Gert Fröbe

Birth Name:

Karl-Gerhard Fröbe

Birth Place:

Oberplanitz, Saxony, Germany

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Recipient of an Honorary Award at the 1978 German Film Awards for his contributions to German film
Recipient of the Prize San Sebastian at the 1961 San Sebastian International Film Festival as Best Actor for "Crook and the Cross․"
Winner of a Golden Camera in 1984 as Best German Actor for "August der Starke" and "Der Garten․"
Winner of the Ernst Lubitsch Award in 1961 for "Crook and the Cross․"
Won the German Film Critics Award at the 1959 German Film Critics Association Awards as Best Actor for "It Happened in Broad Daylight․"
Was initially a classical violinist, but abandoned that for a dramatic career
Quote: "I am a big man, and I have a laugh to match my size․ The ridiculous thing is that since I played Goldfinger in the James Bond film there are some people who still insist on seeing me as a cold, ruthless villain - a man without laughs․"
Perhaps best known for his roles as Auric Goldfinger in "Goldfinger," Peachum in "The Threepenny Opera" and Baron Bomburst in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang․"
Although he was a member of the Nazi party in Germany during World War II, he used his status to hide Jews and smuggle them out of Germany
Due to his past membership in the Nazi party, "Goldfinger" had been banned in Israel until a Jewish family publicly thanked him for helping them escape Germany
Due to his thick German accent, his voice was dubbed in English in the film "Goldfinger․"
Is pictured on a 3 DM commemorative postage stamp by the German post

1959Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle):Nominated
1959German Film Critics Award - Best Actor (Bester Darsteller):Winner
1963Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Nebenrolle):Nominated
1965Golden Laurel - Supporting Performance, Male:Nominated
1967Bambi - Best Actor - National:Nominated

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