General Ourumov
(Gottfried John)

Character: General Ourumov
Actor: Gottfried John
Movie: GoldenEye
Age: 46
Appearence: Medium build, aged features both trustworthy and devious with an air of superiority.
Status: Terminated

The head of Space Division for the Russian military, General Ourumov (played by Gottfried John) is the next iron-man of Russia. However, this cold, hard exterior hides the heart of a traitor who (as part of the Janus group) plans to steal millions of pounds from the Bank of England before destroying London with a blast from the remaining GoldenEye satellite.

Most memorable quote:
"Use the bumper - that's what it's for!"

Personality

A cunning and deceitful Russian General covertly involved with the Janus crime syndicate and working with Alec Trevelyan. Conceited in his belief in his own superiority to the Russian government system. He is involved in various criminal activities and was responsible for recruiting Trevelyan to the Russian secret service.

Involvement

Ourumov uses his position as a Russian general to infiltrate the Severnaya satellite installation and steal the GoldenEye weapon to aid the plans of the Janus Syndicate. Then when Ourumov is put in control of the investigation of the Severnaya incident, he transfers the blame by convincing the government that the disaster was a terrorist action by Siberian separatists. When Russian Minister of Defense Dimitri Mishkin begins to discover the truth, Ourumov kills him and attempts to put the blame on Bond. After taking Natalya Simonova hostage to escape both Bond and the Russians, Ourumov is killed by Bond in a tense stand-off on Trevelyan's train.