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Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von Dohnányi

Actor · Born December 2, 1960 (65) · Lübeck, Germany

Justus Von Dohnanyi was born in 1960 in Lubeck (Northern Germany) as a son of the conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi; his uncle is the politician Klaus von Dohnanyi. He worked at the city theaters in Frankfurt and Zurich and at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg after studying at the Hochschule fur Musik und darstellende Kunste in Hamburg. His first appearance in the American cinema was in Jakob the Liar (1999). He was seen on the PBS presentation of Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000) as well as in the James Bond adventure The World Is Not Enough (1999). He has made many appearances on German television, mostly in TV movies. In 2001 he was awarded a Deutsche Filmspiel Award in Gold as Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Experiment (2001).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 2, 1960 (65)
From
Lübeck, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 103 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Justus von Dohnányi's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
32%
Self
17%
Society
15%
Morality
15%
Power
13%
Survival
5%
Ideas
2%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 15 · Serious 6 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 14 · Intense 5

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

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 13 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 11
Mentor
3 of 11
Trickster
3 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Warm
12
Joyful
9
Melancholic
10
Absurd
7
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Justus von Dohnányi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Justus von Dohnányi'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

103 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • School of Magical Animals 4(2025)

    as Schuldirektor Heribert Siegmann

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Other People's Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr. Bernd Hausner

  • Der Spitzname(2024)

    as René König

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • School of Magical Animals 3(2024)

    as School Principal Siegmann

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Home Sweet Home - Where Evil Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Wilhelm

  • Dear Child(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Matthias Beck

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • 2 Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Patrick Laubenstein

  • Lassie - Ein neues Abenteuer(2023)

    as Gerhardt

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • We Are Next of Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Johann Schwenn

  • Family Affairs(2022)

    as René

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • School of Magical Animals 2(2022)

    as Heribert Siegmann

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Locked-in Society(2022)

    as Klaus Engelhardt

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • School of Magical Animals(2021)

    as Heribert Siegmann

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

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

    as Patrick Laubenstein

  • The Forgotten Battle(2020)

    as Oberst Berghof

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Heute stirbt hier Kainer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Decker

  • Breaking Even (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Benedikt Lindemann

  • The Sunlit Night(2019)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Lassie Come Home(2020)

    as Gerhardt

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Four Enchanted Sisters(2020)

    as Oswald

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit(2019)

    as Onkel Julius

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Irgendwas bleibt immer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Andreas Krömer

  • Delirium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Carsten Spanger

  • How About Adolf?(2018)

    as René

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Safari: Match Me If You Can (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Harry

  • Transit(2018)

    as Conductor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Teenosaurus Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ulrich Dattelmann

  • Charité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Robert Koch

  • The Legend of Timm Thaler or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter(2017)

    as Baron Lefuet

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Der Hund begraben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Hans

  • Der Bankraub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Helmut Draeger

  • Help, I Shrunk My Teacher(2015)

    as School councilor Henning

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Wagner-Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Richard Wagner

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

    Director · Writer · as Ed

  • Woman in Gold(2015)

    as Dreimann

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Frau Müller muss weg!(2015)

    as Wolf Heider

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Monuments Men(2014)

    as Viktor Stahl

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Death on the Baltic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Stefan Hansen

  • Hanni & Nanni 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mister Gordon

  • Ludwig II(2012)

    as Johann von Lutz

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Coffee in Berlin(2012)

    as Karl Speckenbach

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

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

    as Joachim Ebling

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

    as Kellerman

  • Men in the City 2(2011)

    as Bruce Berger

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Lessons of a Dream(2011)

    as Richard Hartung

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hindenburg: The Last Flight(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Max Kaufmann

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Jew Suss: Rise and Fall(2010)

    as Veit Harlan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Life Is Too Long(2010)

    as Johannes

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

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

    as Magun

  • Spring Awakening(2009)

    as Herr Stiefel

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Es liegt mir auf der Zunge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Willi Schmittke

  • Flemming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Prof. Dr. Axel Farkas

  • Men in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Bruce Berger

  • Dr. Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Otto Walther

  • Baltic Crime Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Dirk Göttler

  • Buddenbrooks(2008)

    as Bendix Grünlich

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • 1 1/2 Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde(2008)

    as Bernd

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hardcover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Chico

  • Bis zum Ellenbogen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Sven Hansen

  • An Old Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dr. Oelschläger

  • Eine gute Mutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Uwe Storath

  • GG 19 - Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln(2007)

    as Richter, Art. 5

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hunt for Troy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Oskar Neumann

  • Schuld und Rache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Max Staamann

  • Fürchte dich nicht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Volker Sebald

  • Der Tote am Strand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Achim

  • Vineta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lutz Born

  • Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Vater

  • Enigma – Eine uneingestandene Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Erik Larsen

  • Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe(2005)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Downfall(2004)

    as General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Tramper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Hitchhiker

  • Before the Fall(2004)

    as Heinrich Stein

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Weihnachtsmann über Bord! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Weihnachtsmann Nick

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

    as Thomas Weber

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

    as Philipp Scholz

  • Under Suspicion(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Stefan Dussner

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Operation Rubikon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jan Pieper

  • Amen.(2002)

    as Baron von Otter

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Wambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Siegfried Hühnerberg

  • The Experiment(2001)

    as Berus

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Klassentreffen – Mordfall unter Freunden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Georg

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

    as Eberhard Bethge

  • Blondine sucht Millionär fürs Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The World Is Not Enough(1999)

    as Captain Nikoli

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Jacks Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Jakob the Liar(1999)

    as Preuss

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Leo von Lehnitz

  • JETS – Leben am Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Leutnant Robert Angerhoff

  • Mortal Enemies: The Wrong Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ernst Kipper

  • Lisa Falk - Eine Frau für alle Fälle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Die Feuerengel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Renates Ehemann

  • Zwischen Tag und Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 11 episodes · as Lutz Berthold

  • Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthias Gerber

  • Schlag weiter, kleines Kinderherz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dr.Gassner

  • Die Wildente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Molvik

  • Der gute Merbach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Ein starkes Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Hayek · as Uwe Reibert

  • Flash – Der Fotoreporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Andi

  • Die Umarmung des Wolfes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Winfried

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Brauer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer · as Karl Brockhorst · as Konrad · as Sven Döring · as Tim Nicolai · as Viereth · as Wilfried Kastner · as Wolfgang Preiss

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 103 titles from 1970 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

School of Magical Animals 4 (2025)

$28M worldwide

Highest rated

The Experiment (2001)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19702025

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 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
Acting103 of 103: 100 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thDirecting3 of 103: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 103: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 103: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

103 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew1980s1 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s35 · 35 acting · 1 crew2010s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 34 roles
99091419

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 Justus von Dohnányi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 42 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

GG 19 - Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln (2007)

95th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Downfall (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 40. 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 Justus von Dohnányi's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 83 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Justus von Dohnányi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Justus von Dohnányi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sönke Wortmann shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles