Portrait of Karl John

Karl John

Bio: Karl John (24 March 1905 – 22 December 1977) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1977.
Born: Fri, Mar 24 1905
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany

Death: Thu, Dec 22 1977
Karl John is 72 years old
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Poster of Sorcerer
Sorcerer
Karl John was
72 in Sorcerer
as ''Marquez''.
Fri, Jun 24 1977
Poster of Entführung
Entführung
Karl John was
70 in Entführung
as 'v. Weizsaecker'.
Thu, Jan 01 1976
Poster of Dandelions
Dandelions
Karl John was
69 in Dandelions
as 'Ricks Vater'.
Fri, Oct 11 1974
Poster of Sabine
Sabine
Karl John was
69 in Sabine
as 'Dr. Gerd Hesse'.
Thu, Oct 10 1974
Poster of Land
Land
Karl John was
66 in Land
as 'Albrecht Rotter'.
Wed, Jan 26 1972
Poster of Peenemünde
Peenemünde
Karl John was
65 in Peenemünde
as 'General von Axthelm'.
Tue, Aug 11 1970
Poster of So war Mama
So war Mama
Karl John was
63 in So war Mama
as 'Onkel Chris'.
Sat, Mar 22 1969
Poster of Der spanische Bürgerkrieg
Der spanische Bürgerkrieg
Karl John was
63 in Der spanische Bürgerkrieg
as 'Largo Caballero'.
Wed, Jan 08 1969
Poster of Die Flucht nach Holland
Die Flucht nach Holland
Karl John was
62 in Die Flucht nach Holland
as 'Bill Drews'.
Fri, Dec 22 1967
Poster of Wenn der junge Wein blüht
Wenn der junge Wein blüht
Karl John was
61 in Wenn der junge Wein blüht
as 'Propst Hall'.
Sat, Jan 21 1967
Poster of Verbotenes Land
Verbotenes Land
Karl John was
61 in Verbotenes Land
as 'Dr. Joseph Breuer'.
Sun, Jan 15 1967
Poster of Hinter diesen Mauern
Hinter diesen Mauern
Karl John was
61 in Hinter diesen Mauern
as 'Rees Mathry'.
Wed, Dec 21 1966
Poster of Oberst Wennerström
Oberst Wennerström
Karl John was
60 in Oberst Wennerström
as 'Verteidiger'.
Mon, Oct 25 1965
Poster of Again the Ringer
Again the Ringer
Karl John was
60 in Again the Ringer
as 'Dr. Mills'.
Fri, Jun 04 1965
Poster of The Mysterious Magician
The Mysterious Magician
Karl John was
59 in The Mysterious Magician
as 'Shelby'.
Fri, Aug 21 1964
Poster of Detective Story
Detective Story
Karl John was
58 in Detective Story
as 'Lieutenant Monoghan'.
Sat, Apr 27 1963
Poster of The Longest Day
The Longest Day
Karl John was
57 in The Longest Day
as 'Gen. Wolfgang Hager'.
Tue, Sep 25 1962
Poster of This Time it Must Be Caviar
This Time it Must Be Caviar
Karl John was
56 in This Time it Must Be Caviar
as 'Debras'.
Fri, Dec 01 1961
Poster of Hermann und Dorothea
Hermann und Dorothea
Karl John was
56 in Hermann und Dorothea
as 'Apotheker'.
Sun, Jun 25 1961
Poster of Hoffnung ist ein Ding mit Federn
Hoffnung ist ein Ding mit Federn
Karl John was
56 in Hoffnung ist ein Ding mit Federn
as 'Steve'.
Thu, Jun 08 1961
Poster of Fabrik der Offiziere
Fabrik der Offiziere
Karl John was
55 in Fabrik der Offiziere
as 'Major Frey'.
Thu, Dec 29 1960
Poster of Sacred Waters
Sacred Waters
Karl John was
55 in Sacred Waters
as 'Seppi Blatter'.
Fri, Dec 23 1960
Poster of Madame Sans-Gêne
Madame Sans-Gêne
Karl John was
55 in Madame Sans-Gêne
as 'Lefèbvre'.
Sun, Dec 18 1960
Poster of Schatten der Helden
Schatten der Helden
Karl John was
55 in Schatten der Helden
as 'László Rajk'.
Wed, Apr 27 1960
Poster of 2 x Adam, 1 x Eva
2 x Adam, 1 x Eva
Karl John was
54 in 2 x Adam, 1 x Eva
as 'Wickström'.
Thu, Oct 01 1959
Poster of Die gute Sieben
Die gute Sieben
Karl John was
54 in Die gute Sieben
as 'Jonny Roland'.
Fri, May 08 1959
Poster of Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
Karl John was
54 in Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
as 'Generaloberst Hoth'.
Tue, Apr 07 1959
Poster of Möwen über Sorrent
Möwen über Sorrent
Karl John was
51 in Möwen über Sorrent
as 'Cleland'.
Wed, Sep 12 1956
Poster of Schiff ohne Hafen
Schiff ohne Hafen
Karl John was
51 in Schiff ohne Hafen
as 'Schiffarzt Richters'.
Sat, Apr 28 1956
Poster of Furlough on Word of Honor
Furlough on Word of Honor
Karl John was
50 in Furlough on Word of Honor
as 'Köhler'.
Fri, Dec 30 1955
Poster of Das heilige Experiment
Das heilige Experiment
Karl John was
50 in Das heilige Experiment
as 'Ladislaus Oros'.
Mon, May 30 1955
Poster of The Devil's General
The Devil's General
Karl John was
49 in The Devil's General
as 'Ingenieur Karl Oderbruch'.
Wed, Feb 23 1955
Poster of Jeden die Seine
Jeden die Seine
Karl John was
49 in Jeden die Seine
as 'Lorenz, der Schauspieler'.
Thu, May 27 1954
Poster of The Man Between
The Man Between
Karl John was
48 in The Man Between
as 'Inspector Kleiber'.
Wed, Nov 18 1953
Poster of No Way Back
No Way Back
Karl John was
48 in No Way Back
as 'Friedrich Schultz'.
Fri, Nov 06 1953
Poster of Smuggler's Ball
Smuggler's Ball
Karl John was
47 in Smuggler's Ball
as 'Hans'.
Sun, Jun 08 1952
Poster of The Lost One
The Lost One
Karl John was
46 in The Lost One
as 'Hösch, alias Nowak'.
Fri, Sep 07 1951
Poster of Love '47
Love '47
Karl John was
44 in Love '47
as 'Beckmann'.
Fri, Nov 25 1949
Poster of The Last Night
The Last Night
Karl John was
43 in The Last Night
as 'Harald Buchner, Oberleutnant'.
Fri, Feb 11 1949
Poster of Unser Mittwochabend
Unser Mittwochabend
Karl John was
43 in Unser Mittwochabend
Tue, Nov 23 1948
Poster of In Those Days
In Those Days
Karl John was
42 in In Those Days
as 'Peter Keyser'.
Fri, Jun 13 1947
Poster of Melody of a Great City
Melody of a Great City
Karl John was
38 in Melody of a Great City
as 'Klaus Nolte'.
Mon, Oct 04 1943
Poster of Andreas Schlüter
Andreas Schlüter
Karl John was
37 in Andreas Schlüter
as 'Bildhauer Martin Böhme, ihr Bräutigam'.
Fri, Sep 11 1942
Poster of Two in a Big City
Two in a Big City
Karl John was
36 in Two in a Big City
as 'Bernd Birckhoff'.
Fri, Jan 23 1942
Poster of Stukas
Stukas
Karl John was
36 in Stukas
as 'Oberleutnant Lothar Loos'.
Fri, Jun 27 1941
Poster of U-Boat, Course West!
U-Boat, Course West!
Karl John was
36 in U-Boat, Course West!
as 'Matrosenobergefreiter Drewitz'.
Fri, May 09 1941
Poster of Der Weg ins Freie
Der Weg ins Freie
Karl John was
36 in Der Weg ins Freie
as 'Fritz'.
Tue, May 06 1941
Poster of Über alles in der Welt
Über alles in der Welt
Karl John was
35 in Über alles in der Welt
as 'Oberleutnant Hassenkamp'.
Fri, Mar 21 1941
Poster of My Life for Ireland
My Life for Ireland
Karl John was
35 in My Life for Ireland
as 'Raymond Davitt'.
Thu, Jan 02 1941
Poster of Kora Terry
Kora Terry
Karl John was
35 in Kora Terry
as 'Chef der Kraftmännertruppe'.
Wed, Nov 27 1940
Poster of Die unvollkommene Liebe
Die unvollkommene Liebe
Karl John was
35 in Die unvollkommene Liebe
as 'Gustl'.
Thu, Oct 17 1940
Poster of Bal paré
Bal paré
Karl John was
35 in Bal paré
as 'Franz Stanglmayer'.
Wed, May 22 1940
Poster of Fahrt ins Leben
Fahrt ins Leben
Karl John was
35 in Fahrt ins Leben
as 'Seekadett Gerhard Bartels'.
Mon, Apr 29 1940
Poster of The Laugh Doctor
The Laugh Doctor
Karl John was
32 in The Laugh Doctor
as 'Peter Karst'.
Wed, Nov 10 1937
Poster of Operation Michael
Operation Michael
Karl John was
32 in Operation Michael
as 'Leutnant Hassenkamp'.
Mon, Sep 06 1937
Poster of White Slaves
White Slaves
Karl John was
31 in White Slaves
as 'Graf Kostja Wolfgoff'.
Tue, Jan 05 1937
Poster of When the Cock Crows
When the Cock Crows
Karl John was
30 in When the Cock Crows
as 'Piepers Gustav'.
Mon, Mar 23 1936
Poster of Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen
Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen
Karl John was
28 in Kind, ich freu' mich auf Dein Kommen
Sun, Jun 25 1933
Poster of The White Demon
The White Demon
Karl John was
27 in The White Demon
Sat, Nov 19 1932

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Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Poster of Spannende Geschichten
Spannende Geschichten
Karl John would have been no older than
72 in Spannende Geschichten
as 'Obrist'.
First Air Date
Sat, Mar 25 1978
Poster of Derrick
Derrick
Karl John was
69+ in Derrick
as 'Euler'.
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 20 1974
Poster of So zärtlich war Suleyken
So zärtlich war Suleyken
Karl John was
66+ in So zärtlich war Suleyken
First Air Date
Mon, Dec 20 1971
Poster of Dalli Dalli
Dalli Dalli
Karl John was
66+ in Dalli Dalli
as 'Self - Candidate'.
First Air Date
Thu, May 13 1971
Poster of Drüben bei Lehmanns
Drüben bei Lehmanns
Karl John was
65+ in Drüben bei Lehmanns
as 'Herr Arend'.
First Air Date
Wed, Dec 30 1970
Poster of Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
Karl John was
65+ in Scene of the Crime
as 'Bornimann'.
First Air Date
Sun, Nov 29 1970
Poster of Der Kommissar
Der Kommissar
Karl John was
63+ in Der Kommissar
as 'Herr Kerk, Dr. Crantz'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 03 1969
Poster of Das Kriminalmuseum
Das Kriminalmuseum
Karl John was
58+ in Das Kriminalmuseum
as 'Herbert Mansfeld'.
First Air Date
Thu, Apr 04 1963
Poster of Es geschah an der Grenze
Es geschah an der Grenze
Karl John was
54+ in Es geschah an der Grenze
as 'Karl Haberschlag'.
First Air Date
Wed, Feb 24 1960
Poster of Sie schreiben mit
Sie schreiben mit
Karl John was
52+ in Sie schreiben mit
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 10 1958
Poster of Zum blauen Bock
Zum blauen Bock
Karl John was
52+ in Zum blauen Bock
as 'Self'.
First Air Date
Sat, Aug 03 1957