Actor
Walter Gotell
March 15, 1924 · Bonn, Germany
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 Sovie
Notable work
8.4The X-Files (1993)
as Victor Klemper
7.1From Russia with Love (1963)
as Morzeny
6.8The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
as General Anatol Gogol
6.2Moonraker (1979)
as General Gogol
6.4Octopussy (1983)
as Gogol
6.3A View to a Kill (1985)
as General Gogol
6.5For Your Eyes Only (1981)
as General Anatol Gogol
6.5The Living Daylights (1987)
as General Anatol Gogol
8.4Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
as Kurt Mandl
7.4The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
as Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)
7.5Knight Rider (1982)
as Simon Carascas
7.5The A-Team (1983)
as Ramon DeJarro
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