Biography
Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe was a German actor who appeared in over 100, mostly German-produced films. He was best known in English-speaking countries for his work as the title character in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964). Other international films include his role as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), as General Dietrich von Choltitz in Is Paris Burning? (1966), as Colonel Manfred von Holstein in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), and as Inspector Bauer in Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977).
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Awards & recognition
- Bavarian Order of Merit · 1982
- Order of Karl Valentin · 1976
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1973
- Silver Shell — Best Actor · 1961
Filmography19 titles
The Longest Day
Goldfinger
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Is Paris Burning?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Confidential Report
Decision Before Dawn
Man on a Tightrope
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Triple Cross
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
He Who Must Die
Wet Asphalt
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Ten Little Indians
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Bloodline