Known For
Complete Filmography
No Place to Go
2000
as Hanna's Vater
Flanders, a famous female author, travels in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin wall into the German capital. She is deeply depressed by the events bec...
Cascadeur
1998
as Professor Waldheim
An action-adventure search for a priceless cultural treasure stolen by Russia from the Nazis during World War II.
Angeschlagen
1997
as Arnold
Glück auf Kredit
1995
as von Bernburg
Stein und Bein
1991
as Berlinger
Jenseits von Blau
1989
as Professor
Blue is the dominant color in the cold, sterile world of adults. 12-year-old Maria dreams of other colors beyond blue. In her dreams, she repeatedly s...
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
1988
as Silbermann
An American filmmaker travels to modern day Berlin to make a film based on a real-life incident from 1942 in which 13 Jewish prisoners from a concentr...
Rosa Luxemburg
1986
as Jean Jaurès
Polish socialist and Marxist Rosa Luxemburg works tirelessly in the service of revolution in early 20th century Poland and Germany. While Luxemburg ca...
A Man Like Eva
1984
as Yvonne
A bearded director named EVA, a fictive Rainer Werner Fassbinder, lives in a large house with his cast and crew as he films Dumas' Lady of the Camelli...
Die wilden Fünfziger
1983
as Igor
Lea
1983
Writer
The attractive Léa is around 40 and has a 20-year-old son, the result of a fleeting relationship. She lives with him in a posh studio apartment. Now L...
Non Stop Trouble with Spies
1983
as Mr. X
The harmless Berlin taxi driver Herbert Boeckmann has a bad day: Three mysterious gentlemen put the corpse of Boris Stravinsky, a Russian economist, i...
Shalom Pharao
1982
as Pharao (voice)
An original animated film that tells the biblical story of Joseph and his brothers in a stimulating and humorous way by giving the characters Pontius ...
Teegebäck und Platzpatronen
1980
as Bürgermeister Hubert Ruttner
Fabian
1980
as Erfinder
The story of Jacob Fabian, a somewhat liberal Berlin advertising copywriter who witnesses the collapse of the prewar German society during the 1930s.
Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk
1978
Das Biest
1977
as Alexis
The Serpent's Egg
1977
as Arzt
Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, ...
Der Katzensteg
1975
as Landrat von Krotkeim
Comenius
1975
as Shylock
Steppenwolf
1974
as Loering
In the bourgeois circles of Europe after the Great War, can anything save the modern man? Harry Haller, a solitary intellectual, has all his life fear...
Death and Devil
1973
as A Lonely Man
Evolves around the rooms of a house as one of the main characters, Lisiska, is waiting and is studied in depth as she prepares herself for a meeting. ...
Death and Devil
1973
Dialogue
Evolves around the rooms of a house as one of the main characters, Lisiska, is waiting and is studied in depth as she prepares herself for a meeting. ...
Vier Fenster zum Garten
1973
as Maurice
Der Teufelsschüler
1973
as General Burgoyne
Tod auf der Themse
1973
as Peter Finbow
The rich and respected London doctor Roger Mills has invited six of his best friends onto his boat on the Thames - he won't survive the trip.
Der Stoff, aus dem die Träume sind
1972
as Vladimir Monerow, KGB
Germany during the Cold War, a boy has fled Czechoslovakia. Star reporter Walter Roland investigates the background. In the process, he uncovers a plo...
Kein Geldschrank geht von selber auf. Die Eddie Chapman Story
1971
as Superintendent
Oliver
1971
as Finanzdirektor Kaenel
Die Nacht von Lissabon
1971
as Lachmann
After fleeing from Nazi Germany, Josef and Helen Schwarz arrive in Portugal's capital in 1942, where a ship to America awaits them. But on the evening...
Preußen über alles
1971
as Benedetti
Die Münchner Räterepublik
1971
as Kurt Eisner
Slap in the Face
1970
as Finanzminister
Dressed only with a muff, Eva - naked as God created her - reaches the conference room of the big bank to expose Terbanks' capitalists and bankers and...
Hier bin ich, mein Vater
1970
as Herr von Griese
Mein Freund Harvey
1970
as Dr. William Chumley
Unter den Dächern von St. Pauli
1970
as Nachtclubchef
Rival gangs are fighting for control of Hamburg's notorious harbor district, spreading fear and terror in the process. In the streets, houses and club...
Animals United
1969
as General Zornmüller (voice)
One day the animals become too colorful: war is constantly going on among the people. When Alois, the lion, learns that the 365th Peace Conference has...
Die Ente klingelt um halb acht
1968
as Professor Sauermann
Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats
1967
as Marquis de Sade
Josephine
1967
as Talma
Run Like a Thief
1967
as Piet de Jonge
The theft of a fortune in diamonds and the attempt by soldier of fortune Johnny Dent to outwit his pursuers who would stop at nothing to get their han...
Die gelehrten Frauen
1966
as Vadius
Once a Greek
1966
as Petit-Paysan
An extravagant comedy with Heinz Rühmann.
To Skin a Spy
1966
as Erfuhrt
A French secret agent gets a license to kill when he is sent to Vienna to plug a security leak in this routine spy saga. He is caught in the crossfire...
The Doctor Speaks Out
1966
as Professor
A serious Swiss melodrama/documentary about abortion, marketed as a sexy exploitation movie in the US. The film contains real medical footage.
Strangler of the Tower
1966
as Clifton
Five people have stolen a priceless, legendary emerald from a religious temple. One of them is slain by an unknown killer.
Alle mal herhören, auch die, die schwerhören..!
1966
as Wirt Kowalski / Leibarzt
Berta Garlan
1966
as Dr. Klingemann
Das Leben des Horace A.W. Tabor - Ein Stück aus den Tagen der letzten Könige
1965
as William H. Brown
Der Marquis - der Mann, der sich verkaufen wollte
1965
as Arzt
An eccentric marquis, for personal reasons, makes a deal with a man to kill him within six months. But some time later, he meets a woman and discovers...
Doktor Murkes gesammelte Nachrufe
1965
as Badallas
A Study in Terror
1965
as Joseph Beck
When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediate...
Killer Spy
1965
as Man with the cat (uncredited)
The most secret agent Stanislas Dubois, tired of saving the world alone decides to retire and to start writing his memoirs. The enemies of humanity, p...
The Spy Who Went Into Hell
1965
as Simon Walter
CIA agent Jeff Larson is sent to investigate suspicious activities at a U.S. base located in southern Spain. He discovers the base is being heavily mo...
Angelique: The Road To Versailles
1965
as Conan-Bécher
Angelique is saved by the king of the cutthroats when she is endangered in the streets of Paris. After her hero is killed, she has many amorous affair...
Shots in 3/4 Time
1965
as Henry
B 501, a newly developed controller for missiles, has disappeared despite the strict surveillance. Phillippe Tissout is sent by his boss to Paris to t...
They're Too Much
1965
as Ronald Bruck
Three crooks come out of jail on probation and, taking advantage of the economic boom in Germany, they continue their shady business quite legally thi...
Angelique
1964
as Conan Bécher, le moine inquisiteur
In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls i...
Sicher ist sicher
1964
as Kommodore
Condemned to Sin
1964
After World War II, a lot of people, who lived in the eastern parts of the Third Reich had to be relocated. One of them is Hugo Starosta (Martin Held)...
Der Prozeß Carl von O.
1964
as Verteidiger
In der Sache I. Robert Oppenheimer
1964
as I. Robert Oppenheimer
In dieser Stadt
1964
as Narrator (voice)
An Alibi for Death
1963
as Dr. Hartleben
Lawyer Maria Rohn takes on the case of Martin Siebeck. The truck driver allegedly ran over a man on the highway. Siebeck denies the crime and states t...
Crooks in Clover
1963
as Tomate
An aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortune from an old friend, a former gangster supremo k...
And So to Bed
1963
as Regisseur
Twelve different episodes of erotic relationships are described as examples of modern love substitute.
Morale 63
1963
as Dr. Kämpfe, Zeitungsverleger
The young Marion is arrested by the police for pimping, prostitution and indecent exposure. Reporter Axel Rottmann sense a lucrative story for his new...
The Invisible Terror
1963
as Charley Nelson
The Black Abbot
1963
as Inspektor Puddler
Several employees on a nobleman's estate show up at a former abbey, reputed to be haunted, to search for a hidden treasure. Howver, a mysterious hoode...
Miracle of the White Stallions
1963
as General Stryker
In WWII Austria, Col. Alois Podhajsky must protect his beloved Lipizzaner stallions and make sure that they are surrendered into the right hands. But ...
Liebe will gelernt sein
1963
as Regisseur Kramer
The Curse of the Yellow Snake
1963
as Major Spedwell
A Chinese cult bent on taking over the world uses an idol called The Golden Reptile that they believe can give them the power to achieve their goal.
Banana Peel
1963
as le vrai Bontemps
Two scoundrels cheat a millionaire out of a huge bankroll on the French Riviera.
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962
as (uncredited)
An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of...
Wetter veränderlich
1962
Director
The Terror of Doctor Mabuse
1962
as Mortimer
Dr. Mabuse has been locked away for years in an insane asylum. Suddenly crimes start occurring and no one knows the culprit. A detective goes to visit...
Adorable Julia
1962
as Lord Charles Tamerly
A successful and married, although not quite young, stage actress falls for a young man, who is involved with a young actress who uses him to advance ...
Lulu
1962
as Jack the Ripper
A 14-year-old girl is caught while trying to pick a doctor's pocket. The doctor ends up taking her in and turning her into a sophisticated lady, whom ...
Chikita
1962
as Dr. Hauenstein
Brothel-owner Chikita Hausmann is forced to flee a South American revolution and sets up a new “house of pleasure” in a sleepy Swiss town, where the l...
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
as Wilhelm Kortner
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.
Wenn beide schuldig werden
1962
as Reeder
Der Marquis von Keith
1962
as Marquis von Keith
Munich in the summer of 1899. In his insatiable greed for money, influence and enjoyment of life, the Marquis von Keith defies any moral law. Two wome...
The Tragedy of Silence
1962
as Dr. Kampmann
Cautionary drama, with vigorous attack on Germany's laws governing abortion.
Geliebte Hochstaplerin
1961
Adaptation
Roberto Bolle smuggles himself as a stowaway on an ocean liner that of Hamburg gen New York sets sail. On board is also his lover Barbara Shadwell, wh...
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
1961
as Camarro
Cliff is down on his luck when he decides to become a gangster. In order to get rich and impress his girlfriend he befriends two crooks and begins to ...
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
1961
as Sir Thomas Jones
Florestan Mississippi, a public prosecutor by profession, visits a lady named Anastasia and, while drinking coffee with her, convicts her of poisoning...
The Nina B. Affair
1961
as Schwerdtfeger
A businessman who lives from blackmailing begins to be blackmailed by his own wife who hates him.
The Secret Ways
1961
as The Count
Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Michael Reynolds is hired to help a threatened Hungarian scientist e...
Danger in the Middle East
1960
as Ernst Schenker
A criminal making plans to pull off one big score before he retires, comes into possession of secret papers worth a fortune, but dies while attempting...
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
1960
as Herr von Seelisberg
Hugo Wiederkehr, as a dutiful bank employee, has to deal with all kinds of customers. Among other things, with the industrialist Meissen and his prett...
Emilia Galotti
1960
as Kammerherr
Mistress of the World - Part II
1960
as Norvald
Karin is now continuing her father's research and is also caught in the cross hairs of the mysterious opponents. Johanson himself retreats to a Cambod...
Mistress of the World - Part I
1960
as Norvald
Professor Johansson has made a huge scientific breakthrough; a device that will create a huge magnetic pulse that knocks out all electricity over a co...
Kunst ist Kunst
1959
as Paul Weldon
Die schöne Lügnerin
1959
as Prince Metternich
In 1815 Vienna, a corsetmaker falls in love with a valet.
The Rest Is Silence
1959
as Kriminalrat Fortner
'The Rest Is Silence, a German-made attempt to update Shakespeare, is one of the best and least self-conscious of this minor genre. As indicated by th...
Court Martial
1959
as Schorn, Vorsitzender des Kriegsgerichtes
In this war drama, three Nazi survivors are rescued after their battleship sank. Initially they are given heroes' accolades for their courage, but the...
Johanna aus Lothringen
1959
as Sheppard
On Call...Murder!
1959
as Lesgate
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B.
The Journey
1959
as Capt. Ornikidze
A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.
As Long as the Heart Still Beats
1958
as Mr. Kenneweg
Die singenden Engel von Tirol
1958
as Roberts
Taiga
1958
as Becker
Grabenplatz 17
1958
as Dr. Wagenknecht, Polizeichemiker
Murder mystery about the disappearance of a boy who has leukaemia following the murder of his mother, which he witnessed.
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1958
as Joseph
A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.
Bank Vault 713
1958
as Hartmann
Der Page vom Palast-Hotel
1958
as Richard Allhard
El Hakim
1957
as Dr. Kolali
A young Egyptian doctor leaves his uneducated, dance girl lady friend behind while he focuses on fighting poverty and superstition. Years later, rich ...
Das Abschiedssouper
1957
Director
Unter Palmen am blauen Meer
1957
as Cesare, the Contessa's butler
During the summer holidays, a teenage girl in love with pop star Tedy Reno visits her aunt, an aging countess, at her mansion in Italy, where both mus...
Die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit
1957
as Vetter
Königin Luise
1957
as Talleyrand
Ein Herz kehrt heim
1956
as Boerner, Konzertmeister
Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter
1956
In 1920, an unknown 24-year-old woman was fished out of Berlin's Landwehr kanal after a suicide attempt. Since she has no papers and no answers to any...
Kitty and the Great Big World
1956
as Jeannot
The young Kitty is drawn into the world of international politics by chance.
Heute heiratet mein Mann
1956
as Niki Springer
The talkative dentist Dr. Agartz lets the drill whir and tries to entertain his patient Thesi Petersen with the latest society gossip: the famous Hamb...
Secret Confession
1956
as Stadtrat Praun
San Salvatore
1956
as Prof. Dr. Monthé
Alibi
1955
as Chef vom Dienst Dietmar
An industrialist's wife was killed and now her lover is accused of murder.
Two Blue Eyes
1955
as Hergentheimer, Direktor
Das Forsthaus in Tirol
1955
as Milazzo, Juwelier
Unternehmen Schlafsack
1955
as Oberfeldrichter Dr. Kratz
Bandits of the Highway
1955
as Paul Barra
The film is based on a true story, concerning a series of robberies on the highways of Germany. At the time of the actual events, there was a controve...
Die Toteninsel
1955
as Pater Markus
Die Frau des Botschafters
1955
as Mattusch
Der Himmel ist nie ausverkauft
1955
as Herr Borelli
Magic Fire
1955
as Giacomo Meyerbeer
Director William Dieterle's 1956 film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and ...
Heroism after Hours
1955
as Zauberer Maro
"Heroism after Hours" (German: "Heldentum nach Ladenschluß") is a 1955 West German anthology comedy film. It is in four parts each portraying a differ...
Oasis
1955
as Van Grouten
Two female agents from a rival gang are sent to disrupt the operations of a gold-smuggler's caravan in Africa.
Gestatten, mein Name ist Cox
1955
as Kriminalinspektor Carter
Secrets of the City
1955
as Morton
An industrial plant gets into difficulties. The factory owner then decides to sell the company and makes all the employees redundant. How do the dismi...
Canaris
1954
as Baron Trenti
Admiral Canaris is chief of the intelligence service of Nazi Germany. His department is quite successful and Hitler grants him all the money he wants ...
Phantom of the Big Tent
1954
Mr. Rossi and Mr. Capelli, co-owners of a successful traveling circus, have a rivalry over the affections of the lovely Dolores. That's all settled af...
The Witch
1954
Cavalry Captain Wronski
1954
as Vorsitzender Volksgerichtshof
A Polish officer works undercover in 1930s Berlin to discover Nazi Germany's plans against his homeland.
Clivia
1954
Melody Beyond Love
1954
as Conrad Eylers
Marlene Roedern is a student at the Salzburg Mozarteum, as is her boyfriend, Hans Hellmer, a promising conductor. Strothoff, a government cultural rep...
The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch
1954
as Oberarzt Psychiatrie
Young Olga Ahrendt almost succeeded in attempting suicide. She had thrown herself in front of a tram out of desperation about her miserable life, a de...
Dieses Lied bleibt bei dir
1954
as Musik-Kritiker
A Life for Do
1954
as Maurice
Straßenserenade
1953
as Sachetti
The Chaplain of San Lorenzo
1953
as Kriminalkommissar Morro
Der große Zapfenstreich
1952
My Name is Niki
1952
as Redakteur
Winnie is desperate and doesn't know what to do next. She is about to marry her lover Paul, who has returned from war captivity. Both want to emigrate...
Gefangene Seele
1952
Decision Before Dawn
1951
as German Prisoner (uncredited)
WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the ...
Die Tat des Anderen
1951
Königskinder
1950
as Graf Larissa
The Last Illusion
1949
as Bertram
Professor Mauthner, after many years of exile (having emigrated in 1933 to the USA), returns to Germany in 1948. He can in fact return to his teaching...
Das Geheimnis der roten Katze
1949