Portrait of Francis Lederer

Acting

Francis Lederer

Career

Active from 1928 to 1959, busiest in 1929 and 1930 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pandora's Box
Pandora's Box
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Francis Lederer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Charming 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Silent Era Melodrama 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • French Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Romantic Intrigue 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Feel-Good 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies (1992)

as (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

1970s

1 title · average score 85
Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

1960s

5 titles · average score 65
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Senko Brobin

That Girl
That Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Vittorio Barrini

Blue Light
Blue Light (1966)

TV show

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Dr. Jeremias Lipp

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

1950s

15 titles · average score 54
Terror Is a Man
Terror Is a Man (1959)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dr. Charles Girard

The Return of Dracula
The Return of Dracula (1958)
GoodWatch score 49

as Count Dracula

Maracaibo
Maracaibo (1958)

as Miguel Orlando

The Ambassador's Daughter
The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

as Prince Nicholas Obelski

Lisbon
Lisbon (1956)
GoodWatch score 49

as Seraphim

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

Stolen Identity
Stolen Identity (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Claude Manelli

Adventures in Vienna
Adventures in Vienna (1952)

as Claude Manelli

Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)
GoodWatch score 44

as Baron Rocco de Greffi

A Woman of Distinction
A Woman of Distinction (1950)
GoodWatch score 68

as Paul Simone

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show · as Baron

Surrender
Surrender (1950)

as Henry Vaan

1940s

9 titles · average score 57
Million Dollar Weekend
Million Dollar Weekend (1948)
GoodWatch score 55

as Alan Marker

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Rene d'Arcy

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show

The Madonna's Secret
The Madonna's Secret (1946)
GoodWatch score 56

as James Harlan Corbin

The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Joseph

Voice in the Wind
Voice in the Wind (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jan Volny / El Hombre

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
GoodWatch score 45

as Esteban / Manuel

Puddin' Head
Puddin' Head (1941)

as Prince Karl

The Man I Married
The Man I Married (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Eric Hoffman

1930s

16 titles · average score 64
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
GoodWatch score 77

as Kurt Schneider

Midnight
Midnight (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jacques Picot

The Lone Wolf in Paris
The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)

as Michael Lanyard

It's All Yours
It's All Yours (1937)

as Jimmy Barnes

My American Wife
My American Wife (1936)

as Count Ferdinand von und zu Reidenach

One Rainy Afternoon
One Rainy Afternoon (1936)
GoodWatch score 54

as Philippe Martin

The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception (1935)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sandro

Romance in Manhattan
Romance in Manhattan (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

as Karel Novak

The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)

as Max Christmann

Man of Two Worlds
Man of Two Worlds (1934)

as Aigo

Her Majesty Love
Her Majesty Love (1933)

as Fred von Wellingen

Susie Cleans Up
Susie Cleans Up (1930)

as Robert

1920s

7 titles · average score 75
Mother Hummingbird
Mother Hummingbird (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Georges de Chambry

Pandora's Box
Pandora's Box (1929)
GoodWatch score 86

as Alwa Schön

The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna
The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna (1929)
GoodWatch score 77

as Lt. Michael Rostof

Meineid
Meineid (1929)

as Karl Fenn

Atlantik
Atlantik (1929)

as Peter

Refuge
Refuge (1928)

as Martin Falkhagen

Die seltsame Nacht der Helga Wangen
Die seltsame Nacht der Helga Wangen (1928)

as Werner Hilsoe