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Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe

Actor · Died September 5, 1988, aged 75 · Oberplanitz [now Zwickau], Saxony, Germany

Karl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe (25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor who starred in many films, including the James Bond film Goldfinger as Auric Goldfinger, The Threepenny Opera as Peachum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Baron Bomburst, and in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz as Hotzenplotz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gert Fröbe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 25, 1913
Died
September 5, 1988 (aged 75)
From
Oberplanitz [now Zwickau], Saxony, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 113 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 42% in 30 days

What are Gert Fröbe's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Power
22%
Bonds
21%
Self
9%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Deception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 11 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 13 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 8 of 19 analyzed roles.

Shadow
8 of 19
Ally
3 of 19
Threshold guardian
3 of 19
Hero
2 of 19
Mentor
2 of 19
Trickster
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Joyful
7
Thrilling
10
Melancholic
7
Warm
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gert Fröbe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gert Fröbe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

113 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Die 1000 Glotzböbbel vom Dr. Mabuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jürgen Krass (archive footage)

  • Everything or Nothing(2012)

    as Auric Goldfinger

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Exotic Locations of 'Goldfinger' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Goldfinger (archive footage)

  • Otto – The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 13 episodes · as Verschiedene

  • The Little Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 13 episodes · as Geiermeier

  • Aus familiären Gründen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • Die Schwarzwaldklinik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as 100-jähriger Patient Theodor Katz

  • Alte Sünden rosten nicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Konsul Heimann

  • August der Starke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as König August der Starke

  • The Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jug Bogdan

  • Der Garten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mr. Hayward

  • Ludwig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 5 episodes · as Father Hoffman

  • The Umbrella Coup(1980)

    as Otto Krampe, dit La Baleine

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Bloodline(1979)

    as Inspector Max Hornung

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Another Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Man on the street

  • Der Tiefstapler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Felix von Korn

  • Der Schimmelreiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Tede Volkerts, der alte Deichgraf

  • Als wär’s heut’ gewesen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer · as Self

  • Tod oder Freiheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Graf von Buttlar

  • The Serpent's Egg(1977)

    as Inspector Bauer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Das Gesetz des Clans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Philip Brown

  • Sonntagsgeschichten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Innkeeper

  • Doctor Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Max Orwall / Georges Orwall

  • Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient(1975)

    as Traugott Wurster / Theodor Wurster

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Death Rite(1975)

    as Vestar

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Shadowman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sorbier

  • Ten Little Indians(1974)

    as Wilhelm Blore

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Hotzenplotz

  • Ludwig(1973)

    as Father Hoffmann

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • $(1971)

    as Mr. Kessel

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies(1969)

    as Willi Schickel & Horst Muller

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(1968)

    as Baron Bomburst

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Caroline chérie(1968)

    as Le docteur Belhomme

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Those Fantastic Flying Fools(1967)

    as Professor Siegfried von Bulow

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • J'ai tué Raspoutine(1967)

    as Rasputin

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Triple Cross(1966)

    as Colonel Steinhager

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Is Paris Burning?(1966)

    as Von Choltitz

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ganovenehre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Importen-Paul

  • The Upper Hand(1966)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Das Liebeskarussell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Emil Claasen

  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes(1965)

    as Colonel Manfred von Holstein

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A High Wind in Jamaica(1965)

    as Dutch Captain

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Goldfinger(1964)

    as Auric Goldfinger

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Backfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Karl Fehrman

  • Tonio Kröger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Polizist Petersen

  • Greed in the Sun(1964)

    as Castigliano, aka 'La betterave'

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Three Penny Opera(1963)

    as Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Heute kündigt mir mein Mann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Alfred Paulsen

  • Banana Peel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Raymond Lachard

  • Enough Rope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Melchior Kimmel

  • The Longest Day(1962)

    as Sgt. Kaffekanne

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Terror of Doctor Mabuse(1962)

    as Kriminalkommissar Lohmann

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Redhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Kramer

  • Auf Wiedersehen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Angelo Pirrone

  • The Return of Dr. Mabuse(1961)

    as Lohmann

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Via Mala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Jonas Lauretz

  • The Green Archer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Abel Bellamy

  • Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Jupp Grapsch

  • The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse(1960)

    as Detective Inspector Kras

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Soldatensender Calais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Der Chef

  • Lovers Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as General

  • The High Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Docteur Kölling

  • Crook and the Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Paul Wittkowski

  • Old Heidelberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Doktor Jüttner

  • Der Schatz vom Toplitzsee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Johannes Grohmann / Dr. Brand

  • The Day the Rains Came (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Dr. Albert Maurer

  • Grand Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Preysing

  • Duel with Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Dag sen.

  • Douze heures d'horloge(1959)

    as Monsieur Blanche

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Prisoner of the Volga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Professor

  • Jons und Erdme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Smailus

  • Nick Knattertons Abenteuer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Hugo

  • The Girl with the Cat Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Tessmann - Katjas Vater

  • Der Pauker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Freddy Blei

  • Grabenplatz 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Titu Goritsch

  • Rosemary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Bruster

  • It Happened in Broad Daylight(1958)

    as Schrott

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Wet Asphalt(1958)

    as Jupp

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Not Delivered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Hans

  • Das Herz von St. Pauli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Jabowski

  • Too Many Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Edmond Petersen

  • Der tolle Bomberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Gustav-Eberhard Mühlberg

  • He Who Must Die(1957)

    as Patriarcheas

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Girl and the Legend(1957)

    as Mr.Gillis

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Typhoon Over Nagasaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Karl Ritter

  • Waldwinter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Gerstenberg

  • Ein Herz schlägt für Erika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Heubacher

  • The Girl from Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Rittmeister Kupfer

  • Dunja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Das Forsthaus in Tirol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Bäuerle, Kaufmann

  • Heroes and Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Hermann

  • Confidential Report(1955)

    as First Policeman - Munich

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Pfeifer, Inspektor Jugendfürsorge

  • Der dunkle Stern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Deltorri

  • Special Delivery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Olaf

  • Salto Mortale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Jan

  • Double Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Mittelmeier

  • They Were So Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Lobos

  • Das Kreuz am Jägersteig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Kobbe

  • Morgengrauen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Ewiger Walzer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Gawrinoff

  • The Little Town will go to Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Oskar Blume

  • Married En Route (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Herr Mengwasser

  • Arlette Conquers Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Edmond Duval

  • Die vertagte Hochzeitsnacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Gondoliere

  • Ein Herz spielt falsch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Briefüberbringer

  • Man on a Tightrope(1953)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Kochen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Mr. Groß

  • Der Tag vor der Hochzeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Rundfunkreporter

  • Decision Before Dawn(1951)

    as German Corporal - Nuremberg Control Point (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Die Kreuzlschreiber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lustiger Bauernbursche mit der Zither.

  • Nach Regen scheint Sonne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Konstantin

  • The Berliner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Otto Normalverbraucher

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles from 1948 to 2018; peak year 1965.

Biggest box office

Goldfinger (1964)

$51M worldwide

Highest rated

Goldfinger (1964)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

19482018

Peak 1965 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 112: 110 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting2 of 112: 2 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s48 · acting1960s33 · acting1970s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew1980s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 4% of 26 roles
51616671

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Gert Fröbe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 34; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient (1975)

64th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Goldfinger (1964)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gert Fröbe's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity7 titles19–48 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gert Fröbe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gert Fröbe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Romy Schneider shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles