Portrait of Georg John

Acting

Georg John

Career

Active from 1917 to 2003, with a break from 1933 to 2002, busiest in 1919 and 1920 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Georg John Catalog average

Rarely in their work

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

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • German Expressionism 3
  • Silent Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Making of 'The Last Laugh'
The Making of 'The Last Laugh' (2003)

as Nachtwächter (archive footage)

1930s

7 titles · average score 80
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
GoodWatch score 83

as Baums Diener

Tod über Shanghai
Tod über Shanghai (1932)

as Lutsin

F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

as Maschinist

M
M (1931)
GoodWatch score 93

as Blind Panhandler

Danton
Danton (1931)

as Fouquier-Tinville, der öffentliche Ankläger

The Land of Smiles
The Land of Smiles (1930)

as Tschang

Fundvogel
Fundvogel (1930)

as Poacher

1920s

32 titles · average score 77
Andreas Hofer
Andreas Hofer (1929)

as Franz Raffl

Metropolis
Metropolis (1927)
GoodWatch score 91

as Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)

Variety
Variety (1925)
GoodWatch score 86

as Seemann

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh (1924)
GoodWatch score 90

as Night Watchman

Waxworks
Waxworks (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

as Owner of the Panoptikums

The Stone Rider
The Stone Rider (1923)

as Pförtner

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
GoodWatch score 87

as Pesch

The Riddle of the Sphinx
The Riddle of the Sphinx (1921)

as Mummy

The Boy in Blue
The Boy in Blue (1921)

as Dr. Perennius Bell

Destiny
Destiny (1921)
GoodWatch score 79

as Beggar

The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship
The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship (1920)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Telphas

Johann Baptiste Lingg
Johann Baptiste Lingg (1920)

as Gutsverwalter Wolleck

1910s

8 titles · average score 62
The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea
The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea (1919)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dr. Telphas

Peer Gynt - Part 1: Peer Gynt’s Youth
Peer Gynt - Part 1: Peer Gynt’s Youth (1919)

as Matz Moen

Veritas vincit
Veritas vincit (1919)

as Blind Senator

Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod
Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod (1919)

as Prof. Dr. Begriffenfeldt

Mr. Wu
Mr. Wu (1918)

as Tschang-Ta

Verlorene Töchter
Verlorene Töchter (1918)

as Manager Pichler

Hilde Warren and Death
Hilde Warren and Death (1917)
GoodWatch score 62

as Death

Das Buch des Lasters
Das Buch des Lasters (1917)

as Franz Histrich