ACTOR
Paul Wegener
Known for The Golem · Kolberg
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.
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- Born
- Dec 11, 1874
- Died
- Sep 13, 1948
- Birthplace
- Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Student of PragueBalduin - A Student / Self
1913The Student of PragueScreenplay
1913E
Evinrude
1914PS
Peter SchlemihlDirector
1915
The GolemGolem
1915The GolemDirector
1915The GolemScreenplay
1915
Rübezahl's WeddingRuebezahl
1916Rübezahl's WeddingDirector
1916Rübezahl's WeddingScreenplay
1916
The YoghiYogi / Rasmus
1916The YoghiDirector
1916The YoghiWriter
1916
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and HoneyHans Trutz
1917Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and HoneyDirector
1917Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and HoneyWriter
1917
Sleeping Beauty
1917
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
1917The Golem and the Dancing GirlDirector
1917The Golem and the Dancing GirlWriter
1917
The Pied Piper of HamelinFahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
1918The Pied Piper of HamelinDirector
1918The Pied Piper of HamelinWriter
1918
Madame DuBarry
1919
Der Galeerensträfling
1920Der GaleerensträflingWriter
1920
Figures of the NightThomas Bezug
1920SH
Steuermann HolkSteuermann Holk
1920
SumurunDer alte Scheich
1920
The Golem: How He Came into the WorldThe Golem
1920The Golem: How He Came into the WorldDirector
1920The Golem: How He Came into the WorldScreenplay
1920
Roswolsky's MistressEugen Roswolsky
1921
The Lost Shadow
1921The Lost ShadowWriter
1921DL
Das Liebesnest
1922
Herzog Ferrantes EndeHerzog Ferrante
1922Herzog Ferrantes EndeDirector
1922Herzog Ferrantes EndeWriter
1922
Lucrezia BorgiaMicheletto
1922
Monna VannaGuido Gursino
1922
The Loves of PharaohSamlak
1922
VaninaGouverneur von Turin
1922DS
Der Schatz der Gesine JakobsenNiels Nissen
1923
S.O.S. Die Insel der TränenJack
1923
The Film in the FilmSelf
1924
Living BuddhasGroßlama
1925Living BuddhasDirector
1925Living BuddhasWriter
1925
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
1926
Souls Aflame
1926
The MagicianOliver Haddo
1926
Arme kleine Sif
1927DW
Die Welt ohne WaffenDr. Dankmar Tollen
1927
Glanz und Elend der KurtisanenVautrin
1927
SvengaliSvengali
1927
The WeaversFabrikant Dreißiger
1927
A Daughter Of DestinyProfessor ten Brinken
1928
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
1928The Strange Case of Captain RamperWriter
1928
FundvogelProfessor Reutlinger
1930MF
Marshal ForwardMarschall Blücher
1932
The Living DeadMörder
1932TM
The Mystery of Johann OrthFürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
1932
Hans WestmarKuprikoff
1933
Inge and the MillionsBankier Seemann
1933
A Man Wants to Get to GermanyShip Stoker
1934A Man Wants to Get to GermanyDirector
1934
Die Freundin eines großen MannesDirector
1934
Only a ComedianStaatsminister von Creven
1935
The Man with the PawWiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
1935AD
August der StarkeDirector
1936
Moscow ShanghaiDirector
1936
The Hour of TemptationDirector
1936
Krach und Glück um KünnemannDirector
1937
Unter Ausschluß der ÖffentlichkeitDirector
1937
Secret MissionMorrow
1938
Stärker als die Liebe
1938
Das Recht auf LiebeHerr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
1939
The Immortal HeartDr. Schedel
1939
TwilightFörster Kuhnert
1940DM
Das Mädchen von FanöUlerk Ohm
1941ML
My Life for IrelandSir George Beverley
1941
The Great KingGen. Czernitscheff
1942
Wedding in BarenhofLeonhard von Krakow
1942
DieselDirektor Buz
1943
Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsThe Mad Inventor
1943WD
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheintBauer Termöhlen
1943TD
Tierarzt Dr. VlimmenVan der Kalk
1944
KolbergLoucadou
1945TM
The Molander CaseHolk, Generalstaatsanwalt
1945DG
Der große MandarinMandarin
1949
Eyes of LoveProf. Mochmann
1951
The GolemThe Golem
1960The GolemDirector
1960
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six PartsThe Golem (archive footage)
2025Photos
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