Christoph Waltz: movies and TV shows
Christoph Waltz has 187 credits in the archive: 119 films and 68 TV series, from 1948 to 2026. Highest rated: The Sandman (9.7/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2026 · busiest year: 2003 (14 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minions & Monsters | Max (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 69 |
| 2025 | Dracula | Priest | Film | 7.2 | 68 |
| 2025 | Frankenstein | Harlander | Film | 7.6 | 68 |
| 2025 | Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast | Self | TV | — | 68 |
| 2025 | Tim Burton: Life in the Line | Self | TV | 10.0 | 68 |
| 2025 | Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson | Self - Harlander | Film | 7.4 | 68 |
| 2024 | Old Guy | Danny Dolinski | Film | 5.6 | 67 |
| 2024 | Tim Burton: Life in the Line | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 2023 | The Consultant | Regus Patoff | TV | 6.8 | 66 |
| 2023 | The Consultant | TV | 6.8 | 66 | |
| 2023 | The Portable Door | Humphrey Wells / John Wells Snr | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Count Volpe (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 65 |
| 2022 | Dead for a Dollar | Max Borlund | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 2022 | Dead for a Dollar | Film | 5.8 | 65 | |
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema | Self | Film | 7.5 | 65 |
| 2022 | Most Dangerous Game | Miles Sellars | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 2021 | Last Meals | Self | TV | 5.5 | 64 |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the Building | Bash Steed | TV | 8.4 | 64 |
| 2021 | No Time to Die | Blofeld | Film | 7.3 | 64 |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun | Paul Duval | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2021 | Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 2020 | Most Dangerous Game | Miles Sellars | TV | 6.9 | 63 |
| 2020 | Staged | Christoph | TV | 7.9 | 63 |
| 2020 | Fidelio | Film | 8.0 | 63 | |
| 2020 | Rifkin's Festival | Death | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 2020 | Little Berlin | Narrator | Film | 5.2 | 63 |
| 2020 | Cinema Austria, the first 112 Years | Himself | Film | 5.2 | 63 |
| 2019 | Alita: Battle Angel | Dr. Dyson Ido | Film | 7.3 | 62 |
| 2019 | Georgetown | Ulrich Mott | Film | 5.9 | 62 |
| 2019 | Georgetown | Film | 5.9 | 62 | |
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | Self | Film | 7.2 | 62 |
| 2019 | Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre | Self | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2017 | Downsizing | Dusan Mirkovic | Film | 5.4 | 60 |
| 2017 | Tulip Fever | Cornelis Sandvoort | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | Captain Leon Rom | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 2016 | Clique Talk | Self | TV | — | 59 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | TV | 5.1 | 58 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 58 |
| 2015 | Spectre | Blofeld | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 2015 | Oh du mein Österreich | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2015 | The Making of Big Eyes | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 57 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 4.2 | 57 |
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Bert Hanson | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | Christoph Waltz | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Walter Keane | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2014 | Der Meisterfälscher | Self | TV | — | 57 |
| 2013 | Epic | Mandrake (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem | Qohen Leth | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem | Film | 6.1 | 56 | |
| 2013 | Ode to Joy | The Man | Film | 10.0 | 56 |
| 2013 | The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers | Menachem Begin (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Dr. King Schultz | Film | 8.2 | 55 |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Self | TV | 7.1 | 55 |
| 2012 | 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief | Self | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 2012 | It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl | Theodor Herzl (voice) | Film | — | 55 |
| 2011 | The Three Musketeers | Richelieu | Film | 5.8 | 54 |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Chudnofsky | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 2011 | Carnage | Alan Cowan | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 2011 | Water for Elephants | August Rosenbluth | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 2010 | Conan | Self | TV | 7.2 | 53 |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | COL. Hans Landa | Film | 8.2 | 52 |
| 2008 | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | Self | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 2008 | Todsünde | Sebastian Flies | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 2008 | Das Geheimnis im Wald | Hans Kortmann | Film | 5.6 | 51 |
| 2008 | Die Anwälte | Herbert Jahn | TV | — | 51 |
| 2008 | Das jüngste Gericht | Peters | TV | 9.0 | 51 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 50 |
| 2007 | Die Verzauberung | Dr. Helmut Bahr | Film | 2.3 | 50 |
| 2007 | Die Zürcher Verlobung - Drehbuch zur Liebe | Frank 'Büffel' Arbogast | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 2006 | Kommissar Stolberg | Paul Büttner | TV | 1.0 | 49 |
| 2006 | Franziskas Gespür für Männer | Karl Löwen | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 2006 | Lapislazuli - Im Auge des Bären | Czerny | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 2005 | Der Staatsanwalt | Dr. Claudius Tressen | TV | 5.4 | 48 |
| 2005 | G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten | Self | TV | 4.0 | 48 |
| 2005 | Die Patriarchin | Wolf Sevening | TV | 5.4 | 48 |
| 2004 | Der Elefant: Mord verjährt nie | Richard Seemann | TV | 10.0 | 47 |
| 2004 | Mörderische Suche | Richard Benedek | Film | 9.0 | 47 |
| 2004 | Schöne Witwen küssen besser | Jean-France | TV | — | 47 |
| 2004 | Scheidungsopfer Mann | Benedikt von Arn | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV | 6.1 | 46 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 46 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 46 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 46 |
| 2003 | Berlin Blues | Arzt | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 2003 | Tiger Eyes See Better | Dr. Thilo Rylow | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 2003 | Angst | Analytiker | Film | 5.1 | 46 |
| 2003 | Gun-shy | Johannsen | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 2003 | Two Days of Hope | Michael Berg | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 2003 | Dorian | Rolf Steiner | Film | 3.9 | 46 |
| 2003 | Der Mörder ist unter uns | Martin Bach | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 2003 | Jennerwein | Pföderl | Film | 5.2 | 46 |
| 2003 | Jagd auf den Flammenmann | Brisky | Film | 9.0 | 46 |
| 2003 | Dienstreise - Was für eine Nacht | Klaus-Dieter Lehmann | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2002 | Under Suspicion | Thomas Sell | TV | 6.4 | 45 |
| 2002 | Weihnachtsmann gesucht | Johannes Böhmke | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 2001 | Engel sucht Flügel | Caspari | Film | 3.3 | 44 |
| 2001 | Rieke's Love | Trainer Peter Karlhoff | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 2001 | Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker | Dieter Cilov | TV | — | 44 |
| 2001 | She Who Must Be Obeyed | Michael Vincey | Film | 3.0 | 44 |
| 2001 | Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker | Dieter Cilov | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2001 | Queen's Messenger | Ben Samm | Film | 4.6 | 44 |
| 2001 | Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express | Ossama/Tarik | Film | 3.8 | 44 |
| 2000 | The Beast | Finanzbeamter Fink | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 2000 | Ordinary Decent Criminal | Peter | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 2000 | Wenn man sich traut | Film | 9.5 | 43 | |
| 2000 | Falling Rocks | Louis | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1999 | German Television Award | Self | TV | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1999 | Dessine-moi un jouet | Klaus Hermann | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1999 | Die Braut | Herzog Carl August | Film | 2.8 | 42 |
| 1998 | Der letzte Zeuge | Martin York | TV | 5.0 | 41 |
| 1998 | Rache für mein totes Kind | Paul | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1998 | Einsteins Ende | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1998 | Love Scenes from Planet Earth | Charly | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1998 | Night Time | Becker | Film | 5.4 | 41 |
| 1998 | Das Finale | Kant | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1998 | Vickys Alptraum | Johnny | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1998 | Mörderisches Erbe - Tausch mit einer Toten | Moritz Fink | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1997 | Schimanski | Klaus Mandel | TV | 7.9 | 40 |
| 1997 | Blutsbrüder | Klaus Mandel | Film | — | 40 |
| 1997 | Our God's Brother | Max, Maksymilian Gierymski | Film | 5.6 | 40 |
| 1996 | Catherine the Great | Mirovich | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 1996 | You Are Not Alone - The Roy Black Story | Roy Black | Film | 4.9 | 39 |
| 1995 | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1995 | Kulturzeit | self | TV | 4.7 | 38 |
| 1995 | The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA | Self | TV | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1995 | The Tourist | Stephan Görner | Film | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1995 | Man in Search of Woman | Christoph | Film | 3.7 | 38 |
| 1995 | Ein Anfang von etwas | Herbert Sobieski | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1995 | Prinz zu entsorgen | Roman Hertz | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1995 | Die Staatsanwältin | Andreas Doepke | TV | — | 38 |
| 1994 | Inspector Rex | Martin Wolf | TV | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1994 | Rosa Roth | Wietze | TV | 4.8 | 37 |
| 1994 | Tag der Abrechnung - Der Amokläufer von Euskirchen | Erwin Mikolajczyk | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1994 | Faust | Gerhardt Schulze-Leitner | TV | 4.0 | 37 |
| 1994 | Jacob | Morasch | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1993 | A King for Burning | Jan Bockelson | TV | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1992 | 5 Zimmer, Küche, Bad | Hartwig Klemmnitz | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| 1992 | Die Angst wird bleiben | Manfred | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1991 | Napoleon | Karl Emmanuel | TV | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1991 | Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe | Jan Tytz | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1991 | The Gravy Train Goes East | Han-Joachim Dorfmann | TV | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1991 | St. Petri Schnee | Film | 7.0 | 34 | |
| 1990 | Romy Award | Self | TV | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1990 | The Gravy Train | Dr. Hans-Joachim Dorfmann | TV | 8.3 | 33 |
| 1989 | Blauer Panther | Self | TV | — | 32 |
| 1989 | Quicker Than the Eye | Polizeichef | Film | 4.4 | 32 |
| 1989 | The Mortal Fortune | Guy on Train (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1989 | Goldeneye | German Spy | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1988 | The Alien Years | Stefan Mueller | TV | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1987 | Das andere Leben | Stefan | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1987 | Der einsame Weg | Felix | Film | — | 30 |
| 1986 | Wahnfried | Friedrich Nietzsche | Film | 5.2 | 29 |
| 1986 | Lenz oder die Freiheit | Franz Sigel | TV | — | 29 |
| 1986 | The Lenz Papers | Franz Sigel | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1985 | Die Wupper | August Puderbach, Färber | Film | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1983 | The Sandman | Nathanael | Film | 9.7 | 26 |
| 1982 | Dr. Margarete Johnsohn | Rainer | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1982 | The Mysterious Stranger | Ernst Wasserman | Film | 7.5 | 25 |
| 1982 | Headstand | Markus Dorn | Film | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1982 | Fire and Sword | Tristan | Film | 4.8 | 25 |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? | Self | TV | 5.4 | 24 |
| 1981 | A Case For Two | Alf | TV | 5.6 | 24 |
| 1981 | The World Machine | Young Painter / New York Diner Youth | Film | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1979 | Breakthrough | Paramedic | Film | 5.8 | 22 |
| 1979 | Parole Chicago | Ede | TV | 7.3 | 22 |
| 1979 | Feuer! | Karl Albrecht Schlick | Film | 8.5 | 22 |
| 1978 | Die goldene Rose von Montreux | Film | — | 21 | |
| 1977 | The Old Fox | Hans Baumeister | TV | 6.3 | 20 |
| 1977 | The Old Fox | Christian Kamp | TV | 6.3 | 20 |
| 1977 | Der Einstand | Günter Vesely | Film | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 18 |
| 1975 | Am dam des | Self | TV | 8.0 | 18 |
| 1974 | Derrick | Eberhard Bothe | TV | 6.1 | 17 |
| 1974 | Derrick | Schumann | TV | 6.1 | 17 |
| 1974 | 3 nach 9 | Self | TV | 7.2 | 17 |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110 | Dr. Grins | TV | 6.2 | 14 |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Inspektor Passini | TV | 6.2 | 13 |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Gerd Weißenbach | TV | 6.2 | 13 |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Prof. Robert Henze | TV | 6.2 | 13 |
| 1964 | Grimme Award | Self | TV | — | 7 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.0 | 3 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 3 |
| 1948 | Bambi | Self | TV | 9.0 | 8 |
| Every Note Played | Richard | Film | — | — | |
| Wilder & Me | Billy Wilder | Film | — | — | |
| Gilded Rage | Thomas Gilbert Sr. | Film | — | — |