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Paul Hardtmuth

Paul Hardtmuth

Actor · Died January 5, 1962, aged 73 · Berlin, Germany

Paul Hardtmuth was born on 2 July 1888 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) and The Gamma People (1956). He died on 5 February 1962 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 2, 1888
Died
January 5, 1962 (aged 73)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on Motif · 15 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 22% in 30 days

What are Paul Hardtmuth's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
48%
Survival
23%
Bonds
15%
Self
14%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · 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 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2

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 Paul Hardtmuth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Hardtmuth's titles on Motif; 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

15 credits, 7 with a Motif page.

  • Doctor Blood's Coffin(1961)

    as Professor Luckman

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Senor Paterno

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The House of the Seven Hawks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Beukleman

  • The Curse of Frankenstein(1957)

    as Prof. Bernstein

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Gamma People (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    as Hans

  • Assignment Redhead (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    as Dr. Buchmann

  • Odongo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    as Mohammed

  • All for Mary (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    as Porter

  • The Atomic Man(1955)

    as Dr. Bressler

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Diamond Wizard(1954)

    as Dr. Eric Miller

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Shadow Man(1953)

    as V. H. Mayall

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Desperate Moment (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    as Ship's Watchman

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

    as Priest

  • I Was a Male War Bride(1949)

    as German Mayor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bedelia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as Old Frenchman

Career shape

Star power in the 66th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1946 to 1961.

Biggest box office

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

$27K worldwide

Highest rated

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Midcredits 81st

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rd

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s11 · acting1960s2 · acting

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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Paul Hardtmuth's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 4 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed4

Most loved · actor

I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

Midcredits 81st · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Paul Hardtmuth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Hardtmuth's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fred Johnson shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors