Actor
Paul Hörbiger
Born 29 April 1894 · Budapest, Hungary — died 5 March 1981
Paul Hörbiger was an Austrian actor, born in Budapest, who worked in theatre and in German-language film from the silent era into the 1960s. He was best loved for genial, warm-hearted Viennese roles. Internationally he is best remembered as the porter in Carol Reed's The Third Man.
Key films
Asphalt (1929)
Late-silent German drama that shows him in a prominent role during his early film career.
Congress Dances (1931)
Hit German musical comedy set in Vienna, typical of his popular early-sound work.
Liebelei (1933)
Acclaimed adaptation of Schnitzler's play, directed by Max Ophüls.
The Great Love (1942)
Hugely popular wartime German film that placed him in mainstream commercial cinema.
The Third Man (1949)
His best-known international film, a classic of British noir shot in postwar Vienna.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 255
- 1928Spies · as Franz, Chauffeur von "No. 326"Actor
- 1928Song · as SamActor
- 1928Hungarian Rhapsody · as KellnerActor
- 1928The Lady with the MaskActor
- 1928Die RäuberbandeActor
- 1928Die tolle KomteßActor
- 1928The Amateur Adventure · as DetectiveActor
- 1928The Last Performance · as BalletmeisterActor
- 1928Dyckerpotts ErbenActor
- 1928Strauss, the Waltz King · as LamperlhirschActor
- 1928The Gallant Hussar · as Baron von KorporetzkyActor
- 1928Six Girls and a Room for the NightActor
- 1929Asphalt · as Zweiter DiebActor
- 1929The Convict from Stamboul · as VlastosActor
- 1929Wer wird denn weinen, wenn man auseinandergeht? · as Tortoni, ein IllusionistActor
- 1929Three Around Edith · as NickActor
- 1929Möblierte ZimmerActor
- 1929Frauen am Abgrund · as Siegfried Nürnberger, sein ImpresarioActor
- 1929Ein kleiner Vorschuß auf die Seligkeit · as Theobald NuddlichActor
- 1929Die Frau, die jeder liebt, bist du! · as DörsterleinActor
- 1930Two Hearts in Waltz Time · as Ferdinand - ein KutscherActor
- 1930Delikatessen · as Josef, Diener bei WallisActor
- 1930Three Days in the Guardhouse · as ZippertActor
- 1930Only You · as Graf BelmontActor
- 1930The Gentleman Who Can Be Booked · as Prof. Emanuel WielanderActor
- 1930The Immortal VagabondActor
- 1930Old Song · as XandelActor
- 1930Never Trust a Woman · as JoachimActor
- 1930Wie werde ich reich und glücklich? · as CouncilorActor
- 1931Congress Dances · as HeurigensängerActor
- 1931The Squeeker · as Reporter Josuah HarrasActor
- 1931Poor as a Church Mouse · as ThalheimActor
- 1931The rejuvenated Adolar · as Prof. Haselhuhn, PrivatgelehrterActor
- 1931The Merry Wives of Vienna · as Anselm Leitner - HofratActor
- 1931Her Grace Commands · as Hofdetektiv PipacActor
- 1931The forest girl · as Der alte BaronActor
- 1931The mute of PorticiActor
- 1931The ClairvoyantActor
- 1931Waltz Paradise · as Dr. PospischillActor
- 1931Grock · as Ein ungeschickter GeldsucherActor
- 1931His reason for divorce · as Rasmussen, HellseherActor
- 1931Kyritz - Pyritz · as Otto RuxActor
- 1931Reserve hat Ruh · as Dr. Egon BreitnerActor
- 1932A Blonde Dream · as VogelscheucheActor
- 1932Quick · as Lademann, Quick's managerActor
- 1932Paprika · as Dr. Paul SchröderActor
- 1932Viennese Waltz · as Verleger HaslingerActor
- 1932A Mad Idea · as EmilActor
- 1932Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße · as GabrielActor
- 1932A Girl You Don't Forget · as Direktor Leopold SchraderActor
- 1932Once There Was a Waltz · as Franz PirzingerActor
- 1932Peter Voss, Thief of Millions · as Bobby DoddActor
- 1932Trenck - Der Roman einer großen Liebe · as Löwenwalde, Präsident des österr. GerichtshofesActor
- 1932A Tremendously Rich Man · as Detektiv LinkertonActor
- 1932Frederica · as Pfarrer BrionActor
- 1932Number Three Cavalryman · as Peter, ein UlanActor
- 1932The Isle of LiesActor
- 1932The Mystery of Johann Orth · as LanikActor
- 1932Annemarie, the Bride of the Company · as Musketier Karl LehmannActor
- 1932Zwei glückliche Tage · as Pepi FreisingerActor
- 1933Liebelei · as Der alte Weyring - KammermusikerActor
- 1933Greetings and Kisses, Veronika · as Paul RainerActor
- 1933Waltz War · as Josef LannerActor
- 1933Kaiserwalzer · as Graf EggersdorfActor
- 1933Heimkehr ins Glück · as Karl GruberActor
- 1933Scandal in Budapest · as Paul MurrayActor
- 1933Zwei gute Kameraden · as Fritz LehmannActor
- 1933Der große Bluff · as Arthur RichmanActor
- 1933Die unsichtbare Front · as Kommisssar BorgmannActor
- 1933A Prince's Young Love · as Der KaiserActor
- 1933Keinen Tag ohne dich · as Bonifazius, der MalerActor
- 1933Pardon, tévedtem · as Murray Pál zongoramûvészActor
- 1933A Song for You · as SchindlerActor
- 1934Frühjahrsparade · as Kaiser Franz JosephActor
- 1934Hearts Are Trumps · as Paulsen, Hotelbesitzer, ihr VaterActor
- 1934My Heart Calls You · as Director ArvelleActor
- 1934Tonight with Me · as Baron DenhoffActor
- 1934Miss Madame · as Peter Valentin, ProkuristActor
- 1934An Evening Visit · as Karl Maria Fernebeck, ProkuristActor
- 1934Roses from the South · as Johann StraußActor
- 1934Ich heirate meine Frau · as Hubertus BehmerActor
- 1934The Csardas Princess · as Feri von KerekesActor
- 1934Playing with Fire · as Dr. Alfred KramerActor
- 1934The Gentleman Without a Residence · as Professor Dr. Emil MangoldActor
- 1935Last Stop · as Karl Vierthaler, StraßenbahnschaffnerActor
- 1935Love's Arithmetic · as Alois WeinberlActor
- 1935The Royal Waltz · as König Max II. von BayernActor
- 1935Queen of Love · as PierreActor
- 1935Petersburger Nächte · as Johann StraußActor
- 1935If It Were Not for Music · as Florian Mayr, genannt 'Kraft-Mayr'Actor
- 1935Fresh Wind from Canada · as MeinkelActor
- 1935Es leuchten die SterneActor
- 1936Lumpaci the Vagabond · as Lumpazivagabundus, KnieriemActor
- 1936A Hoax · as Peter Burgstaller, OberkellnerActor
- 1936Three Girls Around Schubert · as Franz SchubertActor
- 1936Kinderarzt Dr. Engel · as Dr. EngelActor
- 1936The Fairy Dolly · as Anton Freiherr von KautzenbichlActor
- 1936The Cabbie's Song · as Ferdinand Strödl, FiakerkutscherActor
- 1937The Tramps · as HaselhofActor
- 1937Grounds for Divorce · as Toni BernhofActor
- 1937Seine Tochter ist der Peter · as Dr. Felix SandhoferActor
- 1937Peter in the Snow · as Dr. SonthoferActor
- 1938Waltz Melodies · as Josef 'Pepi' Reinhold, TheaterdirektorActor
- 1938The Stars Shine · as GastActor
- 1938Homeland · as Franz HeffterdingkActor
- 1938Der Blaufuchs · as Stephan PaulusActor
- 1938Einmal werd' ich Dir gefallen · as Der BaronActor
- 1938Liebelei und Liebe · as Alexander Settegast - KochActor
- 1938Florentine · as Peter Russel - Kapitän der 'Florentine'Actor
- 1938Hearts in Love · as Dr. Kramer - ChirurgActor
- 1939Opera Ball · as Georg DannhauserActor
- 1939Salonwagen E 417 · as Friedrich Christian LautenschlägerActor
- 1939Maria Ilona · as Ferdinand V., Kaiser von ÖssterreichActor
- 1939Princess Sissy · as Herzog Max in BayernActor
- 1939Kitty and the World Conference · as Portier Franz HuberActor
- 1939Men Are That Way · as Doddy, Clown im Tivoli, alias OlschewskyActor
- 1939I Am Sebastian Ott · as Kriminalrat BaumannActor
- 1939Immortal Waltz · as Johann Strauß VaterActor
- 1939Mother Love · as Notar Dr. KoblmüllerActor
- 1939Three on a HoneymoonActor
- 1939Drunter und drüberActor
- 1940Request Concert · as HimselfActor
- 1940Operette · as Alexander GirardiActor
- 1940Vienna Tales · as Kellner FerdinandActor
- 1940Herzensfreud – Herzensleid · as Josef Radl - WeinbauerActor
- 1940Der liebe Augustin · as Der liebe Augustin - ein BänkelsängerActor
- 1940Falstaff in Wien · as Josef SturmActor
- 1941Oh, These Men · as Eberhard ReitingerActor
- 1941Invitation to the Dance · as Georges Roublée alias Georg Rumpelmayr, TanzlehrerActor
- 1941Gigli: Ridi Pagliaccio · as CanioActor
- 1942The Great Love · as Alexander Rudnitzky, KomponistActor
- 1942Brüderlein fein · as Franz GrillparzerActor
- 1942Whom the Gods Love · as Von StrackActor
- 1942Die heimliche Gräfin · as Erzherzog Johann SylvesterActor
- 1942So ein Früchtchen · as Kurt RuppertActor
- 1943Schwarz auf weiß · as Prof. KlausActor
- 1943Laugh Bajazzo · as CanioActor
- 1943Laugh Pagliacci · as CanioActor
- 1944Heart of Vienna · as Johann SchrammelActor
- 1944Die Zaubergeige · as Georg HellmesbergerActor
- 1944Romantische Brautfahrt · as Baron Dagobert SchatzbergheActor
- 1947Der Hofrat Geiger · as Hofrat Franz GeigerActor
- 1948The Angel with the Trumpet · as Otto-Eberhard AltActor
- 1948Little Melody from Vienna · as Professor GriebichlerActor
- 1948The Mozart Story · as StrackActor
- 1948Leckerbissen · as Self - film scenes (archive footage)Actor
- 1949The Third Man · as Karl the PorterActor
- 1949Die seltsame Geschichte des Brandner Kaspar · as TodActor
- 1949Der Bagnosträfling · as Dr. Bianchon - Armenarzt von ParisActor
- 1950Epilogue · as Musikclown „The Great Teatch“Actor
- 1950Der Seelenbräu · as Dechant von KöstendorfActor
- 1950The Black Forest Girl · as DomkapellmeisterActor
- 1950Glück muß man haben · as Komponist Carl MillöckerActor
- 1950Eine Nacht im Séparée · as Ferdinand Graf LiliensteinActor
- 1951When the Evening Bells Ring · as Lehrer StormActor
- 1951The Women of Mr. S. · as SokratesActor
- 1951Was das Herz befiehlt · as Jansen sen.Actor
- 1951Der alte Sünder · as Ferdinand BauerActor
- 1951Der Teufel führt Regie · as Pierre DarcyActor
- 1951The Merry Farmer · as Matthias ScheichelroitherActor
- 1951Verklungenes Wien · as Franz JungwirtActor
- 1952April 1, 2000 · as AugustinActor
- 1952Hello Dienstmann · as Professor Ferdinand GodaiActor
- 1952Mikosch rückt ein · as Dr. PaliwecActor
- 1952My Name is Niki · as Hieronymus SpitzActor
- 1952Don't Ask My Heart · as Geheimrat HollbachActor
- 1952You Only Live Once · as Karl HeinemannActor
- 1952The Land of Smiles · as Professor Ferdinand LichtActor
- 1952Ich hab’ mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren · as Josef DegenerActor
- 1952Frühlingsstimmen · as LukasActor
- 1953Die Fiakermilli · as Honigberger, PianistActor
- 1953Das tanzende Herz · as FürstActor
- 1953Die Privatsekretärin · as Portier JuliusActor
- 1953Hannerl: Ich tanze mit Dir in den Himmel hinein · as Hermann GerstingerActor
- 1953Der Feldherrnhügel · as Oberst v. LeuckfeldActor
- 1953Mit siebzehn beginnt das Leben · as Jacques PeronneActor
- 1953Junges Herz voll Liebe · as LandesstallmeisterActor
- 1953Drei, von denen man spricht · as PräsidentActor
- 1953Von Liebe reden wir später · as Geschäftsführer der 'Fledermaus'Actor
- 1953Die Rose von Stambul · as Mehemed PaschaActor
- 1954The Story of Vickie · as Prof. LandmannActor
- 1954A Parisian in Rome · as Professor RothActor
- 1954My Sister and I · as Christines VaterActor
- 1954Theft of the Sabines · as Professor GollwitzActor
- 1954Und der Himmel lacht dazu · as Bruder MartinActor
- 1954Die schöne Müllerin · as Albert KrüglerActor
- 1954Schützenliesel · as KasparActor
- 1954Die Perle von Tokay · as Ferencz Körös von Köröshazy, General a.D.Actor
- 1954Der Zigeunerbaron · as BarinkayActor
- 1954The Faithful Hussar · as Eberhard WackerActor
- 1955Die Deutschmeister · as Kaiser Franz JosefActor
- 1955Du mein stilles Tal · as Mr. KramerActor
- 1955Bandits of the Highway · as Vater HeinzeActor
- 1955Ja, so ist das mit der Liebe · as Professor Thomas EschenburgActor
- 1955Der fröhliche Wanderer · as Dr.PetersActor
- 1955Secrets of the City · as Herbert KleinActor
- 1955Die Försterbuben · as Michel SchwarzaugActor
- 1955Eine Frau genügt nicht? · as Spielwaren-Ladenbesitzer SchrattActor
- 1955An der schönen blauen Donau · as SchröderActor
- 1955Mein Leopold · as Gottlieb WeigeltActor
- 1955Baron Tzigane · as BarinkayActor
- 1956Charley's Aunt · as Herr SallmannActor
- 1956The Song of the Don Cossacks · as Professor HartmannActor
- 1956Lügen haben hübsche BeineActor
- 1956Die Christel von der Post · as Ferdinand BrenneisActor
- 1956Husarenmanöver · as Gottfried LamplActor
- 1956Was die Schwalbe sang · as Philipp MeyenActor
- 1956.. und wer küsst mich? · as BauerActor
- 1956Lumpazivagabundus · as August Knieriem, SchusterActor
- 1956Help - She Loves Me · as Brösel, Angestellter bei "Tourist"Actor
- 1956Manöverball · as Erzherzog RoderichActor
- 1956Lifeguard in the women's bathroom · as Engelbert SpargelActor
- 1957Crazy Otto · as Blasius MüllerActor
- 1957Der schönste Tag meines Lebens · as DirektorActor
- 1957Die Winzerin von Langenlois · as Korbinian GrammelshuberActor
- 1957Vienna, City of My Dreams · as Vater LehnertActor
- 1957Hoch droben auf dem Berg · as Ferdinand BronederActor
- 1957Heimweh... dort, wo die Blumen blüh'n · as AbtActor
- 1957Lemkes sel. Witwe · as Fürst LudwigActor
- 1957..und die Liebe lacht dazu · as Graf Ferdinand von AusbergActor
- 1957Ober zahlen · as Gustav PrebichlActor
- 1958Sebastian Kneipp · as Erzherzog JosephActor
- 1958Hello Taxi · as Franz SchwarzlActor
- 1958Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch · as Generalfeldmarschall RadetzkyActor
- 1958Heiratskandidaten · as Ferdinand HaslingerActor
- 1959The Songs of Your Home · as HeimleiterActor
- 1960Sabine und die hundert Männer · as SchulzActor
- 1961Kauf Dir einen bunten Luftballon · as Professor EngelbertActor
- 1961… und du mein Schatz bleibst hier · as BergerActor
- 1961Der Orgelbauer von St. Marien · as Franz Burgmann / Josef BurgmannActor
- 1962Tanze mit mir in den Morgen · as Johann EbesederActor
- 1962Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol · as Dr.FranzActor
- 1962Und ewig knallen die Räuber · as Der nasse EliasActor
- 1962Die verhängnisvolle Faschingsnacht · as TatelhuberActor
- 1963Unsere tollen Nichten · as EierleinActor
- 1963Sing, aber spiel nicht mit mir · as Raimund ValentinActor
- 1963Im singenden Rössel am Königssee · as ZwickerActor
- 1963Das haben die Mädchen gern · as GeorgeActor
- 1963Ferien vom Ich · as BlümchenActor
- 1964Die große Kür · as Franz HaslingerActor
- 1964Rote Lippen soll man küssen · as MuckenhuberActor
- 1964I Learned It from Father · as Julius KnackertActor
- 1964Happy End am Wörthersee · as Severin PetermannActor
- 1964Alles gerettet · as HellmesbergerActor
- 1964Die Bekehrung des Ferdys Pistora · as Pistora SeniorActor
- 1964Die bess'ren älteren HerrnActor
- 1965Ruf der Wälder · as Gustl WegrainerActor
- 1965Der Alpenkönig und der Menschenfeind · as AstragalusActor
- 1965Leinen aus Irland · as Bezirkshauptmann Harry Freiherr von Faltz-PrennwielActor
- 1965Das ist mein WienActor
- 1972Sie nannten ihn Krambambuli · as Xaver DopplerActor
- 1973Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt · as SelfActor
- 1973Die Welt des Robert StolzActor
- 1974Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe · as ChorusActor
- 1975Treffpunkt Herz · as GastActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.