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Gert Fröbe (1913–1988)

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Tall, portly built German born actor (and talented violinist) who notched up over 100 film appearances, predominantly in German-language productions. He will forever be remembered by Western audiences as the bombastic megalomaniac "Auric Goldfinger" trying to kill Sean Connery and irradiate the vast US gold reserves within Fort Knox in the spectacular "James Bond" film Goldfinger... See full bio »

Born:

Karl-Gerhart Fröbe
in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

Died:

(age 75) in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Still of Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe and Harold Sakata in Goldfinger Still of Gert Fröbe and Lionel Jeffries in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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1989 The Black Forest Hospital (TV series)
Theodor Katz
– Hochzeit mit Hindernissen (1989) … Theodor Katz
 
1986-1987 The Little Vampire (TV series)
Detective Gurrmeyer
– Annas Trick (1987) … Detective Gurrmeyer
– Bei Schlottersteins (1987) … Detective Gurrmeyer
– Fliegen will gelernt sein (1987) … Detective Gurrmeyer
– Nächtlicher Besuch (1986) … Detective Gurrmeyer
– Transportprobleme … Detective Gurrmeyer
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985 Alte Sünden rosten nicht (TV movie)
 
1984 August der Starke (TV movie)
August der Starke
 
1983 Der Raub der Sabinerinnen (TV movie)
Emanuel Striese
 
1983 Der Garten (TV movie)
Mr. Hayward
 
1981 Banovic Strahinja
Jug Bogdan
 
1981 Ein sturer Bock (TV movie)
 
1980 Umbrella Coup
Otto Krampe, dit La Baleine (as Gert Froebe)
 
1979 Bloodline
Inspector Max Hornung
 
1979 Noch 'ne Oper (TV movie)
Mann auf der Straße
 
1978 Der Tiefstapler
Felix von Korn
 
1978 Der Schimmelreiter
Tede Volkerts (Deichgraf)
 
1977 Death or Freedom
Graf von Buttlar
 
1977 The Serpent's Egg
Inspector Bauer (as Gert Froebe)
 
1977 Das Gesetz des Clans
Philip Brown
 
1976 Sonntagsgeschichten (TV movie)
Gastwirt
 
1976 Death Rite
Vestar
 
1975 Mein Onkel Theodor
Traugott Wurster/Theodor Wurster
 
1975 Doctor Justice
Max Orwall/Georges Orwall (as Gert Froebe)
 
1975 L'homme sans visage (TV mini-series)
Le commissaire Sorbier
– Le secret des Templiers (1975) … Le commissaire Sorbier (as Gert Froebe)
– Le rapt (1975) … Le commissaire Sorbier (credit only) (as Gert Froebe)
– Le sang accusateur (1975) … Le commissaire Sorbier (as Gert Froebe)
– La marche des spectres (1975) … Le commissaire Sorbier (as Gert Froebe)
– La mort qui rampait sur les toits (1975) … Le commissaire Sorbier (as Gert Froebe)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1974 Histoires insolites (TV series)
Joseph
– Parcelles brillantes (1974) … Joseph
 
1974 Nuits rouges
Le commissaire Sorbier (as Gert Froebe)
 
1974 Ten Little Indians
Wilhelm Blore (as Gert Froebe)
 
1974 Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
 
1972 Ludwig
Father Hoffmann
 
1971 $
Mr. Kessel
 
1969 Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
Willi Schickel/Horst Müller (as Gert Frobe)
 
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Baron Bomburst (as Gert Frobe)
 
1968 Dear Caroline
Le docteur Belhomme (as Gert Froebe)
 
1967 Rasputin
Rasputin (as Gert Froebe)
 
1967 Those Fantastic Flying Fools
Professor Siegfried von Bulow (as Gert Frobe)
 
1966 Triple Cross
Colonel Steinhager (as Gert Frobe)
 
1966 Is Paris Burning?
General Dietrich von Choltitz (as Gert Froebe)
 
1966 A Scoundrel's Honour
Paul
 
1966 The Upper Hand
Walter (as Gert Froebe)
 
1965 Das Liebeskarussell
Emil Claasen
 
1965 A High Wind in Jamaica
Dutch Captain (as Gert Frobe)
 
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
Colonel Manfred Von Holstein (as Gert Frobe)
 
1964 Goldfinger
Auric Goldfinger (as Gert Frobe)
 
1964 Backfire
Karl Fehrman
 
1964 Tonio Kröger
Policeman Peterson
 
1964 Greed in the Sun
Castigliano dit 'La betterave'
 
1963 Banana Peel
Raymond Lachard
 
1963 The Golden Patsy
Alfred Paulsen
 
1963 Enough Rope
Melchior Kimmel
 
1962 The Longest Day
Sgt. Kaffekanne
 
1962 The Terror of Doctor Mabuse
Kriminalkommissar Lohmann
 
1962 Redhead
Kramer
 
1962 Three Penny Opera
J.J. Peachum
 
1961 Auf Wiedersehen
Angelo Pirrone
 
1961 The Return of Dr. Mabuse
Kommissar Lohmann
 
1961 Via Mala
Jonas Lauretz
 
1961 The Green Archer
Abel Bellamy
 
1960 Crook and the Cross
Paul Wittkowski
 
1960 Until Money Departs You
Jupp Grapsch
 
1960 The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Kriminalkommissar Kras
 
1960 Headquarters State Secret
Der Chef
 
1960 Le bois des amants
Le général (as Gert Froebe)
 
1960 The High Life
Docteur Kölling
 
1959 Alt Heidelberg
Dr. Jüttner
 
1959 Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee
Johannes Grohmann (alias Dr. Brand)
 
1959 The Day It Rained
Dr. Albert Maurer
 
1959 Menschen im Hotel
Preysing
 
1959 Duel with Death
Dag sen.
 
1959 Jons und Erdme
Smailus, ehem. russischer Matrose
 
1959 Twelve Hours by the Clock
Blanche
 
1959 Prisoner of the Volga
Professor
 
1959 The Kidnapping of Miss Nylon
Hugo
 
1958 Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen
Tessmann - Katjas Vater
 
1958 The Crammer
Freddy Blei
 
1958 Grabenplatz 17
Titu Goritsch
 
1958 Rosemary
Bruster
 
1958 It Happened in Broad Daylight
Schrott
 
1958 Wet Asphalt
Jupp
 
1958 Not Delivered
Hans (as Gert Froebe)
 
1957 Das Herz von St. Pauli
Jabowski
 
1957 Too Many Lovers
Edmond (as Gert Froebe)
 
1957 The Mad Bomberg
Gustav-Eberhard Mühlberg
 
1957 He Who Must Die
Patriarcheas (as Gert Froebe)
 
1957 The Girl and the Legend
Mr. Gillis
 
1957 Typhoon Over Nagasaki
Ritter
 
1956 Waldwinter
Gerstenberg
 
1956 Ein Herz schlägt für Erika
Heubacher
 
1956 The Girl from Flanders
Rittmeister Kupfer
 
1955 Dunja
 
1955 Das Forsthaus in Tirol
Bäuerle, Kaufmann
 
1955 Heroes and Sinners
Hermann (as Gert Froebe)
 
1955 Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe
Pfeifer, Inspektor Jugendfürsorge
 
1955 Der dunkle Stern
Deltorri
 
1955 Special Delivery
Olaf
 
1955 Mr. Arkadin
First Policeman - Munich (as Gert Frobe)
 
1954 The Eternal Waltz
Gawrinoff
 
1954 A Double Life
Mittelmeier
 
1954 They Were So Young
Lobos
 
1954 Das Kreuz am Jägersteig
Kobbe
 
1954 Morgengrauen
Bit part
 
1954 The Little Town Will Go to Sleep
Oskar Blume - Gelegenheitsarbeiter
 
1953 Hochzeit auf Reisen
Herr Mengwasser
 
1953 Arlette erobert Paris
Manager Edmond Duval
 
1953 Die vertagte Hochzeitsnacht
Gondoliere
 
1953 A Heart's Foul Play
Briefüberbringer
 
1953 Salto Mortale
Jan
 
1953 Man on a Tightrope
Police Agent (uncredited)
 
1952 Der Tag vor der Hochzeit
Rundfunkreporter
 
1951 Decision Before Dawn
German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)
 
1950 Die Kreuzlschreiber
Lustiger Bauernbursche (uncredited)
 
1949 Nach Regen scheint Sonne
Konstantin
 
1948 The Berliner
Otto Normalverbraucher
 
1948 Der Herr vom andern Stern
Extra (uncredited)
 
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1997 Tomorrow Never Dies ("James Bond Theme" / as Gert Frobe)
 
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (performer: "Chu-Chi Face")
 
1962 Three Penny Opera (performer: "Der Morgenchoral des Peachum" - uncredited, "Siehst du den Mond über Soho?" - uncredited, "Von der Unsicherheit der menschlichen Verhältnisse" - uncredited, "Denn wovon lebt der Mensch" - uncredited, "Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens" - uncredited)
 
1948 The Berliner (performer: "Kopf hoch, die Sache wird schon schiefgeh'n")
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1984 Unterhaltung auf Rezept (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 Peter Frankenfeld (TV documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 
1980 Bio's Bahnhof (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 February 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1970-1974 Stars in der Manege (TV series documentary)
Performer
– Stars in der Manege 1974 (1974)
– Stars in der Manege 1972 (1972) … Performer
– Episode dated 27 December 1970 (1970)
 
1973 Morgenstern am Abend (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 Was bin ich? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 March 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Gala de l'union (TV series)
Himself
– 38ème gala de l'union des artistes (1971) … Himself
 
1969 Vergißmeinnicht (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 March 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1962 Ring frei (TV movie)
Himself
 
1953 Kochen (documentary short)
Herr Groß (uncredited)
 
1939 Wagen Nr. 1 kämpft sich seinen Weg (documentary short)
 
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2013 René Clément, témoin et poète (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Legenden (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 True Bond (TV documentary)
Auric Goldfinger (archive footage: Goldfinger)
 
2007 Ein Leben wie im Flug (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Unsere Besten (TV series)
 
2006 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
 
2005 James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (Video Game)
Auric Goldfinger
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Bond Girls Are Forever (TV documentary)
Auric Goldfinger (uncredited)
 
2001 I Love Christmas (TV documentary)
 
2000 Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' (video documentary short)
Himself (as Gert Frobe)
 
2000 Harry Saltzman: Showman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Ken Adam: Designing Bond (video documentary short)
Goldfinger (uncredited)
 
1999 The James Bond Story (TV documentary)
Auric Goldfinger (uncredited)
 
1998 Cold War (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
Goldfinger (uncredited)
 
1995 The Goldfinger Phenomenon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (video documentary)
Himself (as Gert Frobe)
 
1967 Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (TV documentary)
Auric Goldfinger
 
1965 The Incredible World of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1965) Provides his own dubbing in the French post-synchronized version of Guy Hamilton's Goldfinger.

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Gert Frobe | Gert Froebe

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

I am a big man, and I have a laugh to match my size. The ridiculous thing is that since I played "Goldfinger" in the James Bond film ( Goldfinger) there are some people who still insist on seeing me as a cold, ruthless villain - a man without laughs. See more »

Trivia:

Is buried in the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Icking. See more »

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