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Sylvester Groth

Sylvester Groth

Actor · Born March 31, 1958 (68) · Jerichow, Germany

Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Sylvester Groth was born in Jerichow, German Democratic Republic on March 31st, 1958. He is an actor with an extensive television and theater career, well known for portraying Goebbels in Inglourious Basterds (2009), Clausen in Dark (2019) and starring in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Stalingrad (1993) and Deutschland 83 (2015).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 31, 1958 (68)
From
Jerichow, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 104 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 30% in 30 days

What are Sylvester Groth's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
29%
Bonds
20%
Self
12%
Survival
12%
Society
11%
Power
9%
Ideas
7%
Deception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · 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 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 8
Herald
2 of 8
Shadow
2 of 8
Mentor
2 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Contemplative
7
Melancholic
6
Thrilling
4
Dread
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Sylvester Groth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sylvester Groth'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

104 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Gentle Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Hermann Kühn

  • Silent Friend(2025)

    as Anton

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Taxifahrer

  • Kati: A Freestyle That Stays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Binges

  • The Trouble with Jessica(2023)

    as Groth

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Unwanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Klaus

  • German Crime Story: Gefesselt(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ludwig Lübke

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Sheikh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • The 355(2022)

    as Jonas Muller

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Prof. Max Felsner

  • Berlin, I Love You(2019)

    as Frosch

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Criminal: Germany(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Karl Schultz

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Three Exclamation Marks(2019)

    as Klaus Schmitt

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Der Club der singenden Metzger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Master Butcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Robert

  • Kaisersturz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kaiser Wilhelm II.

  • The New End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Doktor

  • Dark(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Investigator Clausen

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Breathe(2017)

    as Dr. Erik Langdorf

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • In Times of Fading Light(2017)

    as Kurt

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Zorn - Kalter Rauch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Adam Völx

  • Ein Kommissar kehrt zurück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Michael Adam

  • NSU German History X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Ahler

  • Die Mutter des Mörders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Dr. Benjamin

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(2015)

    as Uncle Rudi

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Deutschland 83(2015)

    Show 26 episodes · as Walter Schweppenstette

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Sense8(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sergei Bogdanow

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Naked Among Wolves(2015)

    as Helmut Krämer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Georg

  • Generation War(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hiemer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Liebhaber

  • Bittere Kirschen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Frisch gepresst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Helgo

  • Shores of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Roman

  • Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Richard Wilhelm - German(voice)

  • Tom Sawyer(2011)

    as Doc Robinson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Beate Uhse - Das Recht auf Liebe(2011)

    as Martin Volke

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Keiner geht verloren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Hotte

  • Aghet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Martin Niepage

  • Inspektor Barbarotti - Mensch ohne Hund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Inspektor Gunnar Barbarotti

  • Zarte Parasiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Martin

  • Whiskey with Vodka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Martin Telleck

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    as Joseph Goebbels

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kawalerowicz

  • Hilde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Boleslaw Barlog

  • Buddenbrooks(2008)

    as Kesselmeyer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Reader(2008)

    as Prosecuting Council

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Die Weisheit der Wolken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Max Eisenacher

  • Fleisch ist mein Gemüse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Oliver Bendt

  • Der Kronzeuge(2007)

    as Frank Roloff

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Staatsanwalt Feddersen

  • Schuld und Unschuld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jakob Raffael

  • KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Plötz

  • My Führer(2007)

    as Joseph Goebbels

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Der Kriminalist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Dieter Rohrbach · as Martin Kippendorf

  • Nevermore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Pfarrer Ekdahl

  • Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Schön

  • Käthchens Traum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Ein glücklicher Tag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as George

  • Zerbrechliche Zeugin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Der Elefant: Mord verjährt nie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Christian Rilling

  • Das Wunder von Lengede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Harald Hansen

  • The Miracle of Lengede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Harald Hansen

  • Hexen - Magie, Mythen und die Wahrheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Third Wave(2003)

    as Dauphin

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Die Geisel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Olaf Bodenteich

  • Kolle - Ein Leben für Liebe und Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Oswalt Kolle

  • Die geheime Inquisition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Großinquisitor Santori

  • Liebe. Macht. Blind. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Béla

  • Der Verleger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Christian Kracht

  • Mein Leben & Ich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr.Reimann

  • Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Klaus Weingarten alias Hermann Weber

  • Jenseits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Matthias Mund

  • Verzweiflung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sigs

  • Der Briefbomber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Frank Meyer

  • Der Preis der Sehnsucht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Aleksander

  • The Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Hans Hollmann

  • Requiem for a Romantic Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Clemens Brentano

  • Gesche's Poison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Johann Timm

  • Schimanski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Christian Wörner

  • Bruder Esel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Elias Busch

  • Journey to Weimar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dr. Hauke Wolf

  • Sperling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Ewald

  • Outside Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Georg

  • Rosa Roth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Katzmann

  • Farewell to Agnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Stefan

  • Die Vergebung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mann

  • Bella Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Jakob Groth

  • Stalingrad(1993)

    as Otto

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Last U-Boat(1993)

    as Funker Maschke

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Verlorene Landschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Father (Young)

  • Momo(1986)

    as Agent BLW 553 X

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The House on the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Heinz Hüsgen

  • Junge Leute in der Stadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Reinhardt

  • Der Schimmelreiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Hauke Haien

  • Rote Erde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 4 episodes · as Fritz Rewandowski

  • The Turning Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mark Niebuhr

  • Meines Vaters Straßenbahn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Janker

  • Meines Vaters Straßenbahn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Janker

  • Plankton oder das Wunder der Anpassung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Kilian

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

    Show 1 episode · as Herbert Rühle · as Josef Böcking

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hauptkommissar Jochen Drexler · as Hauptkommsissar Jochen Drexler · as Jochen Drexler · as Peter Wengler

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Christian Seitz · as Dieter Gottschalk · as Justus Fürmann · as Norbert Müller · as Pathologe · as Polizeipräsident · as Rainer Vaske

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 104 titles from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

$110M worldwide

Highest rated

Stalingrad (1993)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19702026

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 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
Acting104 of 104: 104 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s35 · acting2010s31 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
8611

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.

Awards

Won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2010, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sylvester Groth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Three Exclamation Marks (2019)

62nd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 42. 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 Sylvester Groth's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles25–83 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles21–52 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles18–57 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles32–56 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian 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 Sylvester Groth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sylvester Groth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pierre Besson shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers