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Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Actor · Died May 5, 1997, aged 73 · Bonn, Germany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter Gotell (15 March 1926 – 5 May 1997) was a German actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB, in the James Bond film series. Gotell was born in Bonn, Germany; his family emigrated to the United Kingdom after the Nazis came to power. A fluent English speaker, he started in films as early as 1943, usually playing German henchmen, such as in We Dive at Dawn (1943). He began to have more established roles by the early fifties, starring in The African Queen (1951), Ice-Cold in Alex (1958), The Guns of Navarone (1961), 55 Days At Peking (1963), Lancelot and Guinevere (1963), The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965), Lord Jim (1965), Black Sunday (1977), The Boys From Brazil (1978), and Cuba (1979). Gotell won the role of KGB General Anatol Gogol in The Spy Who Loved Me for being a look-alike of the former head of Soviet secret police Lavrentiy Pavlovitch Beria. His first role in the James Bond films came in 1963, when he played the henchman Morzeny in From Russia with Love. Starting in the late 1970s, he played the recurring role of General Gogol in the James Bond series, beginning with The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977. The character returned in Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985) and The Living Daylights (1987). As the Cold War developed, the role of leader of the KGB was seen to change attitudes to the West - from direct competitor to collaborator. His final appearance, as the Cold War began to become less imminent, sees him transferred to a different, more diplomatic role. Gotell is one of a few actors to have played a villain and a Bond ally in the film series (others being Joe Don Baker, Charles Gray and Richard Kiel). Throughout his career, Gotell also made numerous guest appearances in a wide array of television series. He played Chief Constable Cullen in Softly, Softly: Taskforce between 1969 and 1975. He guested in many series including Danger Man, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Airwolf, The X-Files, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, MacGyver, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Miami Vice, Cagney and Lacey, The Saint, and many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Gotell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 15, 1924
Died
May 5, 1997 (aged 73)
From
Bonn, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 123 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Walter Gotell's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
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Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Self
13%
Society
12%
Power
11%
Bonds
10%
Survival
9%
Ideas
5%
Revenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Thrilling
8
Warm
3
Dread
3
Romantic
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Rousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Walter Gotell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Walter Gotell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

123 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as General Mueller (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Nazi General (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor(1992)

    as Uncle John (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Everything or Nothing(2012)

    as Gen. Anatol Gogol

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Puppet Master: The Legacy(2003)

    as General Mueller (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Prince Valiant(1997)

    as Erik the Old

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor Klemper

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge(1991)

    as General Mueller

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Hertz

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • She Knows Too Much(1989)

    as Foreigner

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Kemmerling

  • Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers(1988)

    as Uncle John

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Kurt Mandl

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Living Daylights(1987)

    as General Anatol Gogol

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Rabbi Goteyel

  • Henry's Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Efraim Grüner

  • Henry's Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Efraim Grüner

  • Basic Training (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nabokov

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as General Barenov · as Starkoss

  • Spenser: For Hire(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Lace 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as General Zedd

  • KGB: The Secret War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nicholai

  • A View to a Kill(1985)

    as General Gogol

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Klizer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Memed My Hawk(1984)

    as Sgt. Asim

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Oberst Helmut Krüger / Hans Daubert

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Steiner

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Kalabaliken i Bender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Storvesiren

  • Octopussy(1983)

    as Gogol

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet and the Black(1983)

    as Gen. Max Helm

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Ramon DeJarro

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Carascas

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Douglas Sloane

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as J.F. Blackwell

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Skulden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Misjakov

  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lord Swinton · as Lord Swinton (uncredited)

  • For Your Eyes Only(1981)

    as General Anatol Gogol

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Cry of the Innocent(1980)

    as Jack Brewster

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Flight Level 450 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Anchell

  • Cuba(1979)

    as Don Jose Pulido

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The London Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Simmons

  • Moonraker(1979)

    as General Gogol

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hennig

  • The Boys from Brazil(1978)

    as Mundt

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Stud(1978)

    as Ben Khaled

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Baker

  • March or Die(1977)

    as Col. Lamont

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Frankenheimer

  • The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)

    as General Anatol Gogol

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Black Sunday(1977)

    as Colonel Riat

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Zoo Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Boucher

  • Our Miss Fred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Heinrich Schmidt (uncredited)

  • Endless Night(1972)

    as Constantine

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Softly Softly: Task Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 8 episodes · as Chief Constable Arthur Cullen · as Chief Constable Cullen

  • The File of the Golden Goose(1969)

    as George Leeds

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Main Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Gilbert Fletcher · as Raymond Berry

  • Cry Wolf(1968)

    as Ronan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Champions(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Jost

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Attack on the Iron Coast(1968)

    as Van Horst

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold(1965)

    as Holten (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Ian Webster

  • Lord Jim(1965)

    as Captain of Patna

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Hamilton Tromp

  • The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Benton

  • From Russia with Love(1963)

    as Morzeny

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sword of Lancelot(1963)

    as Sir Cedric

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • 55 Days at Peking(1963)

    as Capt. Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Swenson

  • The Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Major Holland

  • The Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Hans Lasser

  • The Longest Day(1962)

    as German Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Agent(1962)

    as Dr. Ritter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Andromeda Breakthrough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Neilson · as Professor Neilson

  • Richard the Lionheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Prince Otto

  • The Road to Hong Kong(1962)

    as Dr. Zorbb

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Studio 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Gestapo Commissar Kehr

  • Z-Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Stryker of the Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Devil's Daffodil(1961)

    as Oberinspektor Whiteside

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Guns of Navarone(1961)

    as Muesel

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Circle of Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Phoney Ballard

  • The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll(1960)

    as Heverton - Second Gambler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Perar · as Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Armchair Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as The Man

  • Circus of Horrors(1960)

    as Baron Von Gruber

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sink the Bismarck!(1960)

    as Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Rasmussen

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Interpol Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Fischer · as Zeist

  • The Treasure of San Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Hamburg inspector

  • Shake Hands with the Devil(1959)

    as 'Black & Tans' Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Bandit Of Zhobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Azhad Khan

  • Hell, Heaven or Hoboken(1958)

    as German Colonel

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Adventures of William Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer

  • The Man Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Profuno

  • Ice Cold in Alex(1958)

    as 1st German Officer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Gestapo officer

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as First Policeman

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much(1956)

    as Matthews, Scotland Yard Patrol Car (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • 1984(1956)

    as Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · as Le Drue

  • The Mysterious Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Police Constable (uncredited)

  • Dixon of Dock Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Gooch

  • The Warriors(1955)

    as French Castle Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Above Us the Waves(1955)

    as German Officer on Tirpitz

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Simmons

  • Duel in the Jungle(1954)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Break to Freedom(1953)

    as Feldwebel

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Red Beret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as German Sentry

  • Desperate Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Ravitch's Servant-Henchman

  • The African Queen(1951)

    as Second Officer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Luzatto

  • Lilli Marlene(1950)

    as Director of Propaganda

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Wooden Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as François - The Follower

  • Cairo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Prison Officer

  • Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Mir Jaffar

  • No Orchids for Miss Blandish(1948)

    as uncredited

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • We Dive at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Luftwaffe Captain

  • Tomorrow We Live(1942)

    as Hans

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Secret Mission(1942)

    as Lieutenant Langfeld

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Goose Steps Out(1942)

    as SS Guard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 122 titles from 1942 to 2022; peak year 1978.

Biggest box office

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

$47M worldwide

Highest rated

The African Queen (1951)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

From Russia with Love (1963)

Film career

19422022

Peak 1978 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting122 of 122: 122 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1940s5 · acting1950s31 · acting1960s33 · acting1970s14 · acting1980s32 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s2 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 36 roles
4358637383

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Walter Gotell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 53; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 65 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Memed My Hawk (1984)

83rd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Longest Day (1962)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Walter Gotell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles47–83 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles15–61 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles16–54 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles25–51 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles38–68 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Walter Gotell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Walter Gotell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; C. Courtney Joyner shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles