Gert Fröbe
German actor (1913–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karl Gerhart Fröbe (25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988), known as Gert Fröbe (German: [ˈɡɛɐ̯t ˈfʁøːbə] ⓘ), was a German actor. Considered one of the most important character actors in his country's cinema during his lifetime, he became an international star after portraying the titular villain Auric Goldfinger in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. He subsequently played such roles as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), General Dietrich von Choltitz in Is Paris Burning? and Colonel Manfred von Holstein in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.
Gert Fröbe | |
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Born | Karl Gerhart Fröbe (1913-02-25)25 February 1913 |
Died | 5 September 1988(1988-09-05) (aged 75) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1948–1987 |
Political party | Nazi Party (1929–1937) |
Spouse(s) | Karin Kuderer-Pistorius (1970–?) Beate Bach (1962–1968) Hannelore Görtz (1953–1959) Tatjana Iwanow Clara Peter |
Children | 2 |
Fröbe was a three-time German Film Award nominee, twice for Best Leading Actor and once for Best Supporting Actor. In 1978, he won an honorary award for "outstanding individual contributions to the German cinema over the years."