Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe

Actor · Writer

Oberplanitz [now Zwickau], Saxony, Germany
February 25, 1913

Biography

Karl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe (25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor who starred in many films, including the James Bond film Goldfinger as Auric Goldfinger, The Threepenny Opera as Peachum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baron Bomburst, and in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz as Hotzenplotz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gert Fröbe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Gert Fröbe 1
Gert Fröbe 2

Representative Works

Goldfinger
Goldfinger
7.4
/ English
The Longest Day
The Longest Day
7.6
/ English
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
6.8
/ English
Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning?
7.2
/ French
Triple Cross
Triple Cross
6.1
/ English
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
5.7
/ English
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.8
/ English
Ludwig
Ludwig
7.4
/ English
Death Rite
Death Rite
4.9
/ French
Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Arkadin
6.8
/ English
Dear Caroline
Dear Caroline
4.7
/ French
Das Kreuz am Jägersteig
Das Kreuz am Jägersteig
9.0
/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Goldfinger
1964Nominee

Best Performance

Goldfinger

The Longest Day
1962Winner

Best Performance

The Longest Day

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968Nominee

Best Performance

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Career Highlights

Is Paris Burning?
1966Highlight

Best Performance

Is Paris Burning?

Triple Cross
1966Highlight

Best Performance

Triple Cross

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