Cast

Gert Fröbe

1913 – 1988

Active years (films on this site)

1965–1977

Genres

DramaAdventureBiographyHistoryMystery

Schools and movements

British CinemaItalian Neorealism and AfterScandinavian Cinema

Directors worked with

Alexander Mackendrick1 filmLuchino Visconti1 filmIngmar Bergman1 film

Biography

Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe was a German actor who appeared in over 100, mostly German-produced films. He was best known in English-speaking countries for his work as the title character in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964). Other international films include his role as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), as General Dietrich von Choltitz in Is Paris Burning? (1966), as Colonel Manfred von Holstein in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), and as Inspector Bauer in Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977).

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Awards and honours

International

• Silver Shell for Best Actor 1961
• Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1973
• Order of Karl Valentin 1976
• Bavarian Order of Merit 1982

3 films on this site

1. A High Wind in Jamaica 1965 · Alexander Mackendrick · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
2. Ludwig 1973 · Luchino Visconti · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
3. The Serpent's Egg 1977 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 6.6 · Cast