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Eddie Constantine

Eddie Constantine

Actor · Died February 25, 1993, aged 75 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Eddie Constantine  (born Edward Constantinowsky; October 29, 1917, Los Angeles, California – February 25, 1993, Wiesbaden, Germany) was an American-born French actor and singer who spent his career working in Europe. He became well-known for a series of French B movies in which he played secret agent Lemmy Caution and is now best remembered for his role in Jean-Luc Godard's philosophical science fiction film Alphaville. Constantine also appeared in films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (as himself in Beware of a Holy Whore 1971), Lars von Trier, and Mika Kaurismäki. He continued reprising the role of Lemmy Caution well into his 70s; his final appearance as the character was in Jean-Luc Godard's Allemagne année 90 neuf zéro (1991). Description above from the Wikipedia article Eddie Constantine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
October 29, 1917
Died
February 25, 1993 (aged 75)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 116 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Eddie Constantine's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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%
Self
16%
Society
16%
Survival
13%
Power
11%
Bonds
11%
Ideas
6%
Deception5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 3 · Earnest 8

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Contemplative
8
Absurd
7
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

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 Eddie Constantine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eddie Constantine'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

116 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 30 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Image Book(2018)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Every Day Words Disappear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as (archive footage)

  • Dimension 1991-2024(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Don Fabrizzi

  • Germany Year 90 Nine Zero(1991)

    as Lemmy Caution

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dark Galaxy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as (archive footage)

  • Tōkyō no kyūjitsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Europa(1991)

    as Colonel Harris

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Europe in the Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mr. Hardayle

  • Le Retour de Lemmy Caution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • Rivalen der Rennbahn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Belmont

  • Helsinki Napoli All Night Long(1987)

    as Old Gangster

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Freckled Max and the Spooks(1987)

    as Alojz

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein's Aunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 7 episodes · as Alojz

  • Roncalli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · as Clown Pablo

  • Makaroni Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • Paul Chevrolet and the Ultimate Hallucination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Boy Pappa

  • Seifenblasen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Springtime in Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • Neapolitan Boy in New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Sammy

  • Flight to Berlin(1984)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rambo Zambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Harry

  • Red Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Pawel Pawlowitsch

  • The Mikado Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Beppo Bourbon

  • La Bête noire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Le patron du bar américain

  • Non Stop Trouble with Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Gregori Ustinov

  • Hochkant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Er (He)

  • Oasis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Freak Orlando(1981)

    as Säulenheiliger

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Die Hinrichtung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Showagent

  • Neige(1981)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Nightmare Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Tango Through Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Eddie

  • The Long Good Friday(1980)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Car-Napping - Bestellt, geklaut, geliefert(1980)

    as Laroux

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Panic Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • Exit... But No Panic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Poignard

  • Ticket of No Return(1979)

    as Küstler

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Third Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as P. J. Lurz

  • Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Father

  • Eddie and Lutz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • It Lives Again(1978)

    as Dr. Forrest

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Tarzana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Police Inspector

  • The Model Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Doctor Goldberg

  • Blood Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Priest

  • Raid on Entebbe(1976)

    as Capt. Becaud

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Second Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Frank Cabot

  • Souvenir of Gibraltar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Jo, father

  • A Whale That Had a Toothache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Eddie

  • World on a Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · as Man in Rolls Royce

  • No Panic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Bill Silkstocking

  • Perlico - Perlaco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Beware of a Holy Whore(1971)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Supergirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Party Guest

  • Haytabo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Professor

  • Eine Rose für Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Boss

  • Malatesta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Malatesta

  • Lions Love (... and Lies)(1969)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Great Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Ric

  • The Men in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Cousin Lemmy

  • Residence for Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Dan Leyton

  • Attack of the Robots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Al Pereira

  • Nick Carter and Red Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Nick Carter

  • Hail! Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Rudy Hamberg

  • Alphaville(1965)

    as Lemmy Caution

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • How Not to Rob a Department Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Consumer at the bar (uncredited)

  • Make Your Bets Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Mike Warner

  • Ces dames s'en mêlent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Jeff Gordon

  • Lucky Jo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Lucky Jo

  • Let the Shooters Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Jeff Gordon

  • License to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Nick Carter

  • Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Jeff Gordon

  • How Do You Like My Sister? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Eddie

  • As If It Were Raining (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Eddie Ross

  • Les femmes d'abord(1963)

    as Bobby Carao

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Your Turn, Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • Nous irons à Deauville(1962)

    as Friend of Pin-Up Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Empire of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Eddie

  • Good Luck, Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Charlie

  • Cleo from 5 to 7(1962)

    as The Sprinkler / Actor in Silent Film

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Fiancés on the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as The Sprinkler

  • Ladies' Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • A Swelled Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Napoléon Dubois aka 'Naps'

  • Keep Talking, Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Jackson

  • Destination Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Felice Esposito

  • It Means That Much to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Eddie MacAvoy

  • There's Going to Be a Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as John Lewis / John Jarvis

  • Jack of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Patrick

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

    as Eddie (uncredited)

  • Women Are Like That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • Bombs on Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Kapitän Eddie Cronen

  • SOS Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mark

  • The Treasure of San Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Larry Brennan

  • Riff Raff Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Interpol Agent Williams

  • Passport to Shame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Johnny McVey

  • Hoppla, jetzt kommt Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Eddie Petersen

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

    as Robert 'Bob' Stanley

  • Dishonorable Discharge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Captain Burt Brickford

  • The Big Bluff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Eddie F. Morgan, adventurer and bluffer

  • And This Way to the Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Good Evening Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Eddie

  • Man and Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Fred Barker

  • An Evening at the Music Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Bob Wellington

  • Tonight the Skirts Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Howard l'homme attendant Marlène au bar (uncredited)

  • Les Truands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jim Esposito

  • Diamond Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • Headlines of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Barney Morgan

  • Around the World with Orson Welles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Man in Nightclub (archive footage)

  • 5 Against the House(1955)

    as Casino Robber (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Give 'em Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Johnny Jordan

  • Yours Truly, Blake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Larry Blake

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

    as Franco Cesari

  • Dames Don't Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • This Man Is Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • Poison Ivy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Lemmy Caution

  • Egypt by Three(1953)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 116 titles from 1953 to 2018; peak year 1979.

Biggest box office

Europa (1991)

$1M worldwide

Highest rated

The Long Good Friday (1980)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19532018

Peak 1979 · 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.

  • 1955Screen debut· 5 Against the House
  • 1965First top-billed film· Alphaville
  • 1965Breakout· Alphaville

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting116 of 116: 116 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1950s25 · acting1960s34 · acting1970s20 · acting1980s29 · acting1990s5 · acting2010s3 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 14% of 14 roles
5570

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 Eddie Constantine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Freckled Max and the Spooks (1987)

77th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 40. 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 Eddie Constantine's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Eddie Constantine work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eddie Constantine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lars von Trier shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers