Portrait of Horst Frank

Acting

Horst Frank

Career

Active from 1955 to 1998, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Leading roles
66
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Horst Frank Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Spaghetti Western 5
  • Revenge 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • International Intrigue 3
  • Italian Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Historical Fiction 2
  • Psychological Intrigue 2
  • Stylish Visuals 2
  • WWII Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

142
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

14 titles · average score 58
Die Menschen sind kalt
Die Menschen sind kalt (1998)

as Museumsdirektor

Duell zu dritt
Duell zu dritt (1997)

TV show · as Herr Curian

Sünde einer Nacht
Sünde einer Nacht (1996)

as Detective Krainer

Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

as Schwerin

Unser Charly
Unser Charly (1995)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Ernst Lobeck

Im Namen des Gesetzes
Im Namen des Gesetzes (1994)

TV show · as Rechtsanwalt Kleinknecht / Dr. Vogel

Doppelter Einsatz
Doppelter Einsatz (1994)

TV show · as Paul Köstler

Der Nelkenkönig
Der Nelkenkönig (1994)

TV show · as Von Hagenow

Cluedo - Das Mörderspiel
Cluedo - Das Mörderspiel (1993)

TV show · as Oberst Friedrich Wilhelm von Gatow

Adelheid und ihre Mörder
Adelheid und ihre Mörder (1993)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Burmester

Glückliche Reise
Glückliche Reise (1992)

TV show · as Jeff Pollak

Safari
Safari (1991)

as George

1980s

17 titles · average score 64
Dobrodružství kriminalistiky
Dobrodružství kriminalistiky (1989)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Inspector Attwood

Zwei Münchner in Hamburg
Zwei Münchner in Hamburg (1989)

TV show

Der Landarzt
Der Landarzt (1987)

TV show · as Lars Johannsen

The Legacy of Guldenburgs
The Legacy of Guldenburgs (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Walter Bosse

Großstadtrevier
Großstadtrevier (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Horst 'Hotte' Hartwig / Hotte

Ein Heim für Tiere
Ein Heim für Tiere (1985)

TV show · as Franz Steinhardt

L'Homme de Suez
L'Homme de Suez (1984)

TV show · as Linant-Bey, engineer and minister of the Viceroy of Egypt

Der Fahnder
Der Fahnder (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Rumpi Menden

Mandara
Mandara (1983)

TV show · as Professor Hass

Flächenbrand
Flächenbrand (1981)

as Lothar Steingruber

Das Traumschiff
Das Traumschiff (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Mr. Neumann

Das Traumhaus
Das Traumhaus (1980)

as Conrad Kolberg

1970s

42 titles · average score 58
The Legend of Tim Tyler: The Boy Who Lost His Laugh
The Legend of Tim Tyler: The Boy Who Lost His Laugh (1979)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Baron de Lefouet

Der Winter, der ein Sommer war
Der Winter, der ein Sommer war (1976)

TV show · as Freder Soerman

Cold Blood
Cold Blood (1975)
GoodWatch score 51

as Himmel, the Boss

Schließfach 763
Schließfach 763 (1975)

as Richard Rolander

Carambola!
Carambola! (1974)
GoodWatch score 38

as Clydeson

Cautio Criminalis
Cautio Criminalis (1974)

as Pater Hermann Baving

The Grand Duel
The Grand Duel (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

as David Saxon / Patriarch Samuel Saxon

The Cat o' Nine Tails
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Braun

Jailbreak in Hamburg
Jailbreak in Hamburg (1971)

as Willy Jensen

Die Journalistin
Die Journalistin (1970)

TV show · as Pit Schaffer

Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei
Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei (1970)

as Waldemar Klingel

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Anwalt / Holm

1960s

52 titles · average score 58
Django, Prepare a Coffin
Django, Prepare a Coffin (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

as David Barry

Hate Thy Neighbor
Hate Thy Neighbor (1968)
GoodWatch score 50

as Chris Malone

Johnny Hamlet
Johnny Hamlet (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

as Claudio Hamilton

The Moment to Kill
The Moment to Kill (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jason Forester

Desert Commandos
Desert Commandos (1967)
GoodWatch score 40

as Lt. Roland Wolf

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)
GoodWatch score 44

as Rudy / Ronald "Ronny" Moss

Diamond Safari
Diamond Safari (1966)

as Fédérico

Red Dragon
Red Dragon (1965)

as Pereira

Mission To Hell
Mission To Hell (1964)

as Jack McLean (falscher Vermeeren)

Operation Hong Kong
Operation Hong Kong (1964)

as Robert Perkins

The Cat Shows Her Claws
The Cat Shows Her Claws (1960)

as Major Von Hollwitz

Lovers Woods
Lovers Woods (1960)

as General von Stauffen

1950s

17 titles · average score 62
The Head
The Head (1959)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dr. Brandt

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

as Feldwebel Böse

Wolves in the Abyss
Wolves in the Abyss (1959)

as Lo Sposino

Rebel Flight to Cuba
Rebel Flight to Cuba (1959)

as Richard Marshall

Meine 99 Bräute
Meine 99 Bräute (1958)

as Jonny der Husar

Blitzmädels an die Front
Blitzmädels an die Front (1958)

as Gaston

The Girl from the Marsh Croft
The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1958)

as Jan Lindgren

The Copper
The Copper (1958)

as Josef Schmitz

The Star of Africa
The Star of Africa (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

as Albin Droste

Eurydice
Eurydice (1957)

as Hein

Sharks and Little Fish
Sharks and Little Fish (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

as Heyne

By Day and by Night or The Gardener's Dog
By Day and by Night or The Gardener's Dog (1957)

as Teodoro