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Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Actor · Died June 18, 1982, aged 66 · Solln, Germany [now Munich, Germany]

Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 1915 – 18 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 13, 1915
Died
June 18, 1982 (aged 66)
From
Solln, Germany [now Munich, Germany]
Works as
Actor
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 158 credits in all

What are Curd Jürgens' films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 10 · Serious 15 · Dark 13

Grounded 15 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 4

Gentle 5 · Charged 21 · Intense 12

Steady 13 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 3

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 6

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 2

Casual 16 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 2

A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 7

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 16 of 29 analyzed roles.

Shadow
16 of 29
Hero
6 of 29
Threshold guardian
2 of 29
Mentor
2 of 29
Ally
1 of 29
Shapeshifter
1 of 29
Herald
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
14
Thrilling
10
Absurd
6
Joyful
5
Other
29

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6
  • 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 Curd Jürgens' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Subscription and free streaming for Curd Jürgens' 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

158 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Jedermann Remixed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jedermann (archive footage)

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years(1983)

    as Karl Stromberg (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Smiley's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as General Vladimir

  • Collin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hans Collin

  • Assassination Attempt(1981)

    as Legrain - lawyer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Sleep of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Count St. Alyre

  • Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as UFO-Commander

  • The Other One's Mug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Wilfrid

  • Goldengirl(1979)

    as Dr. Serafin

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Berggasse 19 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sigmund Freud

  • Breakthrough(1979)

    as General Hofmann

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Tehran Incident(1979)

    as Baron "Marchant"

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Bedroom Stewardesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Jan Diffring (archive footage)

  • Just a Gigolo(1978)

    as Prince

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)

    as Karl Stromberg

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • The Twist(1976)

    as Jeweler

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • As of Tomorrow(1976)

    as Senator Shelton

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Auch Mimosen wollen blühen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Josef Popov

  • Povero Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Man Engaging Giorgio

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

    as Fox

  • Fräulein Else (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Dorsday

  • Die gelbe Nachtigall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Albert Korz

  • Cagliostro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Cardinal Braschi

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

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Bubach

  • Fall of Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Otto von Bismarck

  • Undercovers Hero(1974)

    as Generale Von Grotjahn

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Profession: Aventuriers(1973)

    as Alvarez

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Vault of Horror(1973)

    as Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • War Is War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as General

  • Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!(1971)

    as Grueningen

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Nicholas and Alexandra(1971)

    as German Consul to Switzerland

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Two Males for Alexa(1971)

    as Ronald Marvelling

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Nurses for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Kapitän Markus Jolly

  • The Mephisto Waltz(1971)

    as Duncan Mowbray

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Konrad Pfandler

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
  • Millionen nach Maß (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carlos, Marquis de Cabral

  • The Mafia Wants Blood(1970)

    as Henri Emery

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Hello-Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Baron De Choisis

  • The Invincible Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Baron

  • Hotel by the Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Kommissar Canisius

  • Slap in the Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Thomas Nathan Terbanks

  • The Priest of St. Pauli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Konrad Johannsen

  • The Battle of Neretva(1969)

    as General Lohring

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Battle of Britain(1969)

    as Baron von Richter

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Hannes Teversen

  • Battle of the Commandos(1969)

    as General Von Reilow

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Assassination Bureau(1969)

    as General von Pinck

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Hochstätter · as Harald Bergmann

  • Babeck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 3 episodes · as Der Mann im Rollstuhl

  • The Doctor of St. Pauli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Dr. Jan Diffring

  • OSS 117 Murder for Sale(1968)

    as Il Maggiore

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The Liar and the Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Kardinal

  • Dirty Heroes(1967)

    as General Edwin von Keist

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • The Karate Killers(1967)

    as Carl van Kesser

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Gardener of Argenteuil(1966)

    as Le baron Édouard de Santis dit « Doudou »

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Target for Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Gérard van Looch / Giant

  • Congress of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Zar Alexander I. von Russland

  • An Affair of States (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Dave O'Connor

  • Der schwarze Freitag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Richard Whitney

  • Das Liebeskarussell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Stefan von Cramer

  • Uncertain Verification (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as (archive footage)

  • Lord Jim(1965)

    as Cornelius

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • They're Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Kurt Lehnert

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carl Von Kesser

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Hide and Seek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Hubert Marek

  • Psyche 59(1964)

    as Eric Crawford

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Pariahs of Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Ludwig Goetz

  • Encounters in Salzburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Hans Willke

  • Nutty, Naughty Chateau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Hugo Falsen

  • Of Love and Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Paul Beckman

  • Berlin-Melodie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Miracle of the White Stallions(1963)

    as Gen. Tellheim

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Three Penny Opera(1963)

    as Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Beach Casanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mr. Edmond

  • The Longest Day(1962)

    as Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Disorder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Carlo's Father

  • The Triumph of Michael Strogoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Michel Strogoff

  • Bankraub in der Rue Latour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · as Cliff MacHardy

  • Gustav Adolfs Page (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Gustav Adolf

  • Brainwashed(1960)

    as Werner von Basil

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • I Aim at the Stars(1960)

    as Wernher von Braun

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Adorable Sinner(1959)

    as Czar Alexander II

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Ferry to Hong Kong(1959)

    as Mark Bertram Conrad

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Blue Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Professor Immanuel Rath

  • Time Bomb(1959)

    as Eric Muller

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Der Schinderhannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Johann 'Schinderhannes' Bückler

  • The Inn of the Sixth Happiness(1958)

    as Capt. Lin Nan

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Me and the Colonel(1958)

    as Colonel Prokoszny

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • This Happy Feeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Preston Mitchell

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

    as Captain John Reiker

  • The Enemy Below(1957)

    as Kapitän von Stolberg

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Alex

  • An Eye for an Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Dr. Walter

  • Bitter Victory(1957)

    as Major David Brand

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Michael Strogoff(1956)

    as Michael Strogoff

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • The House of Intrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Colonel Bernes

  • ...And God Created Woman(1956)

    as Eric Carradine

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Ohne Dich wird es Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · as Dr. Robert Kessler

  • Die goldene Brücke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Henrik Balder

  • Devil in Silk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Thomas Ritter

  • Du mein stilles Tal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Gert von Breithagen

  • Heroes and Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Wolf Gerke

  • The Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Bruno Mechelke

  • Liebe ohne Illusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Walter

  • The Devil's General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Gen. Harry Harras

  • Du bist die Richtige (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Stefan Selby

  • The Confession of Ina Kahr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Paul Kahr

  • Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Bate

  • Circus of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Toni

  • Prisoners of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Willi Kluge

  • Eine Frau von heute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Heinz Bender

  • Meines Vaters Pferde, 1. Teil: Lena und Nicoline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Pat

  • Everything for Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Clemens Haberland

  • The Last Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Rittmeister Graf Sarassow

  • Musik bei Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Hans Kerstens

  • They Call It Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Peter Malmö

  • Praterherzen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Toni Brandstetter

  • April 1, 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Capitano Herakles

  • Knall und Fall als Hochstapler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as John Vandergold

  • Haus des Lebens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Axel Jolander

  • Gangsterpremiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Writer · as Kommissar

  • Ein Lächeln im Sturm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Jean Langrand

  • Du bist die Rose vom Wörthersee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Composer Jack Long

  • Geheimnis einer Ehe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Dirigent Felix Adrian

  • Der schweigende Mund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Architekt Reinhold

  • Hin und her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Prinz Bernardo

  • Eine seltene Geliebte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Sascha Borotraz

  • Gute Nacht, Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lawrence Vinning

  • Das Kuckucksei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Dr. Kurt Walla

  • Küssen ist keine Sünd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Felix Alberti, Kammersänger

  • Der Schuß durchs Fenster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Dr. Winkler

  • Prämien auf den Tod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · as Gunarson, Operntenor

  • On Resonant Shores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Stefan Keller

  • Viennese Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Graf Lechenberg

  • Witches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Heinz Wagner

  • Lambert fühlt sich bedroht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Roland

  • Verlorenes Rennen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as George Miller

  • Der himmlische Walzer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Clemens M. Weidenauer

  • The Mozart Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Emperor Joseph II

  • The Angel with the Trumpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Graf Leopold Traun

  • Das singende Haus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Bandleader Hans Storch

  • Ein Blick zurück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Dr. Erich Thienwiebel

  • Eine kleine Sommermelodie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Wolfgang Schwab

  • Ein glücklicher Mensch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Petersen

  • Women Are No Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Bandini

  • Whom the Gods Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Emperor Joseph II

  • Stimme des Herzens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Volontär Drews

  • Operette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Karl Millöcker

  • Herz ohne Heimat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bob

  • Weltrekord im Seitensprung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Peter Enderlein - Kapellmeisster

  • Salonwagen E 417 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Prinz Heinrich Karl

  • Die gute alte Zeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Fritz, Gretes Verlobter

  • Das Mädchen von gestern Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Die drei Attachés (uncredited)

  • To New Shores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bobby Wells' 3. Freund

  • Love Can Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Student Holger Engström

  • The Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Hans Wellenkamp

  • Familienparade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Graf Erik Stjernenhö

  • The Royal Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 158 titles from 1935 to 2011; peak year 1970.

Film career

19352011

Peak 1970 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 6 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.

  • 1955Screen debut· The Devil's General
  • 1955First top-billed film· The Devil's General

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting158 of 158: 154 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stDirecting4 of 158: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting1 of 158: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

158 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1930s8 · acting1940s18 · acting1950s51 · 51 acting · 3 crew1960s39 · 39 acting · 1 crew1970s35 · acting1980s6 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 14% of 21 roles
556570

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 Curd Jürgens' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 41; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed15

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 74, 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 Curd Jürgens' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles13–49 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 41 · 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 Curd Jürgens work with?

People who share at least 2 of Curd Jürgens' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Dawson shares the most, 3.

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Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers