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Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid

Actor and director, also producer and writer · Died March 29, 1992, aged 84 · Trieste, Austria-Hungary

Born Paul Georg Julius Hernreid in the city of Trieste, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Paul Henreid (January 10, 1908 – March 29, 1992) was an Austrian actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best remembered for two film roles: Victor Laszlo in Casablanca and Jerry Durrance in Now, Voyager, both released between 1942 and 1943. From Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 10, 1908
Died
March 29, 1992 (aged 84)
From
Trieste, Austria-Hungary
Works as
Actor and director, also producer and writer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 79 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Paul Henreid's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th 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
28%
Bonds
27%
Self
13%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 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 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 9

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

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 14
Shadow
4 of 14
Mentor
2 of 14
Ally
1 of 14
Shapeshifter
1 of 14
Herald
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
11
Romantic
9
Contemplative
5
Warm
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Paul Henreid's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Henreid'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

79 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • On the Road to Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Exorcist II: The Heretic(1977)

    as The Cardinal

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Death Among Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Otto Schiller

  • The Failing of Raymond(1971)

    as Dr. Abel

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Madwoman of Chaillot(1969)

    as The General

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Bracken's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Operation Crossbow(1965)

    as General Ziemann

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ballad in Blue(1965)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dead Ringer(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Sam Benedict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse(1962)

    as Etienne Laurier

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Aquanauts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Nincel

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Never So Few(1959)

    as Nikko Regas

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Bourbon Street Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Johnny Staccato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Holiday for Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Eduardo Barroso

  • Girls on the Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Live Fast, Die Young(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Alcoa Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Californians(1957)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ten Thousand Bedrooms(1957)

    as Anton

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • One Coat of White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Roland Lautisse

  • A Woman's Devotion(1956)

    Director · as Henrique Monteros

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Meet Me in Las Vegas(1956)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 28 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Pirates of Tripoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Edri al-Gadrian

  • Deep in My Heart(1954)

    as Florenz Ziegfeld

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Sebastian Von Reis

  • The Lineup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dieses Lied bleibt bei dir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Konrad Hegner

  • Siren of Bagdad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Kazah the Great

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

    as Hugo Bishop

  • Dans la vie tout s'arrange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Paul Rencourt

  • Stolen Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Dr. Philip Ritter

  • Thief of Damascus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Abu Amdar

  • For Men Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Producer · as Dr Stephen Brice

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · as Prof. Rhys Lorenz

  • Pardon My French (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Paul Rencourt

  • Last of the Buccaneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jean Lafitte

  • So Young, So Bad(1950)

    as Dr. John H. Jason

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rope of Sand(1949)

    as Commandant Paul G. Vogel

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hollow Triumph(1948)

    Director · Producer · as John Muller / Dr. Bartok

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Song of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Robert Schumann

  • Deception(1946)

    as Karel Novak

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Okay for Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Of Human Bondage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Philip Carey

  • Devotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Rev. Arthur Nicholls

  • The Spanish Main(1945)

    as Capt. Laurent Van Horn

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Conspirators(1944)

    as Vincent Van Der Lyn

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Between Two Worlds(1944)

    as Henry Bergner

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • In Our Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Count Stefan Orwid

  • Casablanca(1942)

    as Victor Laszlo

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Now, Voyager(1942)

    as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Duvaux Durrance

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Joan of Paris(1942)

    as Paul Lavallier

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Night Train to Munich(1940)

    as Karl Marsen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • An Englishman's Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Victor Brandt

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips(1939)

    as Max Staefel

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Victoria the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as (uncredited)

  • Only a Comedian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Velthen

  • Eva, the Factory Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Fritz

  • High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Franz von Ketterer

  • Baroud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles from 1933 to 1982; peak year 1977.

Biggest box office

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

Casablanca (1942)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19331982

Peak 1977 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting52 of 79: 48 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting30 of 79: 26 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thWriting1 of 79: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 79: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

79 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1930s7 · acting1940s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew1950s35 · 20 acting · 18 crew1960s17 · 5 acting · 12 crew1970s3 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 21% of 14 roles
3949

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 Paul Henreid's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 25; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

51st percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Casablanca (1942)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 24 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 Paul Henreid's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles3–28 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 4 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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 Paul Henreid work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Henreid's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Claude Rains shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers