Portrait of Curd Jürgens

Acting

Curd Jürgens

Career

Active from 1935 to 2011, with a break from 1982 to 2010, busiest in 1970 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
100
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Curd Jürgens Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 9
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • World War II 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Class Struggle 3
  • Historical Context 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Moral Conflict 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

157
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Jedermann Remixed
Jedermann Remixed (2011)

as Jedermann (archive footage)

1980s

6 titles · average score 71
James Bond: The First 21 Years
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)

as Karl Stromberg (archive footage)

Smiley's People
Smiley's People (1982)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as General Vladimir

Teheran '43
Teheran '43 (1981)
GoodWatch score 62

as Legrain - lawyer

Collin
Collin (1981)

TV show · as Hans Collin

Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (1980)

as UFO-Commander

The Sleep of Death
The Sleep of Death (1980)

as Count St. Alyre

1970s

35 titles · average score 53
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident (1979)
GoodWatch score 32

as Baron "Marchant"

The Other One's Mug
The Other One's Mug (1979)
GoodWatch score 58

as Wilfrid

Goldengirl
Goldengirl (1979)
GoodWatch score 38

as Dr. Serafin

Just a Gigolo
Just a Gigolo (1978)
GoodWatch score 41

as Prince

The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

as Karl Stromberg

A Second Spring
A Second Spring (1975)

as Fox

Cagliostro
Cagliostro (1975)

as Cardinal Braschi

Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

as Generale Von Grotjahn

The Vault of Horror
The Vault of Horror (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

Two Males for Alexa
Two Males for Alexa (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ronald Marvelling

Millionen nach Maß
Millionen nach Maß (1970)

TV show · as Carlos, Marquis de Cabral

The Priest of St. Pauli
The Priest of St. Pauli (1970)

as Konrad Johannsen

1960s

38 titles · average score 62
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as General Lohring

Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Baron von Richter

Battle of the Commandos
Battle of the Commandos (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

as General Von Reilow

OSS 117 Murder for Sale
OSS 117 Murder for Sale (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Il Maggiore

Lord Jim
Lord Jim (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cornelius

They're Too Much
They're Too Much (1965)

as Kurt Lehnert

Psyche 59
Psyche 59 (1964)
GoodWatch score 57

as Eric Crawford

The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

as Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer

Miracle of the White Stallions
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gen. Tellheim

Nutty, Naughty Chateau
Nutty, Naughty Chateau (1963)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hugo Falsen

Brainwashed
Brainwashed (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

as Werner von Basil

I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Wernher von Braun

1950s

51 titles · average score 64
Katia
Katia (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

as Czar Alexander II

Ferry to Hong Kong
Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
GoodWatch score 37

as Mark Bertram Conrad

Time Bomb
Time Bomb (1959)

as Eric Muller

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
GoodWatch score 87

as Capt. Lin Nan

Me and the Colonel
Me and the Colonel (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as Colonel Prokoszny

This Happy Feeling
This Happy Feeling (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Preston Mitchell

The Enemy Below
The Enemy Below (1957)
GoodWatch score 81

as Kapitän von Stolberg

The Spies
The Spies (1957)
GoodWatch score 66

as Alex

Bitter Victory
Bitter Victory (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

as Major David Brand

...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman (1956)
GoodWatch score 65

as Eric Carradine

Michael Strogoff
Michael Strogoff (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Michael Strogoff

The Devil's General
The Devil's General (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Gen. Harry Harras

1940s

18 titles
Lambert fühlt sich bedroht
Lambert fühlt sich bedroht (1949)

as Roland

Viennese Girls
Viennese Girls (1949)

as Graf Lechenberg

On Resonant Shores
On Resonant Shores (1949)

as Stefan Keller

Witches
Witches (1949)

as Heinz Wagner

Der himmlische Walzer
Der himmlische Walzer (1948)

as Clemens M. Weidenauer

Verlorenes Rennen
Verlorenes Rennen (1948)

as George Miller

Eine kleine Sommermelodie
Eine kleine Sommermelodie (1944)

as Wolfgang Schwab

Ein glücklicher Mensch
Ein glücklicher Mensch (1943)

as Petersen

Women Are No Angels
Women Are No Angels (1943)

as Bandini

Whom the Gods Love
Whom the Gods Love (1942)

as Emperor Joseph II

Weltrekord im Seitensprung
Weltrekord im Seitensprung (1940)

as Peter Enderlein - Kapellmeisster

Operette
Operette (1940)

as Karl Millöcker

1930s

8 titles · average score 67
Salonwagen E 417
Salonwagen E 417 (1939)

as Prinz Heinrich Karl

Die gute alte Zeit
Die gute alte Zeit (1939)

as Fritz, Gretes Verlobter

Das Mädchen von gestern Nacht
Das Mädchen von gestern Nacht (1938)

as Die drei Attachés (uncredited)

To New Shores
To New Shores (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bobby Wells' 3. Freund

Love Can Lie
Love Can Lie (1937)

as Student Holger Engström

Familienparade
Familienparade (1936)

as Graf Erik Stjernenhö

The Unknown
The Unknown (1936)

as Hans Wellenkamp

The Royal Waltz
The Royal Waltz (1935)

as Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich