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Matthias Habich

Matthias Habich

Actor · Born January 12, 1940 (86) · Gdańsk, Poland

Matthias Habich (born 12 January 1940) is a German actor who has appeared in more than 110 film and television productions since 1965. Habich was born in Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) and lives in Paris. In his career, he appeared in a number of internationally recognized films. In the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates about Stalingrad, he played the part of General (later Field Marshal) Friedrich Paulus. In the 2004 film Downfall, he portrayed Werner Haase. In the 2008 Oscar-winning drama The Reader he appeared as the father of the title character. Source: Article "Matthias Habich" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Born
January 12, 1940 (86)
From
Gdańsk, Poland
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 109 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 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Matthias Habich's films like?

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

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Bonds
29%
Self
20%
Morality
15%
Survival
15%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 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 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 12 · 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 8 · Even-paced 8 · 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 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
11
Contemplative
5
Hopeful
5
Dread
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Matthias Habich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthias Habich'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

109 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Josef (old)

  • Playing God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Richard Gärtner

  • Narcissus and Goldmund(2020)

    as Burgherr

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Lassie Come Home(2020)

    as Graf von Sprengel

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Das Leben vor mir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Cornelius

  • Berlin Syndrome(2017)

    as Erich Werner

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Conni und Co 2 - Das Geheimnis des T-Rex(2017)

    as Ingo Jonas

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Ein großer Aufbruch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Holm Hardenberg

  • Matthiesens Töchter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Matthiesen

  • The Misplaced World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Paul Kromberger

  • Das Gewinnerlos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Georg Freudenreich

  • Sein gutes Recht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Max Büttner

  • Altersglühen - Speed Dating für Senioren(2014)

    as Helge Löns

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Where I Belong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Friedrich

  • Die Toten von Hameln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dr. Georg Bischoff

  • The Taste of Apple Seeds(2013)

    as Carsten Lexow

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Und alle haben geschwiegen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Paul

  • Liebe am Fjord - Abschied von Hannah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Henrik Agdestein

  • Eine halbe Ewigkeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Harry Berg

  • Das Kindermädchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Utz von Zernikow

  • Joachim Vernau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Utz von Zernikow

  • Morgen musst du sterben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Peter

  • Letzter Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Peter Romberg

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

    as Gregor Antonion

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

    as Hans Meinhold

  • Nanga Parbat(2010)

    as Pfarrer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

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

    as Alain

  • Der Großvater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Großvater

  • Half a Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Peter Grabowski

  • The Reader(2008)

    as Peter Berg

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Chaotic Ana(2007)

    as Klaus

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Friedrich Fischer

  • Afrika, mon amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Franz Lukas

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

    as Ben

  • No Sky Limit with Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Richard

  • The Call of the Toad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Alexander Reschke

  • A Witch's Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Der Herr der Finsternis

  • Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Rolf von Buttlär

  • Downfall(2004)

    as Prof. Dr. Werner Haase

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Imperium: Nero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Seneca

  • Nero(2004)

    as Seneca

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Getting a Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Michael Berkhoff

  • Two Days of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Otto Kaminski

  • Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as General von Habich

  • Bloch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Weidner

  • Boran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Boran

  • Nowhere in Africa(2001)

    as Süßkind

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Mountains(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Franz Koch

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Enemy at the Gates(2001)

    as General Paulus

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Heinrich Cressphal

  • Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · as Victor Klemperer

  • Picknick im Schnee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Johannes Breutigam

  • Zucker für die Bestie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dr. Kaltenbach

  • Visioner(2001)

    as Horst Glockner

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Judgement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Fremder

  • Die Rättin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Markus Frank

  • In the Name of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Kommissar Norbert Michaelis

  • Davids Rache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Christian

  • Beyond Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Gregor

  • Slaughter of the Cock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Black for Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Chris Corday

  • Deutschlandlied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Konrad Schuhbeck

  • Das zehnte Jahr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Max

  • Ich bin unschuldig - Ärztin im Zwielicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Juergen Liebig

  • Lauras Entscheidung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Joachim Böllinger

  • What Maisie Knew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Bertrand

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

    Show 1 episode · as Henning Harmsen

  • The Last U-Boat(1993)

    as Mellenberg - General

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Princesse Alexandra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Franz

  • À deux pas du paradis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Detective Extralarge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Savage Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Elysée

  • Der Fall Ö. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Hauptmann / Teiresias

  • Farendj (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Bruno

  • Die Entführung aus dem Serail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • O Janovi a podivuhodném příteli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Magnus

  • Pink Palace, Paradise Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Daniel

  • Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ambrosius

  • Noch ein Wunsch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Martin

  • Straight for the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Pierre Kurwenal

  • Anwalt Abel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Staatsanwalt Reuss

  • Welcome to Germany(1988)

    as Körner

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Cry of the Owl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Robert

  • Schöne Ferien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Wolf Blankenburg

  • The Vultures(1984)

    as Karl Brenner

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Embers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Albert Korb

  • Jack Holborn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kapitän Sharingham, Richter Sharingham

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

    as Theologist

  • Purity of Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

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

    as Zwingli

  • Good-for-Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Leonard

  • Maiden's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Jan Amery

  • Coup de Grâce(1976)

    as Erich von Lhomond

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 5 episodes · as Friedrich von der Trenck

  • Der Prototyp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Wolf D. Steiner

  • Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Simplex

  • Die unfreiwilligen Reisen des Moritz August Benjowski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Orlow

  • Im Vorhof der Wahrheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Miroslav als Erwachsener

  • L'olandese scomparso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Prof. Eric Vansee

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

    Actor

  • Il giovane Garibaldi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Neugierig wie ein Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Abenteuer eines Sommers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Michelitsch

  • Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Friedrich von der Trenck

  • Das Klavier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Arthur Rödlich

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Maximilian Heinrich · as Prof. Sorensky · as Roland Plauer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Die Konvention Belzebir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Balembrun

  • Der Forellenhof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 109 titles from 1965 to 2021; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

$97M worldwide

Highest rated

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19652021

Peak 2000 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting109 of 109: 109 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1960s3 · acting1970s17 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s28 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
7606

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 Matthias Habich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
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

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Visioner (2001)

98th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Downfall (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 39. 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 Matthias Habich's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 58 · 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 Matthias Habich work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthias Habich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hildegard Schmahl shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers