
Frederick Valk
Actor · Died July 23, 1956, aged 61 · Hamburg, Germany
Frederick Valk was a German-born Jewish stage and screen actor of Czech Jewish descent who fled to the United Kingdom in the late 1930s to escape Nazi persecution, and subsequently became a naturalised British citizen.
Biography from TMDB.
- June 10, 1895
- July 23, 1956 (aged 61)
- Hamburg, Germany
- Actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Frederick Valk's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 2
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Shapeshifteras Emil Schimler alias Paul Heimberger in Hotel Reserve (1944)
- Heraldas Dr. Van Straaten in Dead of Night (1945)
- Mentoras Giuseppe Vecchi in Bad Blonde (1953)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic3
- Cyclical1
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 Frederick Valk's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Frederick Valk'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
31 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

Zarak(1956)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Wicked as They Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Secret Venture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

I Am a Camera(1955)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Magic Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

The Colditz Story(1955)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all filmsWhat Price Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Break to Freedom(1953)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Bad Blonde(1953)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Never Let Me Go(1953)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Ho scelto l'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Top Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

The Magic Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Outcast of the Islands(1951)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Dear Mr. Prohack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Saraband(1948)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Mrs. Fitzherbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Man: One Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Frenzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Dead of Night(1945)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Hotel Reserve(1944)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Thunder Rock(1942)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Young Mr. Pitt(1942)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Patient Vanishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Suicide Squadron(1941)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Gasbags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Neutral Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Night Train to Munich(1940)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Traitor Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Career shape
Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 1939 to 1956.
Film career
- 1940Screen debut· Night Train to Munich
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 Frederick Valk's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 15 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 43. 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 Frederick Valk work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frederick Valk's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Basil Dearden shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Basil DeardenShared titles: Saraband (1948), Dead of Night (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Basil Dearden

Writers
- Angus MacPhailShared titles: Saraband (1948), Dead of Night (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Angus MacPhail

Actors
- Theodore BikelShared titles: The Colditz Story (1955), Never Let Me Go (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Theodore Bikel

- Peter IllingShared titles: Never Let Me Go (1953), Outcast of the Islands (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Illing

- James MasonShared titles: Hotel Reserve (1944), Thunder Rock (1942)See all 2 shared titles with James Mason

Composers and cinematographers
- Hans MayShared titles: Never Let Me Go (1953), Thunder Rock (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Hans May

- Mutz GreenbaumShared titles: Hotel Reserve (1944), Thunder Rock (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Mutz Greenbaum
Producers
- Michael BalconShared titles: Saraband (1948), Dead of Night (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Balcon

Mixed roles
- Bernard MilesShared titles: Never Let Me Go (1953), Thunder Rock (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Bernard Miles


