Won a Golden Laurel in 1965 and came 3rd place in the Male Supporting Performance category of the Laurel Awards for his performance as Auric Goldfinger.Won an Honorary Award in 1978 in the German Film Awards for his lifelong contribution to German films.Won the Ernst Lubitsch Award in 1961 for his role in Gauner und der liebe Gott, Der (1960).Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) as Baron Bomburst.Due to Gert's connection with the Nazi Party, the film Goldfinger was banned in Israel, but later allowed after a Jewish family publicly thanked him for helping to hide them.In the James Bond movie Goldfinger, Gert's voice was dubbed by Michael Collins.Gert died in Germany in 1988 from a heart attack. However, several families came forward in his defence, as it was revealed that he had helped to hide many Jews from the German police. Gert was a member of the Nazi Party and received a lot of grief after the war ended. He also played Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang which was written by James Bond author Ian Fleming, and produced by Cubby Broccoli.
He is most recognized for his role of Auric Goldfinger in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Throughout his career, he has starred in over 100 films, although his voice was dubbed for several of his English roles (including Goldfinger) because he couldn't speak English. On Ian Fleming wrote to Michael Howard at Jonathan Cape, publisher of his James Bond novels: ‘I am now sending you the first two volumes of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. Gert Frobe was born in Oberplanitz (now Zwickau), Saxony, Germany under the name Karl-Gerhart Frober.
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