Gert Fröbe
Date of birth: 1913-02-25
Place of birth: Zwickau, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
It Happened in Broad Daylight
1958-06-09
The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.
Goldfinger
1964-09-20
Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he
Bloodline
1979-06-29
A pampered heiress inherits her father's pharmaceutical empire when he dies in a suspicious accident
Ludwig
1973-03-07
Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886,
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965-06-16
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,0
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1962-09-06
Dr. Mabuse has been locked away for years in an insane asylum. Suddenly crimes start occurring and n
Triple Cross
1966-12-09
Safecracker Eddie Chapman is languishing in prison on the island of Jersey when the Nazis arrive. An
Rosemary
1958-06-28
West Germany in '50s is becoming an economic superpower. In such climate, Rosemarie is just one of m
Is Paris Burning?
1966-10-26
Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it be
Shadowman
1974-11-20
Clad in a featureless red mask, The Man Without A Face is involved in a single-minded pursuit of the
And Then There Were None
1974-09-24
Ten people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killi
Das Herz von St. Pauli
1957-12-17
Due to a lack of money, Hamburg pub owner Jonny Jensen brings two partners on board. As soon as the
The Green Archer
1961-02-02
The country estate of American emigre Abel Bellamy is haunted by the ghost of the Green Archer, a 14
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968-12-17
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign governme
Der tolle Bomberg
1957-08-20
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1971-12-15
A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob the safety deposit boxes of three very differen
The Longest Day
1962-09-25
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the
Greed in the Sun
1964-04-17
A truck driver ventures into the Moroccan desert to retrieve a stolen truck, facing danger, bad luck
They Were So Young
1954-10-20
Grim melodrama about girls sent to South America to be used by crooks.
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965-05-01
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their sh
Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969-04-28
Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally fro
The Serpent's Egg
1977-10-28
In 1923 Berlin, following the suicide of his brother, an American acrobat struggles to survive while
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
1967-07-13
Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
1961-10-13
The supposedly dead and buried Mabuse returns to his criminal activities, as his longtime foe Police
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
1960-09-13
A reporter is murdered while driving to his job. The Police are contacted by a clairvoyant who saw t
Duel with Death
1959-09-15
Old Dag and his two sons Tore and Dag Junior live on Björndal in the Nordic forests. The clan is con
Banana Peel
1963-01-18
Two scoundrels cheat a millionaire out of a huge bankroll on the French Riviera.
The Upper Hand
1966-03-02
In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then th
Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
1974-03-08
The robber Hotzenplotz shows no mercy and steals Grandma's music-making coffee grinder. Naturally, K
Das Liebeskarussell
1965-09-30
An episodic film, telling four erotic tales: Angela isn't sexually satisfied by her husband, so she
Der Tiefstapler
1978-05-11
The German ambassador to a small republic is expecting the visit of his Minister of Development. Whe
Crook and the Cross
1960-01-01
With the help of God, the loveable safecracker Paul Wittkowski – aka “Cracker-Paulie” – manages to e
Grand Hotel
1959-09-23
Based on a book by Vicki Baum, all of the action takes place in one day in a luxury hotel in Berlin.
The Berliner
1948-12-31
Otto, a feckless Everyman, tries to adjust to the postwar travails of his defeated nation. Stymied b
The Little Town will go to Sleep
1954-02-11
In a small town a bag with delicate letters disappears. Many of the residents are worried about thei
Twelve Hours by the Clock
1959-04-21
Three criminals escape from a French prison and hide in a coastal village where they have to wait fo
Enough Rope
1963-01-11
Two total strangers suspect each other of murdering their own wives. Based on Patricia Highsmith's 1
Waldwinter
1956-03-27
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965-11-26
This promotional film was aired on American television on 26 November 1965, one month before the rel
August der Starke
1984-01-03
Salto Mortale
1954-12-17
Tonio Kröger
1964-09-02
This drama is taken from Thomas Mann's 1903 semi-autobiographical novel. Tonio (Jean Claude Brialy)
The Girl and the Legend
1957-02-07
London, in 1730. Charly, Jim and Ben work hard, with the brave Maud, in a cotton mill to earn a few
Old Heidelberg
1959-12-21
The Day the Rains Came
1959-11-24
A motorcycle gang in post-war Germany wreaks havok on a town, until one of their members begins to h
Jons und Erdme
1959-03-04
Adaptation of Hermann Sudermann's novel about the troubled relationship between the strong willed Er
Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…
1960-09-26
Germany at the time of the economic miracle: the boorish and equally rude Jupp Grapsch has made a sm
The Threepenny Opera
1963-02-28
The Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out,
Die Kreuzlschreiber
1950-03-03
Ganovenehre
1966-04-13
In the crazy twenties, safecracker Orje is released from prison and, through the mediation of his fr
Grabenplatz 17
1958-07-16
Murder mystery about the disappearance of a boy who has leukaemia following the murder of his mother
The Girl from Flanders
1956-02-16
A love story between a German soldier and a young Flemish woman amidst World War I.
Ein Herz spielt falsch
1953-06-22
A man, in need of money and too lazy to work for a living, marries a plain but rich girl in the know
Wet Asphalt
1958-04-02
In Berlin, when the journalist Greg Bachmann is released from prison six months before the end of hi
Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
1959-01-15
Nick Knatterton has the reputation of being the true master of all detectives, which is due to the f
Der Pauker
1958-10-03
Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee
1959-11-27
Shortly before the end of the war, SS officer Grohmann sinks several crates of counterfeit English m
Der Schimmelreiter
1978-03-29
After the death of his father, the ambitious farmhand Hauke Haien works his way up to become the suc
Redhead
1962-06-29
Bored with her marriage, Franziska decides to travel to Venice.
The Falcon
1983-03-29
Banović Strahinja takes place during the middle ages in Serbia. While estate owner Strahinja is hunt
Tod oder Freiheit
1977-12-25
Via Mala
1961-08-09
Another Opera
1979-02-21
In this hilarious opera parody, Loriot delivers a comedic take on the pretentiousness of the operati
Als wär’s heut’ gewesen
1978-02-24
Morgenstern am Abend
1973-02-25
Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient
1975-12-01
The somewhat indolent father Traugott Wurster looks after his six sons while his wife works in a but
The High Life
1960-02-16
Doris Putzke is fond of dating men in her quest to find the perfect one. In her brief relationships,
Der Garten
1983-02-22
Der Tag vor der Hochzeit
1952-11-27
Nach Regen scheint Sonne
1949-12-16
Dunja
1955-12-22
Arlette Conquers Paris
1953-08-31
Das Forsthaus in Tirol
1955-11-03
Der dunkle Stern
1955-05-14
Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe
1955-05-25
Das Kreuz am Jägersteig
1954-09-30
Soldatensender Calais
1960-08-29
Ein Herz schlägt für Erika
1956-02-23
Morgengrauen
1954-09-01
Special Delivery
1955-04-07
Complications ensue when a U.S. diplomat discovers that he has a baby on his hands and an undercover
Die vertagte Hochzeitsnacht
1953-07-01
Married En Route
1953-12-31
Double Destiny
1954-11-12
A soldier fighting for France loses his memory and has a second career as a national leader, but in
Heroes and Sinners
1955-09-12
A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republ
He Who Must Die
1957-05-03
Greece, in the 1920s, is occupied by the Turks. The country is in turmoil with entire villages uproo
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
1957-02-06
Pierre Marsac, a French engineer working for the Nagasaki shipbuilding yards, has fallen in love bot
Prisoner of the Volga
1959-03-26
A vicious play of intrigue, about love, desire and betrayal, in the dress of the military at the Cos
Ewiger Walzer
1954-08-04
Not Delivered
1958-01-15
After resolving to start a new life with his girlfriend Jacqueline, Bastien Sassey decides to give u
Death Rite
1975-09-05
While traveling to a resort in Tunisia, the magician and clairvoyant Professor Vestar befriends the
I Killed Rasputin
1967-05-03
Grigori Rasputin becomes a fixture of Russia's Imperial Court after saving the life of Alexei Nikola
The Girl with the Cat Eyes
1958-11-28
A police commissioner investigates an auto theft ring in Hamburg following the murder of an inspecto
Lovers Woods
1960-08-13
1943, Christmas Eve in occupied Brittany. Charles, a member of the Resistance, is parachuted into th
Dear Caroline
1968-01-18
Against the backdrop of the French revolution, young Caroline tries to reunite with her first love,
Doctor Justice
1975-12-17
Based on the title character, a World Health Organisation (WHO) doctor and martial arts expert who f
Auf Wiedersehen
1961-12-22
Too Many Lovers
1957-12-11
The charming Lulu, a cabaret singer and dancer, has no shortage of admirers. When she decides to get
Das Gesetz des Clans
1977-03-24
Heute kündigt mir mein Mann
1963-01-25
Alte Sünden rosten nicht
1985-01-01
The Exotic Locations of 'Goldfinger'
2006-10-04
A tour of the exotic locations of 'Goldfinger'.
Sonntagsgeschichten
1976-12-26
Auf ein Neues
1988-01-01
Mr. Arkadin
1955-08-09
Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detectiv
Umbrella Coup
1980-10-08
Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a r
Backfire
1964-09-04
A greedy gold smuggler hires a handsome hero to transport a stolen fortune to a new hideout accompan
Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse
2018-08-30
Decision Before Dawn
1951-12-21
WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial
Man on a Tightrope
1953-05-21
The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the borde