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Gert Fröbe is a Actor Allemand born on 25 february 1913

Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe
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Birth name Karl Gerhard Fröbe
Nationality German
Birth 25 february 1913
Death 5 september 1988 (at 75 years) at Munich (German)
Awards Bavarian Order of Merit, Grand Merit Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Karl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe ([ˈɡɛɐt ˈfʁøːbə]; 25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988), was a German film actor known for his work as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film Goldfinger, as Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and as Hotzenplotz in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz.

Biography

Il commence par étudier les arts et la musique, notamment le violon, et passe par l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de Dresde. Sa carrière d'acteur débute dans un contexte difficile, l'Allemagne est alors en pleine récession. Il adhère au NSDAP (Parti national-socialiste des travailleurs allemands). Il est enrôlé dans l'armée à Vienne. Il n'apparaît pourtant pas comme un fervent partisan des thèses nazies, puisque des années plus tard, alors qu'il est critiqué pour son passé lors de la sortie de Goldfinger en Israël, on découvre qu'il aurait sauvé deux juifs à Vienne, ainsi qu'il l'a narré : "J'étais très ami avec un homme qui avait épousé une juive. Le couple avait un enfant. Un beau (sic) jour d'été, la Gestapo est venue et a emmené le père. Sa femme, qui s'appelait Stella Blumnau, vint me trouver en larmes. Que pouvais-je faire ? Je lui donnais la clé de mon appartement pour qu'elle s'y cache. Cela aurait pu me coûter la vie." Il l'affirme au Daily Mail en 1965 : « Naturellement, j'étais un Nazi. »

Après la guerre, il joue dans des spectacles de rue. Son premier véritable rôle à l'écran aura lieu dans Ballade Berlinoise, en 1948. Il enchaîne ensuite les seconds rôles en Europe, puis rencontre Fritz Lang en 1960, qui lui fait jouer le rôle de l'inspecteur dans Le Diabolique docteur Mabuse. Il participe au tournage du film Le Jour le plus long en 1962.

Son rôle le plus connu reste celui d'Auric Goldfinger dans Goldfinger, le troisième film de la saga James Bond. En 1966, il incarne un personnage historique : le général Von Choltitz dans Paris brûle-t-il ?. L'un de ses derniers films sera Le Coup du parapluie de Gérard Oury en 1980, où il parodie son personnage de Goldfinger. Fröbe décède à Munich en septembre 1988 d'une crise cardiaque à l'âge de 75 ans. Il est enterré dans le cimetière de Waldfriedhof, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausener, Bavière.

Il eut deux enfants, Andreas et Utz.

Best films

Goldfinger (1964)
(Actor)
The Longest Day (1962)
(Actor)
Umbrella Coup (1980)
(Actor)
Prisoner of the Volga (1959)
(Actor)
Ludwig (1973)
(Actor)
Greed in the Sun (1964)
(Actor)

Usually with

Orson Welles
Orson Welles
(3 films)
Artur Brauner
Artur Brauner
(8 films)
Harry Meyen
Harry Meyen
(7 films)
Ken Annakin
Ken Annakin
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Gert Fröbe (72 films)

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Bond Girls Are Forever, 46minutes
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Maryam d'Abo, Halle Berry, Ursula Andress, Honor Blackman, Luciana Paluzzi, Jill St John
Roles Auric Goldfinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating64% 3.23723.23723.23723.23723.2372
À travers des extraits des films James Bond, et avec la participation de plusieurs anciennes "Bond Girls", le documentaire retrace l'évolution de l'héroïne typique des longs métrages 007, de la demoiselle en détresse à la participante courageuse.
The Falcon
The Falcon (1983)

Directed by Vatroslav Mimica
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Historical
Actors Franco Nero, Rade Šerbedžija, Gert Fröbe, Dragan Nikolić, Sanja Vejnović, Kole Angelovski
Roles Jug Bogdan
Rating75% 3.783613.783613.783613.783613.78361
During the late 14th century Serbia becomes the target of the Ottoman Empire. While the respected Serbian noble Strahinja Banović is out hunting, a Turkish renegade gang burns his castle, kills all of his servants, and takes the young wife of Banović Strahinja. Strahinja begins a long quest to rescue his wife despite everybody else's doubts in her fidelity. Strahinja gathers a posse of scoundrels and goes after the bandits. In the meantime, the Turkish bandit Alija tries to seduce Strahinja's wife Anđa, but she refuses him. However, over a period of time she begins to weaken.
Umbrella Coup, 1h30
Directed by Gérard Oury, Bernard Stora, Louis Becker, Marc Rivière
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Mafia films, La provence, Gangster films
Actors Pierre Richard, Gordon Mitchell, Gert Fröbe, Valérie Mairesse, Christine Murillo, Gérard Jugnot
Roles Otto Krampe, dit La Baleine
Rating66% 3.3057253.3057253.3057253.3057253.305725
The unsuccessful actor Grégoire Lecomte is heading for a casting but then he takes a wrong turn. While he thinks he talks to casting director who wants an actor to play a henchman, he actually talks to a mafia don who wants a real killer.
Bloodline
Bloodline (1979)
, 1h52
Directed by Terence Young
Origin German
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason, Irène Papas, Claudia Mori, Michelle Phillips
Roles Inspector Max Hornung
Rating46% 2.3074652.3074652.3074652.3074652.307465
Sam Roffe, President of Roffe & Sons Pharmaceuticals, dies in what appears to be a climbing accident, leaving his daughter Elizabeth (Audrey Hepburn) a billion-dollar empire. Roffe's board members see an opportunity to settle old scores, jockey for higher position, and reap lucrative profits. However, an investigation into Sam's death discloses that it was a murder and that a power struggle is going on within the company.
The Serpent's Egg, 2h
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors David Carradine, Christian Berkel, Gert Fröbe, Liv Ullmann, Heinz Bennent, James Whitmore
Roles Inspector Bauer
Rating65% 3.2965453.2965453.2965453.2965453.296545
Abel Rosenberg is an American Jew in Berlin after World War I. Poverty and inflation have destroyed the German economy at the time. He lives with his sister-in-law Manuela, a prostitute and cabaret performer. The story takes place in the week following his brother's death. Abel takes a job offered by an acquaintance, Professor Hans Vergerus.
Tod oder Freiheit, 1h34
Directed by Wolf Gremm
Origin German
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Peter Sattmann, Erika Pluhar, Harald Leipnitz, Mario Adorf, Gert Fröbe, Dieter Schidor
Roles Graf von Buttlar
Rating59% 2.969292.969292.969292.969292.96929
Allemagne du Sud, vers 1750. Un souverain aussi despotique que bon-vivant et somptueux arrête au hasard des fils d'agriculteurs dans les champs où ils travaillent contre une prime pour les vendre comme mercenaires aux États-Unis. Le jeune Fritz von Buttlar, descendant d'une vieille famille noble, ne veut plus rester inactif face à cette activité monstrueuse. Son indignation est sans bornes, lorsqu'il voit que même la jeune noble Nicole von Beck est emprisonné.
Doctor Justice, 1h52
Directed by Christian-Jaque
Origin France
Genres Action
Actors John Phillip Law, Nathalie Delon, Gert Fröbe, Jean Lanier, Lionel Vitrant, Gilles Béhat
Roles Max Orwall / Georges Orwall
Rating44% 2.2315352.2315352.2315352.2315352.231535
Le pétrolier L'Azay-le-Rideau a perdu sa cargaison évaluée à six millions de dollars en arrivant au port de Bruges. Remplacé par de l'eau salée, le pétrole a mystérieusement disparu. En fait, il a été volé par l'équipe du trafiquan Max Orwall. Son complice qui atterrit à l'aéroport réclamant une somme de 500 000 dollars pour la prochaine affaire à Max, ce dernier le fait abattre par un tueur à gages. Mais avant de mourir, l'homme murmure quelque chose à un témoin, le Docteur Justice. Orwall tente de capturer Justice pour connaître ce qu'il sait sur son trafic. Malgré lui, Justice sera confronté à un complot de plus grande ampleur visant à l'anéantissement de la race humaine. De Bruges en passant par Carthagène, notre héros aura pour compagne la charmante Karine pour contrer les trafiquants ainsi qu'un savant fou.
Death Rite
Death Rite (1975)
, 1h34
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality
Actors Franco Nero, Stefania Sandrelli, Jean Rochefort, Gert Fröbe
Roles Vestar
Rating51% 2.5778152.5778152.5778152.5778152.577815
At a luxury hotel in Djerba, Tunisia, psychic magician Vestar (Fröbe) meets the dark Edouard (Rochefort). Heading to the hotel, Vestar has a vision of a woman being murdered in the desert. Edouard, a member of the leisure class, decides to use his influence to make the dream become a reality. Also staying at the resort are Sadry, returning (Nero) who has come home to visit his dying mother, and his annoying wife Sylvia (Sandrelli). Also there is Martine (von Weitershausen), an ex-lover of Sabry who would like to get back together with him. The marriage is further strained when Sylvia finds the two of them together. It appears that the prophesied murder has something to do with Sylvia. Specific details from Vestar's prediction about her death are used by Edouard to make it happen, although in fact his interference alters the results. Sadry comes to terms with her tensions and anger as events build toward the inevitable.
Shadowman
Shadowman (1974)
, 1h45
Directed by Georges Franju
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Gayle Hunnicutt, Gert Fröbe, Josephine Chaplin, Jacques Champreux, Patrick Préjean, Raymond Bussières
Roles Sorbier
Rating60% 3.0463953.0463953.0463953.0463953.046395
M. de Borrego, spécialiste des Templiers, est trahi par son valet, qui livre des informations sur ses recherches au mystérieux homme sans visage, chef d'un groupe utilisant des personnes au cerveau mort comme tueurs. Il est assassiné. Son neveu, Paul, lutte contre ces criminels avec l'aide du commissaire Sorbier, de sa fiancée Martine et du détective Séraphin.
And Then There Were None, 1h32
Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime, Politic
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Charles Aznavour, Stéphane Audran, Elke Sommer, Gert Fröbe, Adolfo Celi, Alberto de Mendoza
Roles Wilhelm Blore
Rating57% 2.851232.851232.851232.851232.85123
A group of 10 people, strangers to one another, have all traveled to a hotel located deep in the deserts of Iran. Upon arrival they discover that their host is mysteriously absent. They are accused via a tape recording by the host, U.N. Owen ("unknown"), someone none of them has ever met, of having committed various crimes in the past which went unpunished by the law.
Ludwig
Ludwig (1973)
, 4h45
Directed by Luchino Visconti
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, LGBT-related films, Films about royalty, LGBT-related film
Actors Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Sonia Petrovna, Romy Schneider, Gert Fröbe
Roles Father Hoffmann
Rating74% 3.7477453.7477453.7477453.7477453.747745
Évocation de la vie de Louis II de Bavière, depuis son couronnement à l'âge de dix-huit ans et demi jusqu'à son internement et sa mort à quarante. On y découvre la complicité presque amoureuse qui le lie à sa cousine Sissi (la jeune impératrice d'Autriche-Hongrie) qui est à deux doigts de parvenir à lui faire épouser sa sœur Sophie malgré le peu d'attirance qu'il a pour celle-ci, son entichement déraisonnable pour la musique de Richard Wagner, dont il devient le très généreux mécène au point de lui faire construire un opéra, les circonstances qui l'amènent à céder aux penchants qui lui seront funestes : son goût du rêve, du post-romantisme, des garçons (son palefrenier devenant son chambellan et homme de confiance très intime), des châteaux de contes de fées, pour l'édification desquels il dépense des fortunes et dans lesquels il fuira les dures réalités de son temps (à savoir : l'irrésistible unification allemande autour de la Prusse de Bismarck qui vassalise tous les autres royaumes ou principautés germaniques, Bavière y compris) en s'imaginant, entouré d'une garde rapprochée de serviteurs, qu'il est encore vrai roi en son royaume. Jusqu'à ce que le gouvernement effectif de Munich l'extirpe de son rêve et l'interne au château de Berg… où il meurt dès le lendemain de son arrivée en tentant, dans des circonstances jamais vraiment élucidées, de s'évader.
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$ (1971)
, 2h1
Directed by Richard Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, Gert Fröbe, Robert Webber, Scott Brady, Arthur Brauss
Roles Mr. Kessel
Rating62% 3.1473453.1473453.1473453.1473453.147345
Set in Hamburg, West Germany, several criminals take advantage of the German bank privacy laws to use safe deposit boxes in a German bank to store large amounts of illicit cash. These include a Las Vegas mobster as well as a ruthless drug smuggler known as the Candy Man and a crooked overbearing U.S. Army sergeant and his meek-mannered partner the Major, who conspire on a big heroin and LSD smuggling score. Joe Collins (Warren Beatty), an American bank security consultant, has been spying on them and makes mysterious and elaborate preparations to steal their money (totaling more than $1.5 million) with the help of Dawn Divine (Goldie Hawn), a hooker with a heart of gold.
Monte Carlo or Bust!, 2h
Directed by Ken Annakin
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Tony Curtis, André Bourvil, Lando Buzzanca, Walter Chiari, Peter Cook, Terry-Thomas
Roles Willi Schickel & Horst Muller
Rating60% 3.048273.048273.048273.048273.04827
An international car rally in the 1920s attracts competitors from all over the world to compete in the Monte Carlo Rally. The arch rivals from England, Italy, France and Germany find that their greatest competition comes from the United States in the form of Chester Schofield (Tony Curtis), who had won half of an automobile factory in a poker game with the late father of baronet Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas). Ware-Armitage has entered the race in a winner-take-all to exact revenge and win back the lost half of the company.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 2h24
Directed by Ken Hughes, Brian W. Cook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Aviation films, Musical films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Adrian Hall, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle
Roles Baron Bomburst
Rating68% 3.449333.449333.449333.449333.44933
Set in the 1910s, the story opens with a montage of European Grand Prix races in which a particular car appears to win every race. In the final race, the car swerves to avoid a girl and a dog, loses control, crashes, and catches fire, bringing its racing career to an end. The car ends up in an old garage in rural England, where two children, Jeremy and Jemima Potts, have grown fond of it. They are told by a junkman that he intends to buy the car from the garage owner for scrap. The children (who live with their widowed father Caractacus Potts, an eccentric inventor, and his equally peculiar father) implore their father to buy the car before the junkman does, but he does not have the money. While playing truant, they meet Truly Scrumptious, a beautiful upper class woman with her own motorcar. She brings them home to report their truancy to their father. Truly shows interest in Caractacus' odd inventions, but he is affronted by her insistence that his children should be in school.
Dear Caroline, 1h45
Directed by Denys de La Patellière
Genres Drama
Actors France Anglade, François Guérin, Bernard Blier, Karin Dor, Vittorio De Sica, Françoise Christophe
Roles Le docteur Belhomme
Rating51% 2.552262.552262.552262.552262.55226
Caroline est la fille du comte de Bièvres, un aristocrate désargenté qui veut la marier. Lors d'une partie de campagne au bois de Vincennes, alors que la prise de la Bastille est imminente en ce 14 juillet 1789, elle fait la connaissance de Gaston de Sallanches qui va l'initier à l'amour. Comme ce dernier est réfractaire au mariage, elle doit se résoudre à épouser Georges Berthier, un révolutionnaire peu avenant, mais riche, avocat et député à la convention. Celui-ci est bientôt mis en accusation par Robespierre et Caroline doit s'enfuir pour sauver sa tête. Elle va alors enchaîner des rencontres galantes qui lui feront traverser tous les périls et retrouver Gaston de Sallanches, devenu l'un des officiers de Bonaparte.