Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 11, 1874
Place of Birth:
Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
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Paul Wegener
Biography
Paul Wegener was a German actor known for his pioneering roles in Expressionist films. He can also be considered a father of horror for his breakout role in The Student of Prague (1913). Wegener maintained a career throughout and after the Nazi era, starring in his last film in 1948.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts | The Golem |
| 1960 | The Golem | The Golem |
| 1951 | Eyes of Love | Prof. Mochmann |
| 1949 | Der große Mandarin | Mandarin |
| 1945 | Kolberg | Loucadou |
| 1945 | The Molander Case | Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt |
| 1944 | Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen | Van der Kalk |
| 1943 | Diesel | Direktor Buz |
| 1943 | Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint | Bauer Termöhlen |
| 1943 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | The Mad Inventor |
| 1942 | The Great King | Gen. Czernitscheff |
| 1942 | Hochzeit auf Bärenhof | Leonhard von Krakow |
| 1941 | My Life for Ireland | Sir George Beverley |
| 1941 | Das Mädchen von Fanö | Ulerk Ohm |
| 1940 | Zwielicht | Förster Kuhnert |
| 1939 | Das Recht auf Liebe | Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol |
| 1939 | The Immortal Heart | Dr. Schedel |
| 1938 | In geheimer Mission | Morrow |
| 1938 | Stärker als die Liebe | |
| 1935 | Only a Comedian | Staatsminister von Creven |
| 1935 | Der Mann mit der Pranke | Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank |
| 1934 | A Man Wants to Get to Germany | Ship Stoker |
| 1933 | Inge and the Millions | Bankier Seemann |
| 1933 | Hans Westmar | Kuprikoff |
| 1932 | The Living Dead | Mörder |
| 1932 | The Mystery of Johann Orth | Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien |
| 1932 | Marshal Forward | Marschall Blücher |
| 1930 | Fundvogel | Professor Reutlinger |
| 1928 | A Daughter Of Destiny | Professor ten Brinken |
| 1928 | The Strange Case of Captain Ramper | |
| 1927 | The Weavers | Fabrikant Dreißiger |
| 1927 | Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen | Vautrin |
| 1927 | Die Welt ohne Waffen | Dr. Dankmar Tollen |
| 1927 | Arme kleine Sif | |
| 1927 | Svengali | Svengali |
| 1926 | The Magician | Oliver Haddo |
| 1926 | Der Mann aus dem Jenseits | |
| 1926 | Dagfin | |
| 1925 | Living Buddhas | Großlama |
| 1924 | The Film in the Film | Self |
| 1923 | S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen | |
| 1923 | Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen | Niels Nissen |
| 1922 | The Loves of Pharaoh | Samlak |
| 1922 | Vanina | Gouverneur von Turin |
| 1922 | Lucrezia Borgia | Micheletto |
| 1922 | Das Liebesnest | |
| 1922 | Monna Vanna | Guido Gursino |
| 1922 | Herzog Ferrantes Ende | Herzog Ferrante |
| 1921 | Roswolsky's Mistress | Eugen Roswolsky |
| 1921 | Der verlorene Schatten | |
| 1920 | The Golem: How He Came Into the World | The Golem |
| 1920 | Sumurun | Der alte Scheich |
| 1920 | Figures of the Night | Thomas Bezug |
| 1920 | Der Galeerensträfling | |
| 1920 | Steuermann Holk | Steuermann Holk |
| 1919 | Madame DuBarry | |
| 1918 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel) |
| 1917 | The Golem and the Dancing Girl | |
| 1917 | Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey | Hans Trutz |
| 1917 | Sleeping Beauty | |
| 1916 | The Yoghi | Yogi / Rasmus |
| 1916 | Rübezahl's Wedding | Ruebezahl |
| 1915 | The Golem | Golem |
| 1914 | Evinrude | |
| 1913 | The Student of Prague | Balduin - A Student / Self |
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