1905 - 1977

The expressive support actor appeared during the wartime in movies like "Bal paré" (40), "Stukas" (41), "U-Boote westwärts" (41) and "Andreas Schlüter" (43).

Karl John could successfully continue his career after the war and took part in well-known movies till the 60's, among them "Der Verlorene" (51), "Des Teufels General" (55), "Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben" (57), "Fabrik der Offiziere" (60), "Diesmal muss es Kaviar sein2 (61), "The Longest Day - Der längste Tag" (62) and "Der Hexer" (64).

From the middle of the 60's he often played in TV productions, besides single episodes in the serials "Der Kommissar" uad "Derrick" he also appeared in the serial "Babeck" (68) and the movies "Pusteblume" (74) and "Sorcerer" (77).
 

Other movies with Karl John:
Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen (33) Legion Condor (39) Fahrt ins Leben (40) Der Weg ins Freie (41) Zwei in einer grossen Stadt (42) Grossstadtmelodie (43) In jenen Tagen (47) Liebe 47 (48) Die letzte Nacht (49) Le Banquet des fraudeurs - Das Bankett der Schmuggler (52) Weg ohne Umkehr (52) The Man Between - Gefährlicher Urlaub (53) Hotel Adlon (55) Das Lächeln der Gioconda (58) Madame Sans-Gêne (60) An heiligen Wassern (60) Serie "Jedermannstrasse 11" (62) Serie "Kriminalmuseum: Der Schlüssel" (64) Neues vom Hexer (65) Blumen für Zimmer 19 (65) Serie "Der Kommissar: Dr. Meinhardt's trauriges Ende" (70) Serie "Der Kommissar: Mykonos" (72) Land (72) Serie "Derrick: Auf eigene Faust"(76) Serie "Tatort: Finderlohn" (77)