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Henry Brandon

Henry Brandon

Actor · Died February 15, 1990, aged 77 · Berlin, Germany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Brandon (born Heinrich von Kleinbach; June 8, 1912 – February 15, 1990) was a German-American film and stage character actor with a career spanning almost 60 years, involving more than 100 films. He specialized in playing a wide diversity of ethnic roles.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 8, 1912
Died
February 15, 1990 (aged 77)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 140 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 16% in 30 days

What are Henry Brandon's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Society
25%
Bonds
21%
Morality
18%
Power
12%
Self
11%
Survival
7%
Ideas
5%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 13 · Intense 2

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 10 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Hero
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
9
Warm
8
Hopeful
6
Contemplative
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Henry Brandon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Henry Brandon'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

140 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II(1989)

    as Zarz

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Abel Gorcey

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • To Be or Not to Be(1983)

    as Nazi Officer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Little House: Look Back to Yesterday(1983)

    as Otis Wagner

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Evita Peron(1981)

    as General Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hard Knocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Curley

  • Bud and Lou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Bernie

  • Run for the Roses(1977)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Assault on Precinct 13(1976)

    as Chaney

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Manhandlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Carlo

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as The Man

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • When the North Wind Blows(1974)

    as Avakum

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Prologue to Wounded Knee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Holy Man

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The American West of John Ford(1971)

    as actor 'The Searchers'

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Terrific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Herman von Brock

  • The Search for the Evil One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Martin Borman

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Farid

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Belasco · as Zukor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Honey West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander Sebastian

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Branded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Lije Moody

  • The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Circus Roustabout

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as General Crawford

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Captain Sindbad(1963)

    as Col. Kabar

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Combat!(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as German Lt. · as Hans

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Swift Wolf

  • Two Rode Together(1961)

    as Chief Quanah Parker

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Gunslinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Two Bows

  • Tallahassee 7000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Mister Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Captain Brassbound's Conversion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sheik Sidi El Assif

  • Medea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Jason

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Kahuna · as Totani

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rebel(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Running Wolf

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Big Fisherman(1959)

    as Menicus

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Okefenokee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Lawless Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Buccaneer(1958)

    as British Major

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Auntie Mame(1958)

    as Acacius Page

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Darius

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Joshua Haney

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Land Unknown(1957)

    as Dr. Carl Hunter

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Rand Storm

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • M Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Bert Fallon

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Black Panther · as Chief Dark Eagle · as Ute Indian Chief

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Omar Khayyam(1957)

    as Commander

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hell's Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Jesse James

  • The Ten Commandments(1956)

    as Commander of the Hosts

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Broken Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Judd Buckley

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Bandido! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Gunther

  • The Searchers(1956)

    as Chief Cicatriz (Scar)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Comanche(1956)

    as Black Cloud

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Silent Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Cliff Sutton

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

    Show 1 episode · as Quick Knife · as The Major

  • Vera Cruz(1954)

    as Capt. Danette

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Casanova's Big Night(1954)

    as Capt. Rugello

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Knock on Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Trenchcoat Man #2

  • Manhunt in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Rinkman, space pirate leader

  • War Arrow(1953)

    as Maygro

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as John Buckley

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Caddy(1953)

    as Mr. Preen

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan and the She-Devil(1953)

    as M'Tara, Lycopo Chief

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Pony Express(1953)

    as Joe Cooper

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Raiders of the Seven Seas(1953)

    as Captain Goiti

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Scared Stiff(1953)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The War of the Worlds(1953)

    as Cop at Crash Site

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Anchior

  • Planet Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Capt. Lasca

  • Biff Baker U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hurricane Smith(1952)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wagons West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Clay Cook

  • Scarlet Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pierre

  • Harem Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Hassan Ali

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheik Sidi El Assif

  • Flame of Araby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Malik

  • The Golden Horde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Juchi, son of Genghis Khan

  • Cattle Drive(1951)

    as Jim Currie

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Cassius

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Fighting O'Flynn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Lt. Corpe

  • Tarzan's Magic Fountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Siko

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Douglas Stone

  • Wake of the Red Witch(1948)

    as Kurinua

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Joan of Arc(1948)

    as Giles de Rais, Captain

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Paleface(1948)

    as Wapato (medicine man)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hollow Triumph(1948)

    as Big Boy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Canon City(1948)

    as Freeman

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Old Los Angeles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Larry Stockton

  • Drums of Fu Manchu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Dr. Fu Manchu

  • Edge of Darkness(1943)

    as Major Ruck

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Night in New Orleans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Croupier (uncredited)

  • The Corsican Brothers(1941)

    as Marquis de Raveneau (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Bad Man of Deadwood(1941)

    as Ted Carver

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hurricane Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sam Carson

  • Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Rolf

  • Ghost Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mariano Arguello (uncredited)

  • The Son of Monte Cristo(1940)

    as Lt. Schultz

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dark Streets of Cairo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Hussien

  • Under Texas Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tom Blackton

  • Doomed to Die(1940)

    as Attorney Victor Martin

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Ranger and the Lady(1940)

    as Augustus Larue

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Florian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Groom

  • Ski Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Jan Sikorsky

  • Half a Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Handsome - Red's Sidekick

  • Drums of Fu Manchu(1940)

    as Dr. Fu Man Chu

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Marshal Of Mesa City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Duke Allison

  • Nurse Edith Cavell(1939)

    as Lt. Schultz

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Carlson - Crewman

  • Beau Geste(1939)

    as Renouf, another deserter

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Buck Rogers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Capt. Laska

  • Pirates of the Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • If I Were King(1938)

    as Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • I Met My Love Again(1938)

    as Bruno (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Wells Fargo(1937)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Our Gang Follies of 1938 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Barnaby

  • Island Captives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dick Bannister

  • West Bound Limited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Joe Forbes

  • The Last Train from Madrid(1937)

    as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Carnival in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Louis

  • I Promise to Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Henchman Funnyface

  • Secret Agent X-9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Blackstone

  • Black Legion(1937)

    as Joe Dombrowski

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Jim(1937)

    as The Cobra

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Killer at Large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mr. Zero

  • The Garden of Allah(1936)

    as Hadj

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Big Brown Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Don Butler

  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine(1936)

    as Wade Falin (as Henry Kleinbach)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Preview Murder Mystery(1936)

    as The Bat Man (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • March of the Wooden Soldiers(1934)

    as Silas Barnaby

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Sign of the Cross(1932)

    as Colosseum Spectator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Laurel & Hardy – Best Comedy Team Vol. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 138 titles, 137 of them dated from 1932 to 1989; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

Two Rode Together (1961)

$5.9K worldwide

Highest rated

The Searchers (1956)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

19321989

Peak 1961 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 1932Screen debut· The Sign of the Cross
  • 1956Career best· The Searchers

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting138 of 138: 138 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1930s25 · acting1940s27 · acting1950s54 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s8 · acting1980s5 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 28 roles
32375257

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 Henry Brandon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 54; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 66 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Run for the Roses (1977)

86th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 35. 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.

Who does Henry Brandon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Henry Brandon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Sawtell shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers