Portrait of Alfred Abel

Acting

Alfred Abel

Career

Active from 1914 to 1938, busiest in 1931 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
57
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Metropolis
Metropolis
GoodWatch score91/100

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: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alfred Abel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melancholy 4
  • Psychological 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • German Expressionism 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Visual Storytelling 2
  • Betrayal 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

37 titles · average score 61
Seven Slaps
Seven Slaps (1937)

as Astor Terbanks

Duet
Duet (1937)

as Großindustrieller William Liners

Game on Board
Game on Board (1936)

as I. C. Corner, Konzernchef

A Strange Guest
A Strange Guest (1936)

as Bruneaux, Kunsthändler

Everything for a Woman
Everything for a Woman (1935)

Director

Glückliche Reise
Glückliche Reise (1933)

Director

The Burning Secret
The Burning Secret (1933)

as Der Mann

The Beautiful Adventure
The Beautiful Adventure (1932)

as Graf d'Eguzon

Jonny Steals Europe
Jonny Steals Europe (1932)

as Jack Matting

Spione im Savoy-Hotel
Spione im Savoy-Hotel (1932)

as Mr. Palmer

Mary
Mary (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sir John Menier

The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
The Trunks of Mr. O.F. (1931)

as Bürgermeister

1920s

36 titles · average score 73
Cagliostro
Cagliostro (1929)

as Prince of Rohan

L'Argent
L'Argent (1928)
GoodWatch score 73

as Alphonse Gunderman

Rasputins Liebesabenteuer
Rasputins Liebesabenteuer (1928)

as Generaladjutant Sablin

Metropolis
Metropolis (1927)
GoodWatch score 91

as Johann 'Joh' Fredersen

The Vice of Humanity
The Vice of Humanity (1927)

as Mangol

A Modern Dubarry
A Modern Dubarry (1927)

as Maler Sillon

People Among Us
People Among Us (1926)

as Helmuth Köhler

Die Flamme
Die Flamme (1923)

as Gaston

The Buddenbrooks
The Buddenbrooks (1923)

as Christian Buddenbrook

Phantom
Phantom (1922)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lorenz Lubota

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
GoodWatch score 87

as Count Told

Mad Love
Mad Love (1921)

as Andreas de la Croix

1910s

13 titles
Intoxication
Intoxication (1919)

as Gaston, ein Schriftsteller

Kameraden
Kameraden (1919)

as Axel

Lola Montez
Lola Montez (1918)

as Madons, criminal

Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter
Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter (1918)

as Spork

Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell
Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell (1918)

as Der Baron

Colomba
Colomba (1918)

as Juan

Ein Blatt im Sturm...doch das Schicksal hat es verweht
Ein Blatt im Sturm...doch das Schicksal hat es verweht (1917)

as Alfred

Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht
Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht (1917)

as Kurt von Altenstein

Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden
Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden (1916)

as Erwin

Ernst ist das Leben
Ernst ist das Leben (1916)

as Holger

A Venetian Night
A Venetian Night (1914)

as Anselmus Aselmeyer

The Silent Mill
The Silent Mill (1914)

as Johann