Joseph Goebbels
Biography
Paul Joseph Goebbels was born on October 29, 1897, in Rheydt, Germany, and died on May 1, 1945, at the age of 47. He was a German politician and philologist. His political roles included serving as the Gauleiter or district leader of Berlin, the chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and the Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945. He was recognized as one of Adolf Hitler's closest and most devoted followers, noted for his public speaking skills and virulent antisemitism. He advocated for progressively harsher discrimination and the extermination of the Jews in the Holocaust. In the context of film and television database records, he is listed under acting with a total of ninety known credits.
Career overview
Paul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and philologist born in Rheydt, Germany, on October 29, 1897, who lived until May 1, 1945. Throughout his career, he held several prominent roles within the Nazi Party and the German government. He served as the district leader, or Gauleiter, of Berlin and functioned as the chief propagandist for the Nazi Party. From 1933 to 1945, he held the position of Reich Minister of Propaganda.
In the scope of his recorded career data on The Movie Database, Joseph Goebbels is listed under acting with a total of ninety known credits. Biographical and historical references note his alignment with Adolf Hitler, serving as a direct collaborator and follower in Nazi Germany. His life ended on May 1, 1945, at the age of forty-seven, in Berlin.
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91 titles- Ghosts of Alderney: Hitler's Island Slaves (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Riefenstahl (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Apocalypse: The Fall of Hitler (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Filmmakers for the Prosecution (2023) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Hitler: The Making of a Monster (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Wannsee Conference: The Documentary (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Belgique nazie (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War (2020) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Stalin and the Katyn Massacre (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Leni Riefenstahl - The End of a Myth (2020) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Greatest Events of World War II in Colour (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Winter Journey (2019) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- The Phoney War (2019) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Storm Front in Mayo (2019) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro (2019) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Countdown zum Zweiten Weltkrieg (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Europa: The Last Battle (2017)
- The Clouzot Scandal (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Dawn of the Nazis (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Who was Hitler (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Hitler's Hollywood (2017) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- 100 Years of the UFA (2017) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts (2017) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Загадки века с Сергеем Медведевым (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Les Champions d'Hitler (2016)
- From Caligari to Hitler (2015) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Hitler and the Apostles of Evil (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- The Man Who Was There (2013) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Nazis in the CIA (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Nazi Titanic (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- 180 (2011) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Hitler's bodyguard (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- De opkomst van Adolf Hitler (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- The Soviet Story (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- Stealing Klimt (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- The Private Voice of Hitler (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- The Goebbels Experiment (2005) as Self (archival footage)
- Saddam and the Third Reich (2005) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- Days That Shook the World (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Brits Who Fought For Hitler (2002) as Self (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
- Hitlers Frauen (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts (2001) as Self (archive Footage)
- Urlaub im Dritten Reich - Kraft durch Freude (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- Der Judenhetzer – Julius Streicher und "Der Stürmer" (2001) as Self
- WWII: The Lost Color Archives (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Sunshine (1999) as Self - Beside Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Last Days (1998) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Faces of Death VII (1992)
- Götterdämmerung 1945: Die letzten 10 Wochen des Dritten Reiches (1991) Executive Producer
- Leila and the Wolves (1986) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Flight North (1986) as Self (archive footage)
- Genocide (1982) as Self (archive footage) (as Josef Goebbels)
- Hitler: A Career (1977) as Self (archive footage)
- Siegen oder sterben (1976) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Swastika (1974) as Self (archive footage)
- Triumph Over Violence (1965) as Self (archive footage)
- Secrets of the Nazi Criminals (1963) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Look at Life: Eagle's Nest (1962) as Self (archive footage)
- Hitler an der Macht (1960) as Self (archive footage)
- So war der deutsche Landser (1955) as Self (archive footage)
- Adolf Hitler - Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer: Dokumente der Zeitgeschichte (1953) as Self (archive footage)
- The Century Is Fifty (1950) as Self (archive footage)
- Distant Journey (1949) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Crusade in Europe (1949) as Self (archive footage)
- Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today (1948) as Self
- Will It Happen Again? (1948) as Self (archive footage)
- They Are Personally Responsible for Crimes Against Humanity! (1946) as Self (archive footage)
- Nuremberg Trials (1946) as Self (archive footage)
- Kolberg (1945) Executive Producer
- Desert Victory (1943) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Words for Battle (1941) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Ich habe meine Pflicht getan (1939) as Self
- Die Danziger Bucht wieder deutsch! (1939)
- The Fight For Peace (1939) as Self (archive footage)
- Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938) as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
- Word and Deed (1938) as Self (archive footage)
- Triumph of the Will (1935) as Self
- Eröffnung der ersten Reichsautobahnstrecke Frankfurt/Main - Darmstadt (1935) as Self
- Hitlers Aufruf an das deutsche Volk (1933) as Self
- The Victory of Faith (1933) as Self
- Foreign Press Conference - April 1933 (1933) as Self
- Germany Awakens - A Document of the Rebirth of Germany (1933) as Self
- Hitler's Flight Over Germany (1932) as Self
- Der Nürnberger Parteitag der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei (1929) as Self
- Geburtstagsfilm für Joseph Goebbels as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Joseph Goebbels best known for?
Joseph Goebbels is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Stalin and the Katyn Massacre (2020), The Man Who Was There (2013), Days That Shook the World (2003), Sunshine (1999).
When and where was Joseph Goebbels born?
Joseph Goebbels was born on October 29, 1897 in Rheydt, Germany. They passed away on May 1, 1945.
How many credits does Joseph Goebbels have?
Joseph Goebbels has accumulated over 91 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1929 to 2025.
What is Joseph Goebbels's background in cinema and television?
Paul Joseph Goebbels was born on October 29, 1897, in Rheydt, Germany, and died on May 1, 1945, at the age of 47. He was a German politician and philologist. His political roles included serving as the Gauleiter or district leader of Berlin, the chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and the Reich Minister of Propagand...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Hitler: A Career (1977) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 79
- Stalin and the Katyn Massacre (2020) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 122
- Days That Shook the World (2003) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 105
- Swastika (1974) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 76
- Sunshine (1999) as Self - Beside Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited) — aged about 101
- The Man Who Was There (2013) as Self - Politician (archive footage) — aged about 115
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