Portrait of Günther Simon

Acting

Günther Simon

Career

Active from 1952 to 1991, with a break from 1974 to 1990, busiest in 1958 and 1961 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sun Seekers
Sun Seekers
GoodWatch score56/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • East German Cinema 7
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Socialist Realism 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Political Commentary 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Political Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
The Robe
The Robe (1991)

as Fleischer

1970s

5 titles · average score 56
Ripe Cherries
Ripe Cherries (1973)

as Helmut Kamp

Sun Seekers
Sun Seekers (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

as Franz Beier

Der Regimentskommandeur
Der Regimentskommandeur (1972)

as Wallenstock

Hammer or Anvil
Hammer or Anvil (1972)

as Pastor

KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra
KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra (1971)

as John Sieg

1960s

25 titles · average score 48
Krupp und Krause
Krupp und Krause (1969)

TV show · as Fred Krause

Heroin
Heroin (1968)

as Zollkommissar Peter Zinn

Alfons Zitterbacke
Alfons Zitterbacke (1966)

as Vater Zitterbacke

Reise ins Ehebett
Reise ins Ehebett (1966)

as Kapitän

Spring Takes Time
Spring Takes Time (1965)

as Erhard Faber

Lot's Wife
Lot's Wife (1965)

as Richard Lot

Black Velvet
Black Velvet (1964)

as Manfred Sibelka

Secret Archives on Elbe
Secret Archives on Elbe (1963)

as SS-Gruppenführer Upitz

The Russian Miracle
The Russian Miracle (1963)

as (narrator)

Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot
Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot (1961)

as Richard Wagner, Kommandant

The Silent Star
The Silent Star (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

as Robert Brinkmann, deutscher Pilot

The Moorhound
The Moorhound (1960)

as Oberleutnant Suter

1950s

15 titles
Senta's Gone Missing
Senta's Gone Missing (1959)

as Max Matuschek

The Sailor's Song
The Sailor's Song (1958)

as Erich Steigert

My Wife Wants to Sing
My Wife Wants to Sing (1958)

as Gustl Wagner

The Black Battalion
The Black Battalion (1958)

as Gerhardt

Geschwader Fledermaus
Geschwader Fledermaus (1958)

as Tex Stankowsky

Sheriff Teddy
Sheriff Teddy (1957)

as Lehrer Freitag

Tinko
Tinko (1957)

as Ernst Kraske

Meeting Point
Meeting Point (1956)

as Kommissar Wendt

Das Traumschiff
Das Traumschiff (1956)

as Kapitän Franz Müller

Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class (1955)

as Ernst Thälmann

Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class (1954)

as Ernst Thälmann

The Condemned Village
The Condemned Village (1952)

as Heinz Weimann