Portrait of Jess Hahn

Acting

Jess Hahn

Career

Active from 1956 to 1989, busiest in 1962 and 1966 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Topkapi
Topkapi
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jess Hahn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • 1960s 3
  • Adventure 3
  • Jules Verne Adaptation 2
  • Fast-Paced Plot 2
  • French Cinema 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Classic French Cinema 2
  • Secret Agent 2
  • Cult Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

7 titles · average score 45
Overdose
Overdose (1989)

as Le docteur

La Galette du roi
La Galette du roi (1986)

as Morrisson - TV Director

White Fire
White Fire (1984)
GoodWatch score 44

as Sam

How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave (1984)

as Mac Douglas

Treize
Treize (1981)

as Bob

Teheran '43
Teheran '43 (1981)
GoodWatch score 62

as terrorist on airplane

Mama Dracula
Mama Dracula (1980)
GoodWatch score 31

as The Superintendent

1970s

22 titles · average score 55
Les 400 Coups de Virginie
Les 400 Coups de Virginie (1979)

TV show · as Humphrey

The Man from Chicago
The Man from Chicago (1975)

as Jeff

Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island (1973)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Bonaventure Pencroft

The Mysterious Island
The Mysterious Island (1973)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bonaventure Pencroft

The Grand Duel
The Grand Duel (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bighorse

The Sicilian Connection
The Sicilian Connection (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sacha

Rum Runners
Rum Runners (1971)
GoodWatch score 50

as Piet aka "Big Dutch"

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Blucher

Supergirl
Supergirl (1971)

as Polonsky

The Novices
The Novices (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

as L'Américain

Docteur Caraïbes
Docteur Caraïbes (1970)

as Jeff

The Comeuppance
The Comeuppance (1970)

as Bob

1960s

29 titles · average score 62
The Night of the Following Day
The Night of the Following Day (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

as Friendly

The Woman Is a Stranger
The Woman Is a Stranger (1968)

as Floyd Delaney

Rita the Field Marshal
Rita the Field Marshal (1967)
GoodWatch score 48

as Major Bill Hocks

The Saint Lies in Wait
The Saint Lies in Wait (1966)

as Hoppy Uniatz

Secret Agent Super Dragon
Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966)
GoodWatch score 22

as Baby Face

The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen
The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966)

as Fêtard, le milliardaire noctambule

The Wise Guys
The Wise Guys (1965)
GoodWatch score 74

as Calderon aka "Nénesse"

Up to His Ears
Up to His Ears (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

as Cornelius

The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

as Commodore O'Brien

Topkapi
Topkapi (1964)
GoodWatch score 81

as Hans

Cartouche
Cartouche (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as La Douceur

Sign of the Lion
Sign of the Lion (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

as Pierre Wesselrin

1950s

27 titles · average score 56
The Beast Is Loose
The Beast Is Loose (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

as Donan

Tonight We Kill
Tonight We Kill (1959)

as Dave, Larry's friend

Gorilla's Waltz
Gorilla's Waltz (1959)

as Ted the Hook

Honey, Scare Me
Honey, Scare Me (1958)

as Chris Craft, the American spy

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1958)

TV show · as L'ami de Gaucher / Norman Carey

The Desert of Pigalle
The Desert of Pigalle (1958)

as Bill

To Catch a Spy
To Catch a Spy (1957)

as Kalpannen

Le colonel est de la revue
Le colonel est de la revue (1957)

as Jess

The Tricyclist
The Tricyclist (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Daniel

Let's Be Daring, Madame
Let's Be Daring, Madame (1957)

as Edward Butterfield dit 'Eddy'

The Lebanese Mission
The Lebanese Mission (1956)

as Le valet

Meeting in Paris
Meeting in Paris (1956)

as Henry