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Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

19 movies on Netflix

Biography

Curd Jürgens was a German-Austrian actor of stage and screen who was usually credited in English-language films as Curt Jurgens. Born in the Munich district of Solln, he worked as a journalist before turning to acting and spent much of his early career on stage in Vienna. His screen breakthrough came with Des Teufels General, in which he played a Luftwaffe general based on Ernst Udet, and international fame followed with And God Created Woman (1956). He became a familiar face in English-language cinema through The Enemy Below (1957), The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), Me and the Colonel (1958), Lord Jim (1965), Battle of Britain (1969), and as Karl Stromberg, the villain of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Also a notable stage actor, he belonged to Vienna's Burgtheater and played the title role in Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival from 1973 to 1977. His final film appearance was in Teheran 43 (1981), and he died in 1982.

66years old at death

  • Born Solln
  • Died Vienna
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (birth name)Also credited as Curt Jurgens, Curt Jürgens, Curd Jurgens and Curd Juergens

Movie Career

Films
19
Career span
26 years1955 to 1981

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  1. Big break

    Jürgens landed his breakthrough screen part in Des Teufels General (1955), playing Ernst Udet, a World War I flying ace who later became a Luftwaffe general in World War II. The role was fictional.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Michael Powell chose Jürgens for the part of Heinrich Kreipe in the 1957 film Ill Met By Moonlight, but the Rank Organisation refused to cover his fee.

  3. Behind the camera

    Jürgens directed a few films, including Bankraub in der Rue Latour, though they had limited success, and he also wrote screenplays, such as Bonus on Death.

  4. Beyond film

    Jürgens voiced the journalist in the German dub of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds, which was made in 1980.

Curd Jürgens movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Spy Who Loved Me1977 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Karl Stromberg

    IMDb rating 7.0127K votes

  2. Battle of Britain1969 Action, Drama, Historyas Baron von Richter

    IMDb rating 7.027K votes

  3. The Enemy Below1957as Von Stolberg

    IMDb rating 7.414K votes

  4. ...And God Created Woman1956as Eric Carradine

    IMDb rating 6.311K votes

  5. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness1958as Capt. Lin Nan

    IMDb rating 7.25.9K votes

  6. Lord Jim1965as Cornelius

    IMDb rating 6.74.6K votes

  7. The Battle of Neretva1969as Lohring

    IMDb rating 7.04.5K votes

  8. The Vault of Horror1973as Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

    IMDb rating 6.67.2K votes

Most often with

Gert Fröbe appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Gert Fröbe, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Gert FröbeJames Mason, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with James MasonVernon Dobtcheff, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Vernon DobtcheffAkim Tamiroff, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Akim TamiroffWalter Gotell, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Walter GotellChristian Marquand, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Christian Marquand

Films together

  • Gert Fröbe3 films together, 1955 to 1965
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    • Das Liebeskarussell1965IMDb rating 4.3Jürgens as Stefan von CramerFröbe as Emil Claasen
    • The Threepenny Opera1963IMDb rating 5.3Jürgens as Captain Macheath(Curt Jurgens)Fröbe as J.J. Peachum
    • Heroes and Sinners1955IMDb rating 6.5Jürgens as Wolf Gerke(Curd Jüergens)Fröbe as Hermann(Gert Froebe)
  • James Mason2 films together, 1965 to 1971
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    • Kill!1971IMDb rating 4.7Jürgens as GrueningenMason as Alan Hamilton
    • Lord Jim1965IMDb rating 6.7Jürgens as CorneliusMason as Gentleman Brown
  • Vernon Dobtcheff2 films together, 1969 to 1977
    Vernon Dobtcheff's page
  • Akim Tamiroff2 films together, 1958 to 1965
    Akim Tamiroff's page
    • Lord Jim1965IMDb rating 6.7Jürgens as CorneliusTamiroff as Schomberg
    • Me and the Colonel1958IMDb rating 7.0Jürgens as Colonel ProkosznyTamiroff as Szabuniewicz
  • Walter Gotell2 films together, 1965 to 1977
    Walter Gotell's page
    • The Spy Who Loved Me1977IMDb rating 7.0Jürgens as Karl StrombergGotell as General Anatol Gogol
    • Lord Jim1965IMDb rating 6.7Jürgens as CorneliusGotell as Captain of Patna
  • Christian Marquand2 films together, 1956 to 1965
    Christian Marquand's page
    • Lord Jim1965IMDb rating 6.7Jürgens as CorneliusMarquand as French Officer
    • ...And God Created Woman1956IMDb rating 6.3Jürgens as Eric CarradineMarquand as Antoine Tardieu
  • Also two films together2 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Three awards and honors, one of them major.

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Curd Jürgens's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Venice Film Festival
Volpi Cup for Best ActorWon
Other honors
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyWon
Kainz MedalWon

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