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Michael Wittenborn

Michael Wittenborn

Actor · Born May 31, 1953 (73) · Bielefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany [now Germany]

Michael Wittenborn was born on 31 May 1953 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is an actor, known for All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), Merz gegen Merz (2019) and Toni Erdmann (2016). He is married to Karin Beier. They have one child.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 31, 1953 (73)
From
Bielefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany [now Germany]
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 76 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 40% in 30 days

What are Michael Wittenborn's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
37%
Self
24%
Morality
21%
Survival
6%
Society
6%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 4 · 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 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
5
Absurd
3
Warm
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Michael Wittenborn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Wittenborn'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

76 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Merz gegen Merz - Entscheidungen(2026)

    as Ludwig Reichert

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Merz gegen Merz - Geständnisse(2026)

    as Ludwig Reichert

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke(2026)

    as Hermann Krings

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Stromberg: Everything Back to Normal(2025)

    as Klaus Klinkhammer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Ein Fall für Conti - Der verlorene Sohn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Friedrich Klopfer

  • Habibi Baba Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hagen

  • Chaos and Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dr. Wunderlich

  • Greetings from Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Horst (Opa)

  • Spirit in the Blood(2024)

    as Pastor Carl

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Merz gegen Merz - Geheimnisse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Ludwig Reichert

  • The Perfect Miss(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Wilhelm Lampe

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Kommt ein Vogel geflogen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Eli Singer

  • Merz gegen Merz - Hochzeiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Ludwig Reichert

  • Simply Nina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Thilo

  • Coming home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Werner

  • All Quiet on the Western Front(2022)

    as Principal

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Die Luft zum atmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Auf dem Grund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Helmut

  • And Tomorrow the Entire World(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Fabian: Going to the Dogs(2021)

    as Justizrat Labude

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Da kommt noch was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Operation Curveball(2020)

    as Retzlaff

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Unter Freunden stirbt man nicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Friedrich

  • Das Gesetz sind wir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Jan Bender

  • Irgendwann ist auch mal gut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Theodor Heller

  • The German Lesson(2019)

    as Pastor Treblin

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hartwig Seeler – Gefährliche Erinnerung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Felix Kepler

  • Merz gegen Merz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 24 episodes · as Ludwig Reichert

  • Wie gut ist deine Beziehung? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Harald

  • In My Room(2018)

    as Vater

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Unterwerfung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Walter Zobel

  • Du bist nicht allein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Klaus Widermann

  • Gefangen: Der Fall K. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Dinky Sinky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Harmut

  • The Carlos Benede Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Herr Jacobs

  • Happy Burnout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Günther

  • Hans im Glück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Scherenschleifer

  • Mutter reicht's jetzt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Richard

  • Wellness für Paare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Heinz-Peter Ellerbrook

  • Nie mehr wie es war (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Dr. Karoly Gaàl

  • Toni Erdmann(2016)

    as Henneberg

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Die Hochzeit meiner Eltern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Leo

  • Zweimal Lebenslänglich(2015)

    as Beamter

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Die Kanzlei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Paul Siemsen

  • Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Surf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Marc Leussot

  • Bis zum Ende der Welt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Igor Goldmann

  • Beloved Sisters(2014)

    as Knebel

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Wir sind die Neuen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Johannes

  • Stromberg – The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Klaus Klinkhammer

  • Superegos(2014)

    as Moderator

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Halbe Hundert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Klaus Kater

  • The Case of Jakob von Metzler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Fellner

  • Der Tatortreiniger(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Therapeut Dr. Faltenbach

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • If Not Us, Who?(2011)

    as Helmut Ensslin

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ihr mich auch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Matthias Schröder

  • Homicide Hills(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Paul Schönfelder

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

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

    as Zachs Nachfolger

  • Yella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dr. Schmidt-Ott

  • Kommissar Stolberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Burkhard Zwingel

  • A Friend of Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Naumann

  • Außer Kontrolle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Sterne leuchten auch am Tag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Chefarzt

  • September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Waller

  • Bloch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as RA Hermann Lux

  • Die Affäre Semmeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Ullrich Jansen

  • Mostly Martha(2001)

    as Lehrer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Die Sekretärinnen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Doppelter Einsatz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Hans-Jürgen Schuchardt

  • Bella Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rosowski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · as Max Rosowski

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jörg Felder

  • Second Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Albert

  • The Old Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Andreas Wessling

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

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Becker · as Udo Engler

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Roland Herlau

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Lobentag · as Gerrit Engelbrecht · as Hans Lüdinghaus · as Petermann · as Werner Freden

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 76 titles from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Toni Erdmann (2016)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Toni Erdmann (2016)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Perfect Miss (2024)

Film career

19702026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting76 of 76: 76 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1970s4 · acting1980s3 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s30 · acting2020s25 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
011621

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 Michael Wittenborn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Spirit in the Blood (2024)

59th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 53. 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 Michael Wittenborn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Wittenborn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrea Hanke shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers