Josef Meinrad

Actor · Died February 18, 1996, aged 82 · Wien, Austria

Josef Meinrad was born on 21 April 1913 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and director, known for Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956), Sissi (1955) and 1. April 2000 (1952). He was married to Germaine Renée Clement. He died on 18 February 1996 in Großgmain bei Salzburg, Austria.

Biography from IMDb.

Born: April 21, 1913
Died: February 18, 1996 (aged 82)
From: Wien, Austria
Works as: Actor
Titles: 7 on Motif · 90 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Josef Meinrad's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

57%

Ideas

20%

Self

11%

Power

Morality

Romantic love4 Family bonds3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Gentle

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Tricksteras Gendarmerie-Major Böckl in Sissi (1955)
Heroas Joseph Haydn in Herschel and the Music of the Stars (1986)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic

Warm

Joyful

Contemplative

Melancholic

Other

How their films linger

Hopeful4 Feel-good3

How their films end

Happy4
Bittersweet1

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 Josef Meinrad's films?

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

Also on these channels

Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Josef Meinrad's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

90 credits, 7 with a Motif page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Show Actor
Ora et labora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
Show 6 episodes · as Abt Korbinian
Herschel and the Music of the Stars(1986)
Actor
Der Vorhang fällt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
as Jakob
Ein Heim für Tiere (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Herr Fiedler
Run for the Sun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Show 4 episodes · as Luca
Der Unbestechliche (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Actor
Die Fledermaus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
as Frosch
Waldheimat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Show 13 episodes · as Pfarrer
Liebe hat ihre Zeit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)
Actor
Das Traumschiff (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)
Show 1 episode · as Mr. Eschenbach · as Pietr van Craan
Once Upon a Time… Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
Show as deutscher Erähler
Gaslicht (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
as Jack Manningham
Liebesgeschichten und Heiratssachen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
as Nebel
Abschied vom Ronacher (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)
Actor
Die schöne Helena (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)
as Menelaos
Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)
as Petrosilius Zwackelmann
Was Ihr wollt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)
Actor
Theodor Kardinal Innitzer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
as Theodor Kardinal Innitzer
Der fidele Bauer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
as Mathaeus Scheichelroither
Der Bürger als Edelmann (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
as Herr Jourdain, ein Bürger
Erkennen Sie die Melodie? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Show 1 episode · as Don Quichotte
The Commissioner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Show 1 episode · as Ernst Lahuser · as Joachim Laganke
Death Runs After Them (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)
Show 3 episodes · as Gaston
Pater Brown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
Show 39 episodes · as Pater Brown
Don Quijote von der Mancha (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
Show 4 episodes · as Alonso Quixano / Don Quichotte
Der eingebildete Kranke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
Director · as Argan
Der Fall Klaus Fuchs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
as William J. Skardon
Don Quijote (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
as Alonso Quixana
Das Konzert (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
Director
Der Verschwender (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
as Valentin
The Cardinal(1963)
Actor
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films
Liliom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
as Liliom
Don Juan in der Hölle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
as Don Juan
Das Mädl aus der Vorstadt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
as Winkeladvokat Schnoferl
Die Rebellion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
as Andreas Pum
Forever My Love(1962)
as Police Major (archive footage)
Motif score: 78th percentile of all films
Der Bauer als Millionär (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
as Fortunatus Wurzel
Napoléon II, l'aiglon(1961)
as Emperor Franz I of Austria
Motif score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Der Degen mit den Genien (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)
as Gröll
Enchanting Arabella (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
as Sir Archibald Duncan
Die schöne Lügnerin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
as Baron Hager
Die Halbzarte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
as Vater Dassau
Rendezvous in Wien (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
as Ferdinand Windberger
The Trapp Family in America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
as Dr. Wasner
Solang' die Sterne glüh'n (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
as Karl Eibisch, Polizist
Man ist nur zweimal jung (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
as Robert Nebel
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress(1957)
as Major Böckl
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films
Goodbye, Francesca! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)
as Dr. Leitner
Die unentschuldigte Stunde (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)
as Fabian
Familie Schimek (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)
as Baumann, Tischler
August the Thug (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)
as August Rums, genannt Gustl, Boxer
Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin(1956)
as Major Böckl
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
The Trapp Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
as Dr. Wasner
Opernball (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
as Paul Hollinger
Einen Jux will er sich machen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
as Weinberl
Ein tolles Hotel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
as Edi Schlawinsky
Sissi(1955)
as Major Böckl
Motif score: 85th percentile of all films
The Congress Dances (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
as Franzl Eder
Seine Tochter ist der Peter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
as Dr. Felix Weininger
Sarajevo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
as 1. Chauffeur
Die Deutschmeister (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
as Hofrat Hofwirt
Don Giovanni (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
as Leporello
La Brige und das Gesetz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
as La Brige
Weg in die Vergangenheit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
as Franz Nägele
Imperial Manoeuvres (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
as Pfeifendeckel Wondrasch
Geld aus der Luft (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
as Stefan Gregor
Der Färber und sein Zwillingsbruder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
as Kilian Blau, Sergeant der Grenzgendarmerie / Hermann Blau
Der Verschwender (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
as Valentin, Bedienter
Fräulein Casanova (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
as Rolf Reimann
April 1, 2000 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)
as Prime Minister of Austria
Symphonie Wien (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)
Actor
Der bunte Traum (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)
as Tobby Busch
Eva erbt das Paradies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
as Hans Holzinger
Shadows Over Naples (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
as Otto Schulz
Erzherzog Johanns große Liebe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
as Vertrauter des Erzherzogs
City of Violence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
as Otto Schulz
Mein Freund, der nicht nein sagen konnte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
as Dr. Leopold Bachmann
Der Wallnerbub (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)
as Karl
Jetzt schlägt's 13 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)
as Dr. Mario Jaconis, Schriftsteller
Der Theodor im Fußballtor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)
as Theo Haslinger jun.
Prämien auf den Tod (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)
as Matrose
Nichts als Zufälle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)
as Willy Wendel
Lysistrata (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)
as Kinesias
Das Siegel Gottes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)
as Pater Clemens
Fregola (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)
as Dr. Wegscheider
Anni (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)
as Heinrich Buchgraber
Rendezvous im Salzkammergut (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)
as Peter Baumkirchner
The Trial (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)
as Untersuchungsrichter Bary
The World Turns Backward (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)
as Agha

Career shape

Star power in the 80^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles from 1947 to 1994.

Highest rated

Sissi (1955)

Motif 85^th

Film career

1955Screen debut· Sissi

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting89 of 90 · 74^thDirecting2 of 90

By decade

1940s8 · acting1950s42 · acting1960s20 · 19 acting · 2 crew1970s9 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s2 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Josef Meinrad's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 74^th percentile, the median of the 6 of 7 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81^st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

69^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

83^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 6 titles, by percentile

75^th and up3
50^th to 74^th2
Below 25^th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Crowd Pleaser4
Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Forever My Love (1962)

62^nd percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sissi (1955)

Motif 85^th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 37. 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 Motif 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 Josef Meinrad work with?

People who share at least 2 of Josef Meinrad's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ernst Marischka shares the most, 4.

Josef Meinrad

What are Josef Meinrad's films like?

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Roles they play

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Josef Meinrad's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

How do Josef Meinrad's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Who does Josef Meinrad work with?

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers