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Anton Diffring

Actor · Died May 20, 1989, aged 72 · Koblenz, Germany

Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack; October 20, 1918 – May 20, 1989) was a German actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Diffring, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 20, 1916
Died
May 20, 1989 (aged 72)
From
Koblenz, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 114 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 26Up 25% in 30 days

What are Anton Diffring's films like?

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

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
40%
Survival
17%
Self
14%
Power
12%
Bonds
12%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 14 · Intense 9

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

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 15 · 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 7 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 12 of 18 analyzed roles.

Shadow
12 of 18
Threshold guardian
3 of 18
Trickster
1 of 18
Shapeshifter
1 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
12
Dread
9
Thrilling
6
Contemplative
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

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 Anton Diffring's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anton Diffring'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

114 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as George Mamoulian

  • Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as De Flores

  • The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Faceless(1988)

    as Dr. Karl Heinz Moser

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Der Sommer des Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Wintrich

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

    as Franz Listz

  • Operation Dead End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Prof. Lang

  • Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Kardinal Millini

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death(1984)

    as Graf Udo Von Felseck

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Weltuntergang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Der Besuch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Crazier

  • S.A.S. San Salvador(1982)

    as Peter Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

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

    as Colonel Henderson

  • The Winds of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joachim von Ribbentrop

  • Victory(1981)

    as chief commentator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Tusk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as John Morrison

  • Der Durchdreher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Glorias erster Mann

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

    Show 5 episodes · as Mr Dermot

  • Son of Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Gernheim

  • Das Einhorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Blomich

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

    as Direktor Arnold

  • Le Mutant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as O'Brien

  • Io sono mia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Padre di Suna

  • Valentino(1977)

    as Baron Long

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Waldrausch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Fürst

  • The Old Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Leo Steglitz

  • The Indians Are Still Far Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Le professeur d'allemand

  • Vanessa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Major Kenneth Cooper

  • The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Heinz Steiner

  • Montana Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Lieutenant Slade

  • The Swiss Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Franz Benninger

  • Operation Daybreak(1975)

    as Reinhard Heydrich

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Kommissariat 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lehmanns Erzählungen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Allan

  • H.P. Lovecraft: The Shadow Out of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Professor Peterson

  • Shatter(1974)

    as Hans Leber

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind(1974)

    as John Keelwood

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Borsalino and Co.(1974)

    as German

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Alfred Bandera · as Herr de Mohl · as Herr Scherer

  • The Beast Must Die(1974)

    as Pavel

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me and Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jonathan Lanceford

  • No Way Out(1973)

    as Hans Grunwald (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Sutjeska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Generaloberst Alexander Lohr

  • Thriller(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonathan Lanceford

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes(1973)

    as Dr. Franz

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Mark of the Devil Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Balthasar von Ross

  • Little Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as The Cardinal

  • Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mensur

  • Assignment: Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 8 episodes · as Insp. Hoffman

  • The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire(1971)

    as Ambassador Sobieski

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

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

    as Colonel Hirsch

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Mensur

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

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

    as Toto

  • Kill Rommel! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Captain Richard Howell

  • Man on Horseback(1969)

    as Kurfürst

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Roland Sauter

  • Where Eagles Dare(1968)

    as Col. Kramer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Counterpoint(1967)

    as Col. Arndt

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Double Man(1967)

    as Col. Berthold

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Fahrenheit 451(1966)

    as Fabian / Headmistress

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Max(1966)

    as Holbach

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Heroes of Telemark(1965)

    as Major Frick

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Adolf Eichmann

  • Geld, Geld, Geld - 2 Milliarden gegen die Bank von England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich

  • Schüsse im 3/4 Takt(1965)

    as Burger

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Operation Crossbow(1965)

    as SS Sturmbannfuhrer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lana: Queen of the Amazons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Prof. van Vries

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Count Wolf von Helldorf

  • Vorsicht Mister Dodd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Howard

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 3 episodes · as De Flores

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Interpol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich

  • Incident at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Dr. Erik Leichner

  • Studio 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Enter Inspector Duval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Inspector Duval

  • Circus of Horrors(1960)

    as Dr. Schuler

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Could Cheat Death(1959)

    as Dr. Georges Bonner

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilhelm Hessler

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Mark of the Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Inspector Schell

  • A Question of Adultery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Carl Dieter

  • Tales of Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Baron Frankenstein

  • The Beasts of Marseilles(1957)

    as Col. Trautman

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Lady of Vengeance(1957)

    as Karmak

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Louis Walleau

  • The Crooked Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Fraser

  • The Accursed(1957)

    as Joseph Brezina

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Triple Deception(1956)

    as Anton Lauderbach

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Wire Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Tezlik

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Cast Member · as Karl Brandt

  • Hancock's Half Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Reach for the Sky(1956)

    as German Stabsfeldwebel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Seven Years in Tibet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Black Tent(1956)

    as Senior German Officer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Davos · as Francois

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

    as Dmitri Krassin

  • I Am a Camera(1955)

    as Fritz Wendel

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dixon of Dock Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Mason

  • The Colditz Story(1955)

    as Hauptmann Fischer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Sea Shall Not Have Them(1954)

    as German Pilot

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Operation Diplomat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Edward Shroder

  • Break to Freedom(1953)

    as Capt Schultz

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Park Plaza 605 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Gregor

  • The Red Beret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as The Pole

  • Never Let Me Go(1953)

    as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Top Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Border Police GDR (uncredited)

  • The Woman's Angle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Peasant

  • Song of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Renoir

  • Appointment with Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as 2nd German Soldier

  • Hotel Sahara(1951)

    as German Soldier

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Highly Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Officer at Station (uncredited)

  • The Great Manhunt(1950)

    as State Police Officer at Theater

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Neutral Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Sailor

  • Convoy(1940)

    as U-Boat Officer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Day the Clown Cried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Captain Curt Runkel

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles, 113 of them dated from 1940 to 2003; peak year 1974.

Biggest box office

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

$872 worldwide

Highest rated

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

Midcredits 85th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19402003

Peak 1974 · 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
Acting114 of 114: 114 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s35 · acting1960s22 · acting1970s37 · acting1980s16 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 10% of 21 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 Anton Diffring's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

S.A.S. San Salvador (1982)

67th percentile spread · 72% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 41. 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 Anton Diffring's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Anton Diffring work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anton Diffring's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Cushing shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles