Portrait of Mischa Auer

Acting

Mischa Auer

Career

Active from 1928 to 1992, with a break from 1968 to 1983, busiest in 1937 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mischa Auer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 9
  • Nostalgic 7
  • Lighthearted 6
  • Feel-Good Movie 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Musical Numbers 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Charming 2
  • Nostalgic Entertainment 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

163
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Legends of the West
Legends of the West (1992)

as Boris Callahan in 'Destry Rides Again' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

1 title
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

1960s

12 titles · average score 52
Per amore... per magia...
Per amore... per magia... (1967)

as il Granduca di Forilarì

The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966)
GoodWatch score 32

as Jonathan, the Elf Foreman

Arrivederci, Baby!
Arrivederci, Baby! (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

as Romeo

What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?
What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? (1964)
GoodWatch score 64

as Barone Miscia

The Two Mafiosi
The Two Mafiosi (1964)

as Mischa

Tarzan the Fearless
Tarzan the Fearless (1964)

as High Priest

These Mad, Mad Women
These Mad, Mad Women (1964)

as Psychiatrist

Cleopazza
Cleopazza (1964)

as Produttore Strombic

Ladies First
Ladies First (1963)

as Le baron Lionel de Balconi

The King's Breakfast
The King's Breakfast (1963)

as The Master of the King's Music

We Joined the Navy
We Joined the Navy (1963)
GoodWatch score 57

as Colonel & President

Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1960)

as Buljanoff

1950s

20 titles · average score 58
Le Tombeur !!!
Le Tombeur !!! (1958)

as Pedro Olivaro

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

TV show

Nathalie
Nathalie (1957)

as Cyril Boran

La Polka des menottes
La Polka des menottes (1957)

as Charles Magne

That Naughty Girl
That Naughty Girl (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

as Igor, Ballet Master

Mannequins of Paris
Mannequins of Paris (1956)

as Yaschlik

Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as The Professor

School for Love
School for Love (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

as Berger

The Miller's Saucy Wife
The Miller's Saucy Wife (1955)

as Pascual

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)

as l'écrivain médiocre et alcoolique

Three of the Canebière
Three of the Canebière (1955)

as Garopoulos

Song of Paris
Song of Paris (1952)

as Comte Marcel de Sarliac

1940s

29 titles · average score 62
Fame and the Devil
Fame and the Devil (1949)

as Bernard Stork

For You I Die
For You I Die (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

as Alec Shaw

She Wrote the Book
She Wrote the Book (1946)

as Joe

And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

as Nikita "Nikki" Starloff

Around the World
Around the World (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mischa Auer

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Gregory

Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as Pepi

Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts (1941)

as Boris Kabikoff

The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
GoodWatch score 44

as Zolotov

Spring Parade
Spring Parade (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Gustav

Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon (1940)

as Andre

Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sasha

1930s

95 titles · average score 58
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

as Boris

East Side of Heaven
East Side of Heaven (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Nicky

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Kolenkhov

Little Tough Guys in Society
Little Tough Guys in Society (1938)

as Dr. Trenkle

We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments (1937)

as Enrico Mussetti

It's All Yours
It's All Yours (1937)

as Baron Rene de Montigny

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

as Prince Muratov

One Hundred Men and a Girl
One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

as Michael

The Woman Condemned
The Woman Condemned (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. Wagner

Sucker Money
Sucker Money (1933)

as Swami Yomurda

The Intruder
The Intruder (1933)

as Wild Man

Just Imagine
Just Imagine (1930)
GoodWatch score 51

as B-36

1920s

5 titles · average score 61
Why Be Good?
Why Be Good? (1929)
GoodWatch score 71

as Man Dancing at The Boiler (uncredited)

The Studio Murder Mystery
The Studio Murder Mystery (1929)
GoodWatch score 50

as Grant's Secretary

The Mighty
The Mighty (1929)

as Hood

Marquis Preferred
Marquis Preferred (1929)

as Albert

Something Always Happens
Something Always Happens (1928)

as Clark