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Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Actor · Born July 29, 1957 (69) · Viernheim, Germany

Ulrich Tukur (born Ulrich Scheurlen, July 29, 1957 in Viernheim) is a German actor and musician. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ulrich Tukur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 29, 1957 (69)
From
Viernheim, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 122 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Ulrich Tukur's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
24%
Self
18%
Bonds
17%
Survival
16%
Ideas
10%
Power
10%
Society
5%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 7 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 21 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 14

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

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 14 · 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 7 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 7

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 8 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 22 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 22
Hero
4 of 22
Herald
4 of 22
Threshold guardian
4 of 22
Mentor
2 of 22
Ally
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
15
Contemplative
16
Dread
7
Warm
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6

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 Ulrich Tukur's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ulrich Tukur'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

122 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 36 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Barry & Me(2026)

    as Prior

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Cabaret-Berlin, the Wild Scene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as voice

  • Time We Lost(2025)

    as Hans Schenke

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Cologne 75(2025)

    as Dr. Brandes

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Three Investigators and the Carpathian Dog(2025)

    as Mr. Prentice

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Martin Reads the Quran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Professor Dr. Neuweiser

  • Drahá Vivi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Hans Klettmann

  • The History of Mankind: Slightly Abridged(2022)

    as Erik der Rote

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Bis zum letzten Tropfen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Dr. Rainer Gebhard

  • Faking Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hans Stöckel

  • Es ist nur eine Phase, Hase(2021)

    as René Güldenberg

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Die Unschuldsvermutung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Marius Atterson

  • MuM Calls It Quits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Paul

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

    as Thomas Wintersperger

  • Ökozid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Victor Graf

  • The Turncoat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ernst Menzel

  • Open Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Hans Werner Brockmann

  • Defender of the Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Adults in the Room(2019)

    as Wolfgang Schäuble

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Und wer nimmt den Hund? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Georg Lehnert

  • Attempted Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hans-Georg Dahlmann

  • As Green As It Gets(2018)

    as Richard von Zeydlitz

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • In the Fade(2017)

    as Jürgen Möller

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Die Lebenden und die Toten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dirk Stadler

  • Original Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eduard Gluck

  • Herr Lenz reist in den Frühling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Herr Lenz

  • Grzimek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bernhard Grzimek

  • The Chosen Ones(2014)

    as Simon Pistorius

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Week-ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ulrich

  • Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mangiafuoco

  • Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mangiafuoco

  • Exit Marrakech (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Heinrich

  • Der Tote im Eis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Thomas Gruber

  • Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Clemens Trunschka

  • Moon Man(2012)

    as President (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Rommel(2012)

    as Erwin Rommel

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Second Execution of Romell Broom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Reader

  • Zettl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Urs Doucier

  • When Pigs Have Wings(2011)

    as UN official

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

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

    as Jedermann (archive footage)

  • Largo Winch II(2011)

    as Dwight Cochrane

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Eichmanns Ende (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Willem Sassen

  • The Day of the Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Dr. Stotzer / Pfiff

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Dieter Glanz

  • Kill Daddy Good Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jonas Shtrom

  • The White Ribbon(2009)

    as The Baron

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Within the Whirlwind(2009)

    as Dr. Anton Walter

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • John Rabe(2009)

    as John Rabe

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Eden Is West(2009)

    as Nick Nickelby

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • North Face(2008)

    as Henry Arau

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Seraphine(2008)

    as Wilhelm Uhde

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Die Frau aus dem Meer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Karl Kress

  • Der Mann, dem die Frauen vertrauten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Horst David

  • Hand of the Headless Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Peter

  • Mein alter Freund Fritz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Prof. Dr. Harry Seidel

  • Earth(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Runaway Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Klaus

  • 42plus(2007)

    as Georg

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Une famille parfaite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Harald Beckmann

  • Das Schneckenhaus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Lucas Bator

  • The Lives of Others(2006)

    as Anton Grubitz

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Heute heiratet mein Mann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Agatz

  • Dornröschen erwacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Prof. Seebaldt

  • Die Luftbrücke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lucius D. Clay

  • Die Nacht der großen Flut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Helmut Schmidt

  • The Ax(2005)

    as Gérard Hutchinson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mein Vater, meine Frau und meine Geliebte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dr. Mohrauer

  • Die fremde Frau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Alexander Brandenburg

  • Stauffenberg(2004)

    as Henning v. Tresckow

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Die Dreigroschenoper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Macheath, genannt Mackie Messer

  • Solaris(2002)

    as Gibarian

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Under Suspicion(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Glasner

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Taking Sides(2001)

    as Helmut Rode

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Amen.(2002)

    as Kurt Gerstein

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Probieren Sie’s mit einem Jüngeren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as neuer Mann

  • Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  • Hunters in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Franz

  • Warten ist der Tod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jürgen Venske

  • Annaluise & Anton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Das Böse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Johannes Lenz

  • Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander

  • Blutige Scheidung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Bernd

  • Free Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Werner März

  • Ein Vater sieht rot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Matthias Heller

  • Charms Zwischenfälle(1996)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Conrad Veidt

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

    as Rechtsanwalt Schnuck

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

    as Dr. Weiß

  • Das Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dr. Thomas Lamprecht

  • Tears of Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ernst Züchner

  • My Mother's Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as SS-Offizier

  • Der Mörder und sein Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Martin Dreyer

  • Inspector Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Kurt Hauff

  • Rosa Roth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Nikolai

  • Felidae(1994)

    as Francis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Rotwang Must Go! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Bruno's Friend

  • Der König (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Kissling

  • Maus und Katz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Fred Tonndorf

  • Wehner - Die unerzählte Geschichte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Herbert Wehner

  • The Last U-Boat(1993)

    as Röhler - 1. Wachoffizier

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Siegfried Emmler

  • The Democratic Terrorist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Siegfried Maak

  • Glückliche Reise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Dirk

  • Kleiner Furz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Die Kaltenbach-Papiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tom Severin

  • Werner and the Wizard of Booze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as (voice)

  • Wenn das die Nachbarn wüßten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Taxifahrer

  • Das Milliardenspiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gerd Asselt

  • Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mark Anthony

  • Felix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Felix

  • Solaris TV – Der freundliche Sender im All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · as Boss

  • Lenz oder die Freiheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · as Friedrich Engels

  • The Lenz Papers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Friedrich Engels

  • The Baader-Meinhof Gang on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Andreas Baader

  • Le dernier civil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Kaltes Fieber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Michael

  • The Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Alexander

  • Dear Melanie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Swing(1983)

    as Lhombre

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The White Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Willi Graf

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Meister · as Felix Murot · as Georg Hochreiter · as Hanno Haak · as Karl Petzold · as Kommissar Murot

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Das Kind in dir muss Heimat finden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 122 titles, 121 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Earth (2007)

$109M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lives of Others (2006)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19702026

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 11 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.

  • 1970Screen debut· Scene of the Crime
  • 1990First film· Werner and the Wizard of Booze
  • 1994First top-billed film· Felidae
  • 2002Breakout· Amen.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting122 of 122: 122 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s33 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 15% of 27 roles
90051015

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 Ulrich Tukur's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 32; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Adults in the Room (2019)

94th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lives of Others (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 57. 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 Ulrich Tukur's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles36–87 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles35–71 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles25–77 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles32–59 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles43–86 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Ulrich Tukur work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ulrich Tukur's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Costa-Gavras shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles