Portrait of Karl John

Acting

Karl John

Career

Active from 1936 to 1977, busiest in 1960 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sorcerer
Sorcerer
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Karl John Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.1, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    0.4, average 2.4
  • Romance
    1.9, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Existential Dread 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

11 titles · average score 69
Spannende Geschichten
Spannende Geschichten (1978)

TV show · as Obrist

Sorcerer
Sorcerer (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

as 'Marquez'

Entführung
Entführung (1976)

as v. Weizsaecker

Derrick
Derrick (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Euler

Dandelions
Dandelions (1974)

as Ricks Vater

Sabine
Sabine (1974)

as Dr. Gerd Hesse

Land
Land (1972)

as Albrecht Rotter

So zärtlich war Suleyken
So zärtlich war Suleyken (1971)

TV show

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

TV show · as Bornimann

Peenemünde
Peenemünde (1970)

as General von Axthelm

Drüben bei Lehmanns
Drüben bei Lehmanns (1970)

TV show · as Herr Arend

1960s

23 titles · average score 72
The Commissioner
The Commissioner (1969)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Herr Kerk / Dr. Crantz

Der spanische Bürgerkrieg
Der spanische Bürgerkrieg (1969)

as Largo Caballero

Wenn der junge Wein blüht
Wenn der junge Wein blüht (1967)

as Propst Hall

Hinter diesen Mauern
Hinter diesen Mauern (1966)

as Rees Mathry

Das Kriminalmuseum
Das Kriminalmuseum (1963)

TV show · as Herbert Mansfeld

Detective Story
Detective Story (1963)

as Lieutenant Monoghan

The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)
GoodWatch score 78

as Gen. Wolfgang Häger

Hermann und Dorothea
Hermann und Dorothea (1961)

as Apotheker

Schatten der Helden
Schatten der Helden (1960)

as László Rajk

Fabrik der Offiziere
Fabrik der Offiziere (1960)

as Major Frey

Madame Sans-Gêne
Madame Sans-Gêne (1960)

as Lefèbvre

Sacred Waters
Sacred Waters (1960)

as Seppi Blatter

1950s

14 titles · average score 71
Die gute Sieben
Die gute Sieben (1959)

as Jonny Roland

Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

as Generaloberst Hoth

2 x Adam, 1 x Eva
2 x Adam, 1 x Eva (1959)

as Wickström

Sie schreiben mit
Sie schreiben mit (1958)

TV show

The Devil's General
The Devil's General (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ingénieur Karl Oderbruch

Furlough on Word of Honor
Furlough on Word of Honor (1955)

as Köhler

Das heilige Experiment
Das heilige Experiment (1955)

as Ladislaus Oros

No Way Back
No Way Back (1954)

as Friedrich Schultz

Jeden die Seine
Jeden die Seine (1954)

as Lorenz, der Schauspieler

The Man Between
The Man Between (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

as Inspector Kleiber

Smuggler's Ball
Smuggler's Ball (1952)

as Hans

The Lost One
The Lost One (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Hösch, alias Nowak

1940s

15 titles · average score 62
Love '47
Love '47 (1949)

as Beckmann

The Last Night
The Last Night (1949)

as Harald Buchner, Oberleutnant

In Those Days
In Those Days (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

as Peter Keyser

Melody of a Great City
Melody of a Great City (1943)

as Klaus Nolte

Andreas Schlüter
Andreas Schlüter (1942)

as Bildhauer Martin Böhme, ihr Bräutigam

Two in a Big City
Two in a Big City (1942)

as Bernd Birckhoff

Stukas
Stukas (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Oberleutnant Lothar Loos

My Life for Ireland
My Life for Ireland (1941)

as Raymond Davitt

U-Boat, Course West!
U-Boat, Course West! (1941)

as Matrosenobergefreiter Drewitz

Über alles in der Welt
Über alles in der Welt (1941)

as Oberleutnant Hassenkamp

Fahrt ins Leben
Fahrt ins Leben (1940)

as Seekadett Gerhard Bartels

Kora Terry
Kora Terry (1940)

as Chef der Kraftmännertruppe

1930s

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

as Leutnant Hassenkamp

White Slaves
White Slaves (1937)

as Graf Kostja Wolfgoff

The Laugh Doctor
The Laugh Doctor (1937)

as Peter Karst

When the Cock Crows
When the Cock Crows (1936)

as Piepers Gustav