Karl John was born on 24 March 1905 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Sorcerer (1977), The Longest Day (1962) and Liebe '47 (1949). He died on 22 December 1977 in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.

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Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany

Karl John and Agnes Straub in White Slaves (1937)

Roy Scheider, Amidou, Ramon Bieri, Bruno Cremer, and Karl John in Sorcerer (1977)

Roy Scheider and Karl John in Sorcerer (1977)

Peter Lorre and Karl John in The Lost Man (1951)

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