenstern am AbendSelf
1973
And Then There Were NoneWilhelm Blore
1974
Der Räuber HotzenplotzHotzenplotz
1974
ShadowmanSorbier
1974
Death RiteVestar
1975
Doctor JusticeMax Orwall / Georges Orwall
1975
Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdientTraugott Wurster / Theodor Wurster
1975S
SonntagsgeschichtenInnkeeper
1976
Das Gesetz des ClansPhilip Brown
1977
The Serpent's EggInspector Bauer
1977
Tod oder FreiheitGraf von Buttlar
1977
Als wär’s heut’ gewesenSelf
1978Als wär’s heut’ gewesenWriter
1978
Der SchimmelreiterTede Volkerts, der alte Deichgraf
1978DT
Der TiefstaplerFelix von Korn
1978
Another OperaMan on the street
1979
BloodlineInspector Max Hornung
1979
Umbrella CoupOtto Krampe, dit La Baleine
1980
Der GartenMr. Hayward
1983
The FalconJug Bogdan
1983
August der StarkeKönig August der Starke
1984
Alte Sünden rosten nichtKonsul Heimann
1985AF
Aus familiären GründenWriter
1986AE
Auf ein NeuesSelf - Narrator
1988TE
The Exotic Locations of 'Goldfinger'Goldfinger (archive footage)
2006
Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. MabuseJürgen Krass (archive footage)
2018Television
BambiSelf · 2 eps
1948GF
German Film AwardSelf · 1 eps
1951WB
Was bin ich?Self · 1 eps
1955
Stars in der ManegeSelf · 5 eps
1959KS
Kleine Stadt - ganz großSelf · 1 eps
1961V
VergißmeinnichtSelf · 2 eps
1964DK
Deutscher KleinkunstpreisSelf · 1 eps
1972DG
Der große PreisSelf · 1 eps
1974DI
Das ist Ihr LebenSelf · 1 eps
1976
Music & GuestsSelf · 1 eps
1976
LudwigFather Hoffman · 5 eps
1981
Die Schwarzwaldklinik100-jähriger Patient Theodor Katz · 1 eps
1985S
ShowgeschichtenSelf · 1 eps
1986
The Little VampireGeiermeier · 13 eps
1986
Otto – The SeriesVerschiedene · 13 eps
1995Photos
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