Portrait of Paul Esser

Acting

Paul Esser

Career

Active from 1950 to 1973, busiest in 1959 and 1969 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rotation
Rotation
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Esser Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted Fun 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • German Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles · average score 60
The Roaring Fifties
The Roaring Fifties (1983)

as Senator Hilton

A Case For Two
A Case For Two (1981)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Vater Groll

1970s

13 titles · average score 68
Emil of Lönneberga
Emil of Lönneberga (1975)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Doktorn

Kommissariat 9
Kommissariat 9 (1975)

TV show · as Herbert Frenkel

Gott schützt die Liebenden
Gott schützt die Liebenden (1973)

as Albers

Der Zarewitsch
Der Zarewitsch (1973)

as Großfürst

New Mischief by Emil
New Mischief by Emil (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

as Doctor

Daughters of Darkness
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hotel Concierge Pierre

Unser Willi ist der Beste
Unser Willi ist der Beste (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

as Herr Kaiser

Emil of Lonneberga
Emil of Lonneberga (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

as Doctor

Graf Luckner
Graf Luckner (1971)

TV show · as Valdez

Pippi Langstrumpf
Pippi Langstrumpf (1971)

TV show · as Blom

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

TV show · as Kasulke / Erwin Kasulke

Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los?
Was ist denn bloß mit Willi los? (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

as Motzmann

1960s

24 titles · average score 63
Pippi Goes on Board
Pippi Goes on Board (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

as Blom

Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

as Blom

Herzblatt oder wie sag' ich's meiner Tochter?
Herzblatt oder wie sag' ich's meiner Tochter? (1969)

as Max

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as German Sergeant

Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Blom

La moglie giapponese
La moglie giapponese (1968)

as Ferrante

Das Haus auf dem Hügel
Das Haus auf dem Hügel (1964)

as Inspektor Antoine Creux

Stadtpark
Stadtpark (1963)

as Rudolf Seeger

Wochentags immer
Wochentags immer (1963)

as Onkel

Die Geburtstagsfeier
Die Geburtstagsfeier (1961)

as Goldberg

Die große Reise
Die große Reise (1961)

as Harvey Richman

Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe (1960)

as Obergefreiter Karl

1950s

30 titles · average score 65
Beautiful Adventure
Beautiful Adventure (1959)

as Olivon

For Love and Others
For Love and Others (1959)

as Hauptwachtmeister Siegel

The Spessart Inn
The Spessart Inn (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Corporal

Vater sein dagegen sehr
Vater sein dagegen sehr (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Friedrich Roeckel

Das Hirtenlied vom Kaisertal
Das Hirtenlied vom Kaisertal (1956)

as Pfarrer

The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Generalfeldmarschall Erwin von Witzleben

Prisoners of Love
Prisoners of Love (1954)

as Max

Christina
Christina (1953)

as Fritz Olson

The Kaiser's Lackey
The Kaiser's Lackey (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

as Regierungspräsident von Wulckow

Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ezechiel

Rotation
Rotation (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hans Behnke

The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950)

as Sir John Falstaff (Johannes Spenser)

1940s

1 title
Liebesgeschichten
Liebesgeschichten (1943)

as Oskar - 20 Jahre