Karl Gerhart “Gert” Fröbe was an actor who appeared in more than 100 films. American audiences may best remember him as Goldfinger in the James Bond movie by that name. But likely most moviegoers do not know that Gert, born Feb. 25, 1913, Oberplanitz, Zwickau, Germany, was a member of the Nazi Party.
Searchable Nazi Party membership records preserved by the U.S. National Archives indicate that he belonged to the Nazi Party. The records do not explain why this actor joined the Nazi Party or the extent of his involvement. I do not presume to judge this motives. Those answers largely died with him.
The records were examined with a DIE ZEIT search tool.
- Born Feb 25, 1913
- Gau Hessen-Nassau, Sachsen, Wien
- Member no.408.392
- Party Membership Date Entry unknown, but the name and birthdatepoint to his membership.
Memorable movie quotation:
BOND: You’ll kill 60,000 people uselessly.
GOLDFINGER: Hah. American motorists kill that many every two years.
He died September 5, 1988 (age 75 years), Munich, Germany