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Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

Actor · Died November 2, 1991, aged 67 · Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

Hannes Messemer (17 May 1924 – 2 November 1991) was a German actor from Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 17, 1924
Died
November 2, 1991 (aged 67)
From
Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 92 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 14% in 30 days

What are Hannes Messemer's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
34%
Power
20%
Self
16%
Survival
15%
Bonds
9%
Society
7%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · 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 6 · Full focus 1

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 2 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 6
Ally
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Warm
4
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Cold
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Hannes Messemer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hannes Messemer'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

92 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Langusten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ernst

  • Paulchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Patient

  • Das zerbrochene Haus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Gespenstergeschichten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · as Schloßherr

  • Der Fahnder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lersch

  • Die Dame und die Unterwelt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Pfarrer

  • August der Starke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Diese Drombuschs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · as Herr Diehl

  • Konsul Möllers Erben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 7 episodes · as Konsul Vollquardsen

  • Die Geschwister Oppermann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gutwetter

  • The Oppermanns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Gutwetter

  • Frau Jenny Treibel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Leutnant a.D. Vogelsang

  • Der kleine Bruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Reini

  • Fleeting Acquaintances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Paul

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Havelke

  • Die Hinrichtung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Kennwort Schmetterling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Bouwmeester

  • Die Ursache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Liebe bleibt nicht ohne Schmerzen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Herr Schirmer

  • Die Paulskirche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Union der festen Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as von Zander

  • Ein Hut von ganz spezieller Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Herr Wühlisch

  • SOKO München (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Cornelsen

  • The Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · as Professor Stepan Trofimowitsch Werchowenskij

  • Polizeiinspektion 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Bettler

  • Onkel Silas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Onkel Silas

  • Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Divisionsgeneral Galliéni

  • Die Fastnachtsbeichte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Panezza

  • Das Fräulein von Scuderi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as René Cardillac

  • Oblomows Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Erzähler

  • Der tödliche Schlag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Odysseus

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

    Show 1 episode · as Egon Peiss · as Herr Obermann · as Ulrich Hauff

  • The Odessa File(1974)

    as General Glücks

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Wer stirbt schon gerne unter Palmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jean-Pierre Pinaud

  • Sergeant Berry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 26 episodes · as Commissioner Deeds

  • Ein Fall für Goron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Goron

  • Alle lieben Célimare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Vernouillet

  • Der 21. Juli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Goerdeler

  • Sonderdezernat K1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Herr Wehrmeister · as Karl Heidenreich

  • Aus Mangel an Beweisen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Roberto Galimberti

  • Mit sich allein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Keith Bailey

  • Die Verschwörung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Cäsar

  • Bericht einer Offensive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Colonel Henriot

  • Das Trauerspiel von Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Brutus

  • König Richard II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as König Richard II.

  • Das Attentat - L.D. Trotzki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Salazar

  • Bericht eines Feiglings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Pavel Karpisiak

  • Is Paris Burning?(1966)

    as General Jodl

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Flieger Ross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Allenby

  • The Defector(1966)

    as Dr. Saltzer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Once a Greek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Fahrcks

  • Alle mal herhören, auch die, die schwerhören..! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Premierminister

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

    as Fürst Metternich

  • Die Räuber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Franz

  • Rollenbilder im Wandel der Jahrhunderte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Franz Moor

  • Jörg Preda berichtet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Richard Blake

  • Plädoyer für einen Rebellen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Keller

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

    as Krasnow

  • Der arme Mann Luther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Mönch

  • Die Verschwörung des Fiesco zu Genua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Fiesko - Graf von Lavagna

  • Der trojanische Krieg findet nicht statt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Ulysses

  • Bericht von den Inseln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as José

  • Mission to Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Carl Natzka

  • Interpol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Attaché · as Baron von Falkenhausen

  • The Great Escape(1963)

    as Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Hildy Johnson

  • Die fünfte Kolonne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Gregor

  • Amphitryon 38 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Amphitryon

  • Die Legende vom heiligen Trinker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Andreas Kartak

  • Liebe im September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Graham Colby

  • Er ging an meiner Seite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Coney

  • Der Transport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Leutnant Bleck

  • Auf Engel schießt man nicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Suarez

  • Die Brücke des Schicksals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Klaus Urban

  • Die rote Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mahora Khan

  • Escape by Night(1960)

    as Baron Von Kliest

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Schatten der Helden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as János Kádár

  • Lampenfieber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Hannes Messemer

  • The High Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Ernst Moos

  • Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Bill Robson

  • General Della Rovere(1959)

    as S.S. Colonel Mueller

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Babette Goes to War(1959)

    as General von Arenberg

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • People in the Net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Braun

  • Douze heures d'horloge(1959)

    as Serge

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

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

    as Roeder

  • Der Arzt von Stalingrad(1958)

    as Oberleutnant Pjotr Markow

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Escape from Sahara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Robert Altmann

  • The Glass Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Dr. Krell

  • The Devil Strikes at Night(1957)

    as SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Leutnant

  • The Sins of Rose Bernd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as August Keil

  • Herzlich willkommen? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles from 1956 to 1989; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

The Great Escape (1963)

$233K worldwide

Highest rated

The Great Escape (1963)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19561989

Peak 1963 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 1957Screen debut· The Devil Strikes at Night

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting92 of 92: 92 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

By decade

1950s13 · acting1960s38 · acting1970s21 · acting1980s20 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

How do Hannes Messemer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

The Great Escape (1963)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 56. 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.

Who does Hannes Messemer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hannes Messemer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roberto Rossellini shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers