Walter Gotell(1924-1997)

Actor

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The African Queen (1951)

Walter Gotell was born on 15 March 1924 in Bonn, Germany. He was an actor, known for Moonraker (1979), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and A View to a Kill (1985). He was married to Celeste F. Mitchell and Yvonne Hills. He died on 5 May 1997 in London, England, UK.

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Known for

Moonraker

6.2

General Gogol

1979

The Spy Who Loved Me

7.0

General Gogol

1977

A View to a Kill

6.3

General Gogol

1985

From Russia with Love

7.3

Morzeny

1963

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Actor

Prince Valiant
5.1
- Erik the Old
- 1997
The X-Files
8.6
TV Series
- Victor Klemper
- 1995
Tales from the Crypt
8.0
TV Series
- Mr. Hertz
- 1992
The Nose
Short
- 1991
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
5.9
Video
- General Mueller
- 1991
Wings of Fame
6.8
- Receptionist
- 1990
The Nightmare Years
6.8
TV Mini Series
- Gen. Von Fritsch
- 1989
MacGyver
7.6
TV Series
- General Barenov
- Starkoss
- 1987–1989
She Knows Too Much
4.9
TV Movie
- Foreigner
- 1989
Freddy's Nightmares
6.2
TV Series
- Kemmerling
- 1989
Cagney & Lacey
6.8
TV Series
- J.F. Blackwell
- 1988
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
5.5
- Uncle John
- 1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.7
TV Series
- Kurt Mandl
- 1988
The Living Daylights
6.7
- General Anatol Gogol
- 1987
One Life to Live
6.9
TV Series
- Dirk Keller
- 1986–1987

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The African Queen: DVD/Blu-ray Trailer

Personal details

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Alternative names
- Walter Cotell
Height
- 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Born
- March 15, 1924
- Bonn, Germany
Died
- May 5, 1997
- London, England, UK(cancer)
Spouses
Other works
He acted in Terence Rattigan's play, "Adventure Story," at the St. James's Theatre in London, England with Paul Scofield, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Joy Parker, Veronica Turleigh, Robert Flemyng, Noel Willman, William Devlin, Terence Longdon, Frederick Treves, Stanley Baker, Nicholas Hannen, and Cecil Trouncer in the cast.

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Trivia
Chosen for the role of General Gogol in the James Bond movies of the 1970s and 80s because he was a look-alike of the former head of Soviet secret police, Lavrenti Beria.