Portrait of Peter van Eyck

Acting

Peter van Eyck

Career

Active from 1943 to 2018, with a break from 1970 to 2017, busiest in 1959 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Five Graves to Cairo
Five Graves to Cairo
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter van Eyck Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Murder Mystery 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • World War II 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • WWII Resistance 2
  • Somber Tone 2
  • 1960s 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse
Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse (2018)

as Helmut Wurster (archive footage)

1960s

36 titles · average score 63
The Bridge at Remagen
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
GoodWatch score 42

as Gen. Von Brock

Shalako
Shalako (1968)
GoodWatch score 44

as Baron Frederick Von Hallstatt

Heidi
Heidi (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Bernd Reboux

Requiem for a Secret Agent
Requiem for a Secret Agent (1966)

as Oscar Rubeck

The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse (1964)
GoodWatch score 55

as Maj. Bob Anders

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

as Major Bill Tern

Station Six-Sahara
Station Six-Sahara (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as Kramer

The Brain
The Brain (1962)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Peter Corrie

The Devil's Agent
The Devil's Agent (1962)

as Georg Droste

An einem Freitag um halb zwölf
An einem Freitag um halb zwölf (1961)

as Bleck

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

as Henry B. Travers

Sweetheart of the Gods
Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)

as Dr. Hans Simon

1950s

41 titles · average score 67
Rommel ruft Kairo
Rommel ruft Kairo (1959)

as Graf von Almassy

The Black Chapel
The Black Chapel (1959)

as Robert Golder

The Rest Is Silence
The Rest Is Silence (1959)

as Paul Claudius

The Snorkel
The Snorkel (1958)
GoodWatch score 71

as Paul Decker

Rosemary
Rosemary (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Fribert

The Glass Tower
The Glass Tower (1957)

as John Lawrence

Anyone Can Kill Me
Anyone Can Kill Me (1957)

as Cyril Gad

Burning Fuse
Burning Fuse (1957)

as Pédro Wassevitch

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Celliers

Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Thaddeus

The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear (1953)
GoodWatch score 83

as Bimba

Königskinder
Königskinder (1950)

as Paul König

1940s

8 titles · average score 72
Hallo, Fräulein!
Hallo, Fräulein! (1949)

as Tom Keller

Address Unknown
Address Unknown (1944)
GoodWatch score 70

as Heinrich Schulz

The Impostor
The Impostor (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hafner

Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Capt. Granach - Young Nazi Officer

Five Graves to Cairo
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
GoodWatch score 87

as Lt. Schwegler

The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down (1943)
GoodWatch score 73

as Lt. Tonder

Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as German Ensign (uncredited)

Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as German Soldier (uncredited)