Portrait of Wolfgang Büttner

Acting

Wolfgang Büttner

Career

Active from 1950 to 1987, busiest in 1970 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for So weit die Füße tragen
So weit die Füße tragen
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wolfgang Büttner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.4, average 2.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Post-War Germany 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

111
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

8 titles · average score 66
Tot oder lebendig
Tot oder lebendig (1987)

as Hasso

Die Schwarzwaldklinik
Die Schwarzwaldklinik (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Lutz

Sonntag
Sonntag (1985)

as Father

Der Fahnder
Der Fahnder (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Diethelm

Die Knapp-Familie
Die Knapp-Familie (1981)

TV show

Der Richter
Der Richter (1981)

as Vater

Lucilla
Lucilla (1980)

as Dr. Grosse

Der Thronfolger
Der Thronfolger (1980)

as General von Finkenstein

1970s

35 titles · average score 64
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit
Zeit der Empfindsamkeit (1977)

as Sylvias Vater

Margarete in Aix
Margarete in Aix (1976)

as Graf Oxford

Derrick
Derrick (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Oskar Sobak / Herr Sorek

Karl May
Karl May (1974)

TV show · as Ehrecke von Moabit

The German Lesson
The German Lesson (1971)

TV show · as Max Nansen

Preußen über alles
Preußen über alles (1971)

TV show · as Roon

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

TV show · as Wiedemann

Der Polizeiminister 1759-1820 Joseph Fouché
Der Polizeiminister 1759-1820 Joseph Fouché (1970)

as Gaillard

Die U-2 Affäre
Die U-2 Affäre (1970)

as M.I. Grinjow

Claus Graf Stauffenberg
Claus Graf Stauffenberg (1970)

as Generaloberst Ludwig Beck

Tod nach Mitternacht
Tod nach Mitternacht (1970)

as Herbert Bartow

Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin - Stunde der Entscheidung
Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin - Stunde der Entscheidung (1970)

as Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin

1960s

55 titles · average score 73
The Mystery of Piskov
The Mystery of Piskov (1969)

as Dr. Pavelka

Im Busch von Mexiko
Im Busch von Mexiko (1967)

TV show · as Kommentator

Liebe für Liebe
Liebe für Liebe (1967)

as Sir Samson Legend

The Soft Course
The Soft Course (1967)

as Richard Benedikt

Flucht über die Ostsee
Flucht über die Ostsee (1967)

as Generaloberst Reinhardt

Ein Volksfeind
Ein Volksfeind (1965)

as Dr. Thomas Stockmann

Und nicht mehr Jessica
Und nicht mehr Jessica (1965)

as Laurence Lovell

Die Abrechnung
Die Abrechnung (1963)

as Zar Alexander I.

Dantons Tod
Dantons Tod (1963)

as Robespierre

Stalingrad
Stalingrad (1963)

as General Gönnern

Ruf zur Leidenschaft
Ruf zur Leidenschaft (1962)

as Charles Nicholson

Der Schlagbaum
Der Schlagbaum (1960)

as Udolphus McCluskey

1950s

13 titles · average score 72
So weit die Füße tragen
So weit die Füße tragen (1959)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dr. Heinz Stauffer

As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Dr. Heinz Stauffer

She Walks by Night
She Walks by Night (1959)

as Andreas Guttberg, Polizeipsychologe

All the Sins of the Earth
All the Sins of the Earth (1958)

as Vater Hildebrand

Taiga
Taiga (1958)

as Sennewald

Devil in Silk
Devil in Silk (1956)

as Dr. Hess

Ein Herz schlägt für Erika
Ein Herz schlägt für Erika (1956)

as Karl Hartwig

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

as General der Infanterie Friedrich Olbricht

Eight Witnesses
Eight Witnesses (1954)

as Killer

Beiderseits der Rollbahn
Beiderseits der Rollbahn (1953)

as Narrator (voice)

Der große Zapfenstreich
Der große Zapfenstreich (1952)

as Vizewachtmeister Queiss

Crown Jewels
Crown Jewels (1950)

as Scaliger