Portrait of Willy Birgel

Acting

Willy Birgel

Career

Active from 1934 to 1971, busiest in 1937 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
62
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
GoodWatch score69/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Melodrama 3
  • German Cinema 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Classical Music 2
  • World War II Era 2
  • Nationalism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Professor Sound und die Pille
Professor Sound und die Pille (1971)

as Fürst von Alegretto

1960s

15 titles
Die Fee
Die Fee (1969)

as Maitre d'Hotel

Sind wir das nicht alle?
Sind wir das nicht alle? (1969)

as Lord Edward Grenham

Beyond Control
Beyond Control (1968)

as Waldemar Velte

Der Meteor
Der Meteor (1968)

as Koppe

Der Kreidegarten
Der Kreidegarten (1967)

as Ein Richter

Agent 505 - Death Trap Beirut
Agent 505 - Death Trap Beirut (1966)

as Omar Abdullah

No Shooting Time for Foxes
No Shooting Time for Foxes (1966)

as Jagdautor

Coffin from Hong Kong
Coffin from Hong Kong (1964)

as Thomas Jefferson

Der Gefangene der Botschaft
Der Gefangene der Botschaft (1964)

as Botschafter

Die blonde Frau des Maharadscha
Die blonde Frau des Maharadscha (1962)

as Gowan

Romanze in Venedig
Romanze in Venedig (1962)

as Theodor von Bruggern

Frau Cheneys Ende
Frau Cheneys Ende (1962)

as Lord Kelton

1950s

27 titles · average score 73
When the Bells Sound Clearly
When the Bells Sound Clearly (1959)

as Graf von Warthenberg

The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina (1958)

as Graf Gottfried

Liebe kann wie Gift sein
Liebe kann wie Gift sein (1958)

as Joachim Köhler

Between Time and Eternity
Between Time and Eternity (1956)

as Prof. Thomas Bohlen

Ballerina
Ballerina (1956)

as Professor Förster

Ein Herz kehrt heim
Ein Herz kehrt heim (1956)

as Robert Lennart, Dirigent

Ein Mann vergißt die Liebe
Ein Mann vergißt die Liebe (1955)

as Dr. Kadenberg

Circus Girl
Circus Girl (1954)

as Maharadscha von Jailapur Gowan

Cavalry Captain Wronski
Cavalry Captain Wronski (1954)

as Rittmeister Igor Wronski

The Chaplain of San Lorenzo
The Chaplain of San Lorenzo (1953)

as Catani

When the Evening Bells Ring
When the Evening Bells Ring (1951)

as Albrecht Finke

Chased by the Devil
Chased by the Devil (1950)

as Dr. Herbert Fingal

1940s

14 titles · average score 69
In the Temple of Venus
In the Temple of Venus (1948)

as Dr. Cornelius Riehl

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

as Alexander Corty

The Brothers Noltenius
The Brothers Noltenius (1945)

as Wolfgang Noltenius

I Need You
I Need You (1944)

as Prof. Paulus Allmann

Der dunkle Tag
Der dunkle Tag (1943)

as Martin Pauly, Attorney

Du gehörst zu mir
Du gehörst zu mir (1943)

as Profesor Dr. Burkhardt

Diesel
Diesel (1943)

as Rudolf Diesel

The Heir
The Heir (1943)

as Bernhard von Halleborg

Comrades
Comrades (1941)

as Major Karl von Wedell

....reitet für Deutschland
....reitet für Deutschland (1941)

as Rittmeister von Brenken

The Heart of a Queen
The Heart of a Queen (1940)

as Lord Bothwell

Enemies
Enemies (1940)

as Keith

1930s

21 titles · average score 66
Maria Ilona
Maria Ilona (1939)

as Karl Felix Fürst zu Schwarzenberg

Hotel Sacher
Hotel Sacher (1939)

as Stefan Schefczuk

Der Blaufuchs
Der Blaufuchs (1938)

as Tabor Vary

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

as Sir Albert Finsburry

The Private's Job
The Private's Job (1937)

as Major Graf Schellenberg

Fanny Elssler
Fanny Elssler (1937)

as Hofrat Friedrich Gentz

Menschen ohne Vaterland
Menschen ohne Vaterland (1937)

as Baron Fahlen

Ride to Freedom
Ride to Freedom (1937)

as Julek Staniewski

The Traitor
The Traitor (1936)

as Agent Morris

The Final Chord
The Final Chord (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

as Garvenberg, Generalmusikdirektor

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc (1935)

as Graf La Trémouille, Stadtkommandant

Barcarole
Barcarole (1935)

as Alfredo Zubaran