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Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe (German: [ˈɡɛɐ̯t ˈfʁøːbə] ⓘ; 25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor.He was known in English-speaking countries for his work as the title character in the James Bond film Goldfinger, as Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, as Hotzenplotz in The Robber Hotzenplotz, General Dietrich von Choltitz in ...
Auric Goldfinger was played by German actor Gert Fröbe. Fröbe, who did not speak English well, was dubbed in the film by Michael Collins, an English actor. [4] In the German version, Fröbe dubbed himself back again. Goldfinger was banned in Israel after it was revealed that Fröbe had been a member of the Nazi Party.
Fröbe was cast because the producers saw his performance as a child molester in the German film Es geschah am hellichten Tag. [7] Fröbe, who spoke little English, said his lines phonetically, but was too slow. To redub him, he had to double the speed of his performance to get the right tempo. [10]
"No, Mister Bond," says Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe), one of the greatest Bond villains. "I expect you to die." The memorable theme for "Goldfinger" (1964), starring Sean Connery as James Bond ...
Gert Fröbe’s Midas-minded villain Auric Goldfinger is perfectly devious in matters small (cheating at gin rummy and golf) and large (trying to knock off Fort Knox for its stash of bullion), and ...
Oddjob's real name is unknown. Goldfinger names him to describe his duties to his employer. A Korean, like all of Goldfinger's staff, he is extremely powerful, as shown in one sequence where he breaks the thick oak railing of a staircase with knife-hand strikes (colloquially known as 'karate chops') and shatters a mantel with his foot.
Toshiyuki Sakata (坂田 敏行, Sakata Toshiyuki, July 1, 1920 – July 29, 1982), better known as Harold Sakata, was an American Olympic weightlifter, professional wrestler, and film actor of Japanese descent.
The film marked the last film appearance of Sean Connery before he was cast in the role of James Bond. Gert Fröbe (Sgt. Kaffeekanne) and Curd Jürgens (Gen. Günther Blumentritt) later played Bond villains Auric Goldfinger and Karl Stromberg (The Spy Who Loved Me), respectively.