Portrait of Walter Janssen

Acting

Walter Janssen

Career

Active from 1917 to 1969, busiest in 1931 and 1936 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Destiny
Destiny
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Walter Janssen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

124
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 76
Something for Everyone
Something for Everyone (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

as Father Georg

1960s

14 titles
Friedrich Ebert und Gustav Stresemann, Schicksalsjahre der Republik
Friedrich Ebert und Gustav Stresemann, Schicksalsjahre der Republik (1969)

as Lloyd George

Abschied vier Uhr früh
Abschied vier Uhr früh (1967)

as Pfarrer Dempsey

Der Reichstagsbrandprozeß
Der Reichstagsbrandprozeß (1967)

as Dr.Schatz

Freispruch für Old Shatterhand
Freispruch für Old Shatterhand (1965)

as Richter

Professor Bernhardi
Professor Bernhardi (1964)

as Prof. Cyprian

Unsere große Schwester
Unsere große Schwester (1964)

TV show · as Amtsvormund Dr. Weimann

Slim Callaghan greift ein
Slim Callaghan greift ein (1964)

TV show · as Ede

Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten
Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten (1964)

TV show

Dann geh zu Thorp
Dann geh zu Thorp (1964)

as Gustav

Das Kartenspiel
Das Kartenspiel (1961)

as Forster

General Quixotte
General Quixotte (1961)

as Pfarrer

Ein Weihnachtslied in Prosa oder Eine Geistergeschichte zum Christfest
Ein Weihnachtslied in Prosa oder Eine Geistergeschichte zum Christfest (1960)

as Fezziwig

1950s

31 titles · average score 71
Der König der Bernina
Der König der Bernina (1957)

as Prister Tass

The Devil Strikes at Night
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as DS Boehm

Wally of the Vultures
Wally of the Vultures (1956)

as Curat

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood (1954)

Director

Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel (1954)

Director

The Mosquito
The Mosquito (1954)

as Lotsch

Tödliche Liebe
Tödliche Liebe (1953)

as Psychiatrist

Everything for Dad
Everything for Dad (1953)

as Severin

Behind Monastery Walls
Behind Monastery Walls (1952)

as Dr. Riedinger

Die Alm an der Grenze
Die Alm an der Grenze (1951)

Director

Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

as Fiedl (uncredited)

Desire
Desire (1951)

as Dr. Richards

1940s

26 titles
The Trombonist
The Trombonist (1949)

as Waldemar Taller, Chordirektor

The Wedding Hotel
The Wedding Hotel (1944)

as Burgmüller, Schriftsteller

Marriage of Love
Marriage of Love (1944)

Story

Junge Herzen
Junge Herzen (1944)

as Professor Thormeyer

Der gebieterische Ruf
Der gebieterische Ruf (1944)

as Intendant Soestmann

Schwarz auf weiß
Schwarz auf weiß (1943)

as Dr. Eichhorn

Geliebte Welt
Geliebte Welt (1942)

as Direktor Ullmer

Whom the Gods Love
Whom the Gods Love (1942)

as Leopold Mozart

Attack on Baku
Attack on Baku (1942)

as Hanson, Swedish Oil Tycoon

Ein Zug fährt ab
Ein Zug fährt ab (1942)

as Ingenieur Dr. Lechner

You Only You
You Only You (1941)

as Justizrat Wieland

Leidenschaft
Leidenschaft (1940)

Director

1930s

38 titles · average score 65
Two Women
Two Women (1938)

as Professor Alexander Corvey

Every Day Isn't Sunday
Every Day Isn't Sunday (1935)

Director

Wer wagt – gewinnt
Wer wagt – gewinnt (1935)

Director

Masquerade in Vienna
Masquerade in Vienna (1934)
GoodWatch score 69

as Paul Harrandt

Roses from the South
Roses from the South (1934)

Director

Master of the World
Master of the World (1934)

as Dr. Heller

Laughing Heirs
Laughing Heirs (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

as Robert Stumm

Schwarzwaldmädel
Schwarzwaldmädel (1933)

as Domkapellmeister Römer

The Carnival Fairy
The Carnival Fairy (1931)

as Attaché v. Grefelingen

Two Hearts in Waltz Time
Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930)

as Toni Hofer - ein Operettenkomponist

Die Frau ohne Nerven
Die Frau ohne Nerven (1930)

as Eduard Lindt

Only You
Only You (1930)

as Robert Paulsen

1920s

12 titles · average score 79
Die kleine Sklavin
Die kleine Sklavin (1928)

as Richard Reimers

Die tolle Herzogin
Die tolle Herzogin (1926)

as Lord Neville

Only a Dancing Girl
Only a Dancing Girl (1926)

as Paul Zentler

Life's Shadows
Life's Shadows (1925)

as Felix Granier, Journalist

Tragödie
Tragödie (1925)

as Graf Tamar

The Whirlwind of Passion
The Whirlwind of Passion (1923)

as Robert Benton

The Love of a Queen
The Love of a Queen (1923)

as Der König

Peter the Great
Peter the Great (1922)

as Alexis, Zarewitsch

Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Herzog Ferrantes Ende (1922)

as Antonio

What Belongs to Darkness
What Belongs to Darkness (1922)

as Young man

Destiny
Destiny (1921)
GoodWatch score 79

as Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang

Wandering Souls
Wandering Souls (1921)

as Prinz Myschkin

1910s

2 titles
Der Tänzer
Der Tänzer (1919)

as Andreas Rellnow

Die entschleierte Maja
Die entschleierte Maja (1917)

as Olaf