Gert Fröbe Gert Fröbe Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe (; 25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a West German film and stage actor. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his work as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film "Goldfinger", as Peachum in "The Threepenny Opera", as Baron Bomburst in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", as Hotzenplotz in "Der Räuber Hotzenplotz" and "Colonel Manfred von Holstein" in "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines". Fröbe was born in Oberplanitz, today part of Zwickau. He was initially a violinist, but he abandoned it for Kabarett and theatre work. He joined the
Baron Ambrosia talent: performer/narrator) for his portrayal of Baron Ambrosia. Fornal stopped using the character after the feature length film "BARON AMBROSIA IS DEAD" to pursue exploration and documentary film-making full time. The Baron Ambrosia character first appeared in 2006 in the video podcast "Underbelly NYC" which was distributed through Liberated Syndication. The show reached a number #1 ranking under iTunes culinary podcasts. Fornal produced, in total, eight episodes of "Underbelly NYC". In early 2008, Baron Ambrosia re-emerged in "Bronx Flavor" on BronxNet, a Public-access television cable TV channel in Bronx, NY. Both series focus on Baron Ambrosia's adventures in food (mostly