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Curd Jürgens (1915–1982)

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Curd Jürgens (commonly billed as "Curt Jurgens" in anglophone countries) was one of the most successful European film actors of the 20th Century. He was born Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens on December 13, 1915, in Solln, Bavaria, in Hohenzollern Imperial Germany, a subject of Kaiser Wilhelm II... See full bio »

Born:

Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens
in Solln, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Died:

(age 66) in Vienna, Austria
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1982 Smiley's People (TV mini-series)
The General
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … The General
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … The General
 
1981 Collin (TV movie)
Hans Collin
 
1981 Assassination Attempt
Maître Legraine
 
1980 The Sleep of Death
Count St. Alyre
 
1980 Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
UFO General
 
1979 The Other One's Mug
Wilfrid
 
1979 Goldengirl
Dr. Serafin
 
1979 Breakthrough
Gen. Hofmann
 
1979 Berggasse 19 (TV movie)
Siegmund Freud
 
1978 Just a Gigolo
Prince
 
1978 Tatort (TV series)
Konrad Pfandler
– Rot.. rot.. tot (1978) … Konrad Pfandler
 
1978 Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
Baron
 
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
Karl Stromberg (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1977 La foire (TV movie)
Alexis B., le grand-père
 
1976 The Twist
Le bijoutier/Jeweller
 
1976 Am laufenden Band (TV series)
Standesbeamter
– Episode #3.2 (1976) … Standesbeamter
 
1976 As of Tomorrow
Senator Shelton
 
1976 Auch Mimosen wollen blühen
 
1976 Povero Cristo
Man Engaging Giorgio
 
1975 Second Spring
Fox
 
1975 Derrick (TV series)
Paul Bubach
– Madeira (1975) … Paul Bubach
 
1975 Cagliostro
Cardinal Braschi
 
1975 Die gelbe Nachtigall (TV movie)
 
1975 La lunga strada senza polvere
 
1974 Fräulein Else (TV movie)
 
1974 Les flocons rouges (TV movie)
Gunther Richter
 
1974 Cocktail Don Jaime (TV movie)
 
1974 Fall of Eagles (TV mini-series)
Otto von Bismarck
– The Honest Broker (1974) … Otto von Bismarck
– The English Princess (1974) … Otto von Bismarck
 
1974 Galileo (short)
 
1974 Radiografia di una Svastika
 
1974 Undercovers Hero
General Von Grotjahn
 
1973 3. November 1973 (TV movie)
Ölmillioär
 
1972-1973 Der Kommissar (TV series)
Dr. Hochstätter / Harald Bergmann
– Ein Mädchen nachts auf der Straße (1973) … Harald Bergmann
– Traum eines Wahnsinnigen (1972) … Dr. Hochstätter
 
1973 Profession: Adventurers
Alvarez
 
1973 The Vault of Horror
Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You") (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1973 Occupation (TV series)
 
1972 War Is Hell
Russian general
 
1971 Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!
Grueningen
 
1971 Nicholas and Alexandra
The German Consul (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1971 Fieras sin jaula
Ronald Marvelling
 
1971 Nurses for Sale
Käpt'n Markus Jolly
 
1971 The Mephisto Waltz
Duncan Mowbray Ely (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1970 Millionen nach Maß (TV mini-series)
Carlos, Marquis de Cabral
– Bitte, zur Kasse (1970) … Carlos, Marquis de Cabral
– Wir zahlen bar (1970) … Carlos, Marquis de Cabral
 
1970 French Intrigue
Henri Emery
 
1970 Der Pfarrer von St. Pauli
Konrad Johannsen
 
1970 Hello-Goodbye
Baron De Choisis (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1970 The Invincible Six
Baron
 
1970 Das Stundenhotel von St. Pauli
Kommissar Canisius
 
1970 Slap in the Face
Thomas Nathan Terbanks
 
1969 The Battle of Neretva
Gen. Lohring
 
1969 Battle of Britain
Baron von Richter (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1969 Shock Treatment
Hannes Teversen
 
1969 Battle of the Commandos
Gen. von Reilow
 
1969 The Assassination Bureau
Gen. von Pinck
 
1968 Babeck (TV mini-series)
Mann im Rollstuhl
– Tödliche Geschäfte (1968) … Mann im Rollstuhl
– Das Geheimnis der Calasetta (1968) … Mann im Rollstuhl
– Ein Sarg aus Genua (1968) … Mann im Rollstuhl
 
1968 Bedroom Stewardesses
Dr. Jan Diffring
 
1968 OSS 117 - Double Agent
Il Maggiore - il capo dei gangster
 
1968 Le fil rouge (TV movie)
Sigmund Freud
 
1967 Der Lügner und die Nonne
The cardinal
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Carl Von Kesser
– The Five Daughters Affair: Part II (1967) … Carl Von Kesser (as Curt Jurgens)
– The Five Daughters Affair: Part I (1967) … Carl Von Kesser (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1967 Dirty Heroes
Gen. Edwin von Keist
 
1966 Der schwarze Freitag (TV movie)
Richard Whitney
 
1966 The Gardener of Argenteuil
Le Baron
 
1966 Das Geheimnis der gelben Mönche
Gérard van Looch/Giant
 
1966 Congress of Love
Czar Alexander I
 
1966 An Affair of States
Dave O'Connor
 
1966 Spiel um Schmuck (TV series)
 
1965 Das Liebeskarussell
Stefan von Cramer
 
1965 Lord Jim
Cornelius (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1965 DM-Killer
Kurt Lehnert
 
1964 Psyche 59
Eric Crawford (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1964 Pariahs of Glory
Ludwig Goetz
 
1964 Begegnung in Salzburg
Hans Wilke, General Director
 
1964 Hide and Seek
Hubert Marek
 
1964 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Kleinerts
– The Hell Walkers (1964) … Kleinerts
 
1963 Nutty, Naughty Chateau
Hugo Falsen
 
1963 Of Love and Desire
Paul Beckmann (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1963 Curd Jürgens erzählt... (TV series)
 
1963 Berlin-Melodie (TV movie)
 
1963 Miracle of the White Stallions
Gen. Tellheim (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1962 Beach Casanova
Mr. Edmond
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Amatole Respighi
– The Great Anatole (1962) … Amatole Respighi (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1962 The Longest Day
Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt (as Curt Jürgens)
 
1962 Disorder
Carlo's Father
 
1962 Three Penny Opera
Captain Macheath
 
1961 Le triomphe de Michel Strogoff
Michel Strogoff
 
1961 Bankraub in der Rue Latour
Cliff MacHardy
 
1960 Gustav Adolfs Page
König Gustav Adolf
 
1960 Brainwashed
Werner von Basil
 
1960 I Aim at the Stars
Wernher von Braun
 
1959 Adorable Sinner
Czar Alexander II
 
1959 Ferry to Hong Kong
Mark Bertram Conrad (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1959 The Blue Angel
Professor Immanuel Rath (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1959 Time Bomb
Eric Muller
 
1958 Duel in the Forest
Johann 'Schinderhannes' Bückler
 
1958 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Capt. Lin Nan (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1958 Me and the Colonel
Colonel Prokoszny (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1958 This Happy Feeling
Preston Mitchell (as Curt Jürgens)
 
1958 The House of Intrigue
Colonel Bernes
 
1958 Tamango
Captain John Reinker
 
1957 The Enemy Below
Von Stolberg (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1957 Les espions
Alex
 
1957 An Eye for an Eye
Dr. Walter
 
1957 Bitter Victory
Major Brand (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1956 Michael Strogoff
Michel Strogoff
 
1956 ...And God Created Woman
Eric Carradine (as Curd Jurgens)
 
1956 Ohne dich wird es Nacht
Dr. Robert Kessler
 
1956 The Golden Bridge
 
1956 Teufel in Seide
Thomas Ritter
 
1955 Du mein stilles Tal
Gerd
 
1955 Heroes and Sinners
Wolf Gerke (as Curd Jüergens)
 
1955 Die Ratten
Bruno Mechelke
 
1955 Love Without Illusions
Walter
 
1955 The Devil's General
Gen. Harry Harras
 
1955 Du bist die Richtige
Stefan Selby
 
1954 Afraid to Love
Paul Kahr
 
1954 Orient Express
Bate
 
1954 Prisoners of Love
Willi Kluge
 
1954 Circus of Love
Toni
 
1954 Eine Frau von heute
Heinz Bender
 
1954 Meines Vaters Pferde, 1. Teil: Lena und Nicoline
Pat
 
1953 Alles für Papa
Clemens Haberland
 
1953 The Last Waltz
Rittmeister Graf Sarassow
 
1953 Music by Night
Hans Kersten
 
1953 Man nennt es Liebe
Peter Malmö
 
1953 Praterherzen
Toni Brandstetter
 
1952 Du bist die Rose vom Wörthersee
Composer Jack Long
 
1952 1. April 2000
Capitano Herakles
 
1952 Knall und Fall als Hochstapler
John Vandergold
 
1952 Haus des Lebens
Axel Jolander
 
1951 Gangsterpremiere
Kommissar
 
1951 Der schweigende Mund
Architekt Reinhold
 
1951 Geheimnis einer Ehe
Dirigent Felix Adrian
 
1951 Ein Lächeln im Sturm
Jean Langrand
 
1950 Eine seltene Geliebte
Sascha Borotraz
 
1950 Küssen ist keine Sünd
Kammersänger, Felix Alberti
 
1950 Die gestörte Hochzeitsnacht
Lawrence Vinning
 
1950 Der Schuß durchs Fenster
 
1950 Prämien auf den Tod
Gunarson, Operntenor
 
1949 Young Girls of Vienna
Graf Lechenberg
 
1949 Hexen
Heinz Wagner
 
1949 Lambert Is Threatened
Roland
 
1949 Der himmlische Walzer
Clemens M. Weidenauer
 
1949 Das Kuckucksei
Dr. Kurt Walla
 
1948 Verlorenes Rennen
George Miller
 
1948 The Mozart Story
Emperor Joseph II
 
1948 An klingenden Ufern
Stefan Keller
 
1948 Der Engel mit der Posaune
Graf Leopold Thraun
 
1948 Hin und her
Prinz Bernardo
 
1948 The Singing House
Bandleader Hans Storch
 
1944 Ein Blick zurück
Dr. Erich Thienwiebel
 
1944 Eine kleine Sommermelodie
Wolfgang Schwab
 
1943 Ein glücklicher Mensch
Petersen
 
1943 Frauen sind keine Engel
Bandini
 
1942 Wen die Götter lieben
Emperor Joseph II
 
1942 Stimme des Herzens
Volontär Drews
 
1940 Operette
Karl Millöcker
 
1940 Herz ohne Heimat
Bob (uncredited)
 
1940 Weltrekord im Seitensprung
Peter Enderlein - Kapellmeisster
 
1939 Salonwagen E 417
Prinz Heinrich Karl
 
1939 Die gute alte Zeit (short)
Fritz, Gretes Verlobter
 
1937 Tango Notturno
Ein Freund Jacs, Musiker (uncredited)
 
1937 To New Shores
Bobby Wells' Freund
 
1937 Liebe kann lügen
Student Holger Engström
 
1936 The Unknown
Hans Wellenkamp
 
1936 Familienparade
Graf Erik Stjernenhö
 
1935 Königswalzer
Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich (as Kurt Jürgens)
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
1979 Curd Jürgens: Bonn, wie ich es sehe (TV documentary) (uncredited)
 
1966 Spiel um Schmuck (TV series)
 
1961 Bankraub in der Rue Latour
 
1956 Ohne dich wird es Nacht
 
1951 Gangsterpremiere
 
1950 Prämien auf den Tod
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1994 Forsthaus Falkenau (TV series)
– Irrungen und Wirrungen (1994) (performer: "60 Jahre und kein bißchen weise")
 
1962 Three Penny Opera (performer: "Siehst du den Mond über Soho?" - uncredited, "Der Kanonensong" - uncredited, "Siehst du den Mond über Soho?" reprise - uncredited, "Zuhälter-Ballade" - uncredited, "Ballade vom angenehmen Leben" - uncredited, "Verfolgt das Unrecht nicht zu sehr" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1951 Gangsterpremiere
 
1950 Prämien auf den Tod (story and screenplay)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1944 Eine kleine Sommermelodie (singer)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
1981 Astro-Show Ein Spiel mit den Sternen (TV series)
Himself (1981)
 
1981 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Düsseldorf (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Erkennen Sie die Melodie? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 May 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Curd Jürgens: Bonn, wie ich es sehe (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 The Making of 'Golden Girl' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Making of James Bond (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Selling (1977) … Himself (as Curt Jurgens)
– Shooting Scene 330 (1977) … Himself (as Curt Jurgens)
– Producing (1977) … Himself (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1977 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Curd Jürgens (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1977 Am laufenden Band (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.3 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 2ème nuit des Césars (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Das ist Ihr Leben (TV series)
Himself
– Curd Jürgens (1977) … Himself
 
1976 Dalli Dalli (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 December 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1975 Musik aus Studio B (TV series)
Singer
– Episode dated 24 November 1975 (1975) … Singer
 
1974-1975 Je später der Abend... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 September 1975 (1975) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 December 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1975 Le musée imaginaire de Curd Jürgens (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1974 Stars in der Manege (TV series documentary)
– Stars in der Manege 1974 (1974)
 
1973 Klimbim (TV series)
Himself
– 04 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1972 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.3 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Die Vico-Torriani-Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 Blick zurück nach vorn (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 Vergißmeinnicht (TV series documentary)
Singer
– Episode dated 19 March 1970 (1970) … Singer
 
1970 Treffpunkt Airport (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 Der goldene Schuß (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 June 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Battle for The Battle of Britain (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1959 The Juke Box Jury (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1956-1958 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 July 1958 (1958) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 December 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (19 titles)
2012 Österreich-Bild (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Jedermann Remixed (TV movie)
Jedermann
 
2010 Willkommen Österreich (TV series)
 
2007 True Bond (TV documentary)
Karl Stromberg (archive footage: The Spy Who Loved Me)
 
2006 Unsere Besten (TV series)
 
2005 Die Zweite Republik - Eine unglaubliche Geschichte (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 My Sister Maria (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (video documentary short)
Himself/Karl Stromberg (as Curt Jurgens)
 
2000 Ken Adam: Designing Bond (video documentary short)
Stromberg (uncredited)
 
1999 The James Bond Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Legenden (TV series documentary)
 
1967 The Karate Killers
Carl Von Kesser (as Curt Jurgens)
 
1965 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1965 Verifica incerta - Disperse Exclamatory Phase (documentary short)
 
1962 Lykke og krone (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1959 Zwischen Glück und Krone (documentary)
Himself
 
1957 It Happened on the 36 Candles
Himself/En personne à Cannes (uncredited)
 
1948 Leckerbissen
Himself - filmszenen
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1970: Dubbed himself in the German post-synchronized version of Pierre Koralnik's "Cannabis" (Cannabis - Engel der Gewalt).

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | 8 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Curt Juergens | Curd Jurgens | Curt Jurgens | Curd Jüergens | Curt Jürgens | Kurt Jürgens

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Ensemble member at the famous Vienna Burgtheater from 1940 to 1953 and from 1965 to 1968. See more »

Nickname:

The Norman hulk by Brigitte Bardot See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius