Acting
Paul Wegener
EN, DE, XX cinema · 72 credits
Born
11 December 1874
Died
13 September 1948 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Also known as Paul Hermann Wegener
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
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
as The Golem (archive footage)
The Golem
as The Golem, Director
Eyes of Love
as Prof. Mochmann
Kolberg
as Loucadou
Der Fall Molander
1945
The Molander Case
as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
Diesel
as Direktor Buz
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as The Mad Inventor
The Great King
as Gen. Czernitscheff
Wedding in Barenhof
as Leonhard von Krakow
Mein Leben für Irland
1941
My Life for Ireland
as Sir George Beverley
Twilight
as Förster Kuhnert
Das Recht auf Liebe
as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
The Immortal Heart
as Dr. Schedel
Secret Mission
as Morrow
Moscow Shanghai
Director
Only a Comedian
as Staatsminister von Creven
The Man with the Paw
as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
as Ship Stoker, Director
Inge and the Millions
as Bankier Seemann
Hans Westmar
as Kuprikoff
The Living Dead
as Mörder
The Mystery of Johann Orth
as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
Marschall Vorwärts
1932
Marshal Forward
as Marschall Blücher
Fundvogel
as Professor Reutlinger
A Daughter Of Destiny
as Professor ten Brinken
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
Actor, Writer
The Weavers
as Fabrikant Dreißiger
Die Welt ohne Waffen
1927
Die Welt ohne Waffen
as Dr. Dankmar Tollen
Svengali
as Svengali
The Magician
as Oliver Haddo
Living Buddhas
as Großlama, Director, Writer
The Loves of Pharaoh
as Samlak
Vanina
as Gouverneur von Turin
Lucrezia Borgia
as Micheletto
Monna Vanna
as Guido Gursino
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
as Herzog Ferrante, Director, Writer
Roswolsky's Mistress
as Eugen Roswolsky
The Lost Shadow
Actor, Writer
The Golem: How He Came into the World
as The Golem, Director, Screenplay
Sumurun
as Der alte Scheich
Figures of the Night
as Thomas Bezug
Der Galeerensträfling
Actor, Writer
Steuermann Holk
1920
Steuermann Holk
as Steuermann Holk
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel), Director, Writer
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
Actor, Director, Writer
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
as Hans Trutz, Director, Writer
The Yoghi
as Yogi / Rasmus, Director, Writer
Rübezahl's Wedding
as Ruebezahl, Director, Screenplay
The Golem
as Golem, Director, Screenplay
The Student of Prague
as Balduin - A Student / Self, Screenplay