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 ... See full bio »

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Known For

007 ja Kultasormi
007 ja Kultasormi Auric Goldfinger
(1964)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Baron Bomburst
(1968)
Rikos keskellä päivää
Rikos keskellä päivää Schrott
(1958)
Palaako Pariisi?
Palaako Pariisi? General Dietrich von Choltitz
(1966)
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 1989 Vuoristosairaala (TV Series)
Theodor Katz
- Hochzeit mit Hindernissen (1989) ... Theodor Katz
 1986-1987 The Little Vampire (TV Series)
Detective Gurrmeyer
- Kein Abschied ist für immer (1987) ... Detective Gurrmeyer
- Transportprobleme (1987) ... Detective Gurrmeyer
- Geiermeier ist überall (1987) ... Detective Gurrmeyer
- Das große Fest der Vampire (1987) ... Detective Gurrmeyer
- Unruhe im Keller (1987) ... Detective Gurrmeyer
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 1985 Alte Sünden rosten nicht (TV Movie)
Konsul Heimann
 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 Falken
Jug Bogdan
 1981 Ein sturer Bock (TV Movie)
 1980 Le coup du parapluie
Otto Krampe, dit La Baleine (as Gert Froebe)
 1979 Verenperintö
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 Tod oder Freiheit
Graf von Buttlar
 1977 Käärmeenmuna
Inspector Bauer (as Gert Froebe)
 1977 Das Gesetz des Clans
Philip Brown
 1976 Sonntagsgeschichten (TV Movie)
Gastwirt (ep.: Seele eines Hundes)
 1975 Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient
Traugott Wurster / Theodor Wurster
 1975 Pirunnyrkki
Max Orwall / Georges Orwall (as Gert Froebe)
 1975 Selvänäkijä
Vestar
 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 (as Gert Froebe, credit only)
- 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)
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 1974 Histoires insolites (TV Series)
Joseph
- Parcelle brillante/Sternstunde (1974) ... Joseph
 1974 Nuits rouges
Le commissaire Sorbier (as Gert Froebe)
 1974 Kymmenen pientä neekeripoikaa
Blore (as Gert Froebe)
 1974 Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
 1973 Ludwig II
Father Hoffman
 1971 Kuuma keikka
Mr. Kessel
 1969 Nuo rohkeat miehet hilpeissä kaaroissaan
Willi Schickel / Horst Müller (as Gert Frobe)
 1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Baron Bomburst (as Gert Frobe)
 1968 Caroline chérie
Le docteur Belhomme (as Gert Froebe)
 1967 Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Professor von Bulow (as Gert Frobe)
 1967 Tapoin Rasputinin
Rasputin (as Gert Froebe)
 1966 Maailmansodan vaarallisin mies
Colonel Steinhager (as Gert Froebe)
 1966 Palaako Pariisi?
General Dietrich von Choltitz (as Gert Froebe)
 1966 Ilotalon konnat
Paul
 1966 Punainen kabinetti
Walter (as Gert Froebe)
 1965 Das Liebeskarussell
Emil Claasen
 1965 Nuo mainiot miehet lentävissä koneissaan
Count Manfred Von Holstein (as Gert Frobe)
 1965 Rajumyrsky Jamaikassa
Dutch Captain (as Gert Frobe)
 1964 007 ja Kultasormi
Auric Goldfinger (as Gert Frobe)
 1964 Vapaa pakotie
Karl Fehrman
 1964 Tonio Kröger
Policeman Peterson
 1964 100.000 dollaria auringossa
Castagliano dit 'La betterave' (as Gert Froebe)
 1963 Banaaninkuori
Raymond Lachard
 1963 Die Dreigroschenoper
J.J. Peachum
 1963 Heute kündigt mir mein Mann
Alfred Paulsen
 1963 Le meurtrier
Melchior Kimmel
 1962 Atlantin valli murtuu
Sgt. Kaffekanne
 1962 Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse
Kriminalkommissar Lohmann
 1962 Die Rote
Kramer
 1961 Auf Wiedersehen
Angelo Pirrone
 1961 Tri Mabusen verkossa
Kommissar Lohmann
 1961 Via Mala
Jonas Lauretz
 1961 Vihreä jousimies
Abel Bellamy
 1960 Der Gauner und der liebe Gott
Paul Wittkowski
 1960 Bis daß das Geld euch scheidet
Jupp Grapsch
 1960 Mabusen 1000 silmää
Kriminalkommissar Kras
 1960 Sota-asema Calais
Der Chef
 1960 Le bois des amants
Le général (as Gert Froebe)
 1960 Das kunstseidene Mädchen
Docteur Kölling
 1959 Vanha Heidelberg
Dr. Jüttner
 1959 Hitlerin aarre
Johannes Grohmann (alias Dr. Brand)
 1959 Levottomat
Dr. Albert Maurer
 1959 Menschen im Hotel
Generaldirektor Preysing
 1959 Katkerat tuulet
Dag sen.
 1959 Jons und Erdme
Smailus, ehem. russischer Matrose
 1959 Douze heures d'horloge
Le photographe Blanche
 1959 Huuto Volgalta
Professor
 1958 Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen
Tessmann' Katja's Father
 1958 Der Pauker
Freddy Blei
 1958 Kalmistokatu 17
Titu Goritsch
 1958 Rikos keskellä päivää
Schrott
 1958 Tapaus Rosemarie
Generaldirektor Willy Bruster
 1958 Märkää asfalttia
Jupp
 1958 Échec au porteur
Hans (as Gert Froebe)
 1957 Das Herz von St. Pauli
Jabowski
 1957 Sellaisia ovat miehet
Edmond Petersen (as Gert Froebe)
 1957 Vapaaherra vauhdissa
Kommerzienrat Gustav-Eberhard Mühlberg
 1957 Ikuinen vaellus
Patriarcheas (as Gert Froebe)
 1957 Pyörremyrsky
Ritter
 1956 Waldwinter
Gerstenberg
 1956 Ein Herz schlägt für Erika
Heubacher
 1956 Ein Mädchen aus Flandern
Rittmeister Kupfer
 1955 Das Forsthaus in Tirol
Bäuerle, Kaufmann
 1955 Sankarit ovat väsyneet
Hermann (as Gert Froebe)
 1955 Salainen raportti
First Munich Policeman (as Gert Frobe)
 1955 Tiedän minkä puolesta elän
Pfeifer, Inspektor Jugendfürsorge
 1955 Der dunkle Stern
Deltorri
 1955 Vom Himmel gefallen
Olaf
 1954 Valssiunelma
Gawrinoff
 1954 Polttava menneisyys
Mittelmeier
 1954 Mannekiineja Rioon
Lobos
 1954 Morgengrauen
Bit part
 1954 Die kleine Stadt will schlafen gehen
Oskar Blume - Gelegenheitsarbeiter
 1953 Hochzeit auf Reisen
Herr Mengwasser
 1953 Arlette erobert Paris
Manager Edmond Duval
 1953 Die vertagte Hochzeitsnacht
Gondoliere
 1953 Sydän lyö väärin
Briefüberbringer
 1953 Salto Mortale
Jan
 1953 Nuorallatanssija
Police Agent (uncredited)
 1952 Der Tag vor der Hochzeit
Rundfunkreporter
 1951 Vakoilijana omassa maassaan
German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)
 1950 Die Kreuzlschreiber
Lustiger Bauernbursche (uncredited)
 1949 Nach Regen scheint Sonne
Konstantin
 1948 Mies palaa elämään
Otto Normalverbraucher
 1948 Mies toiselta tähdeltä
Extra (uncredited)
 1942 Wagen Nr. 1 kämpft sich seinen Weg (Short) (uncredited)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Provides his own dubbing in the French post-synchronized version of Guy Hamilton's 007 ja Kultasormi (1964).

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Gerte Frobe | Gert Frobe | Gert Froebe

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse:

Karin Fröbe  (his death)  (1 child) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

I am a tall man, 6 feet and 1 1/4, and I am born in 1913, that's all. See more »

Trivia:

His voice was dubbed in 007 ja Kultasormi (1964) by Michael Collins. See more »

Trademark:

Heavy, stocky build See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces
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