Peter Capell

Career timeline

1. 1912 · Born

   Born in Berlin, Germany

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   Studio One (TV)

3. 1957 · Breakthrough

   Paths of Glory (Movie)

4. 1984 · Latest release

   The Little Drummer Girl (Movie)

5. 1986 · Died

   March 3, 1986

Career in numbers

3 1940s

15 1950s

25 1960s

25 1970s

5 1980s

• Drama43
• Crime19
• Comedy12
• Thriller10
• Action5
• Tv Movie5

Highest-rated title Paths of Glory 1957 8.3 Most popular title Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Peter Capell in our catalogue.

Eberhard Itzenplitz

3 titles together

Abby Mann

3 titles together

Siegfried Wischnewski

2 titles together

Arthur Brauss

2 titles together

Ralph Nelson

2 titles together

I. A. L. Diamond

2 titles together

Arno Assmann

2 titles together

Almut Eggert

2 titles together

Jeremy Kemp

2 titles together

Robert Mulligan

2 titles together

1. 1984 The Little Drummer Girl as Schwindli 5.6 Movie
2. 1982 The Charterhouse of Parma as Abbé Blanes TV
3. 1981 Smuggler as Captain König TV
4. 1981 Charlotte as Grandfather Movie
5. 1980 The American Success Company as Lichtenstein Movie
6. 1979 Son of Hitler as Fritz Buchmann Movie
7. 1978 Ehrlich währt am längsten as Sir George Chudleigh Movie
8. 1978 Fedora as Second Director 6.7 Movie
9. 1978 Holocaust 7.3 TV
10. 1977 Sorcerer as Lartigue 7.5 Movie
11. 1977 The Old Fox 6.3 TV
12. 1976 So oder so ist das Leben Movie
13. 1974 Hardness 10 TV
14. 1974 Wachtmeister Rahn Movie
15. 1974 Derrick as Häftling 6.0 TV
16. 1973 Okay S.I.R. as Professor TV
17. 1973 Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi as Hulam TV
18. 1973 Sex Clinic '74 as Direktor Movie
19. 1973 Der Vorgang Movie
20. 1972 Escape to the Sun as Prof. Abramowiz Movie
21. 1972 Hausfrauen-Report 3 as Rechtsanwalt Movie
22. 1972 The Century of Surgeons as Sir Thomas Barlow TV
23. 1971 The Smugglers Movie
24. 1971 Most Girls Will as Arzt Movie
25. 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as The Tinker 7.5 Movie
26. 1971 The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried as Priest (uncredited) Movie
27. 1970 Dial Love for Murder as Vanetti Movie
28. 1970 Hauser's Memory as Dr. Shepilov Movie
29. 1970 Wer ist der nächste? as Kettle Movie
30. 1970 Der Mann am Strick as Levi Movie
31. 1968 Das Missverständliche im Leben des Herrn Knöbel as Salmeier Movie
32. 1968 Die Mühle von Sanssouci as Voltaire Movie
33. 1968 Assignment K Movie
34. 1968 Ein Sarg für Mr. Holloway as Spider Movie
35. 1967 Glorious Times in the Spessart as Mayor Movie
36. 1967 Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre as Major Gorski TV
37. 1967 Der Auswanderer as Der Auswanderer Movie
38. 1967 Ein treuer Diener seines Herrn as Graf Simon Movie
39. 1966 I Deal in Danger as Eckhardt Movie
40. 1966 Pater Brown as Sir Aren TV
41. 1965 Der Spielverderber - Das kurze, verstörte Leben des Kaspar Hauser as Gelehrter Movie
42. 1965 Auf einem Bahnhof bei Dijon as Eric Borunesco Movie
43. 1964 Ich fahre Patschold as Doctor Trautbein Movie
44. 1964 Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten TV
45. 1964 Bei Tag und Nacht as Marchese Ricardo Movie
46. 1964 Der Prozeß Carl von O. as Dritter Mitarbeiter der 'Weltbühne' Movie
47. 1963 Der Fall Sacco und Vanzetti as Musmano Movie
48. 1963 Maria Stuart as Aubespine Movie
49. 1963 Der arme Bitos... oder Das Diner der Köpfe as Philippe / Jesuitenpater Movie
50. 1963 Das Kriminalmuseum as Dr. Leppje TV
51. 1962 The Counterfeit Traitor as Unger (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
52. 1961 One, Two, Three as Mishkin 7.5 Movie
53. 1961 The Big Show as Pietro Vizzini Movie
54. 1960 I Aim at the Stars as Dr. Neumann Movie
55. 1960 Satan Tempts with Love as Geck Movie
56. 1959 Judgment at Nuremberg as Geuter Movie
57. 1959 For the First Time as Intendant Huebner Movie
58. 1959 Du gehörst mir Movie
59. 1958 Der öffentliche Ankläger as Montané Movie
60. 1958 The Vikings as Minor Role (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
61. 1958 Schwester Bonaventura as Dr. Jeffreys Movie
62. 1958 Wet Asphalt as Jimmy Donnagan Movie
63. 1958 A Gift for Heidi as Doc Movie
64. 1957 Paths of Glory as Narrator of Opening Sequence 8.3 Movie
65. 1957 The Burglar as Baylock 5.7 Movie
66. 1956 The Trapp Family Movie
67. 1956 Playhouse 90 as Geuter TV
68. 1956 Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter Movie
69. 1952 Walk East on Beacon as Chris Zalenko / Gino 5.3 Movie
70. 1951 Tales of Tomorrow TV
71. 1949 Lights Out TV
72. 1949 Suspense TV
73. 1948 Studio One TV

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