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Paul Wegener

Paul 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.

Born

Dec 11, 1874

Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

Died

Sep 13, 1948

Known For

Acting

Movies

65 acting

31 crew

Popularity

0.2

Known For

The Golem
The Golem
1915 as Golem
★ 6.7
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
★ 7.0
Madame DuBarry
★ 6.5
The Great King
The Great King
1942 as Gen. Czernitscheff
★ 6.9
Kolberg
Kolberg
1945 as Loucadou
★ 6.0
The Living Dead
The Living Dead
1932 as Mörder
★ 5.8
The Magician
The Magician
1926 as Oliver Haddo
★ 6.1
The Immortal Heart
The Immortal Heart
1939 as Dr. Schedel
★ 6.5
Sumurun
Sumurun
1920 as Der alte Scheich
★ 6.0
The Student of Prague
The Student of Prague
1913 as Balduin - A Student / Self
★ 6.1
A Daughter Of Destiny
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928 as Professor ten Brinken
★ 6.2
Inge and the Millions
Inge and the Millions
1933 as Bankier Seemann
The Film in the Film
The Film in the Film
1924 as Self
★ 7.5
Figures of the Night
Figures of the Night
1920 as Thomas Bezug
The Loves of Pharaoh
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922 as Samlak
★ 6.5
movie
Marshal Forward
1932 as Marschall Blücher
Roswolsky's Mistress
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921 as Eugen Roswolsky
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
1934 as Ship Stoker
★ 4.8
The Weavers
The Weavers
1927 as Fabrikant Dreißiger
★ 7.0
Diesel
Diesel
1943 as Direktor Buz
★ 6.1
Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia
1922 as Micheletto
★ 4.4
Das Recht auf Liebe
Das Recht auf Liebe
1939 as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
Hans Westmar
Hans Westmar
1933 as Kuprikoff
★ 5.1
movie
Das Mädchen von Fanö
1941 as Ulerk Ohm
Fundvogel
Fundvogel
1930 as Professor Reutlinger
movie
Der große Mandarin
1949 as Mandarin
★ 6.0
movie
My Life for Ireland
1941 as Sir George Beverley
★ 6.2
Svengali
Svengali
1927 as Svengali
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943 as The Mad Inventor
★ 8.0
The Man with the Paw
The Man with the Paw
1935 as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
★ 5.0
movie
The Molander Case
1945 as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
Vanina
Vanina
1922 as Gouverneur von Turin
★ 5.2
Rübezahl's Wedding
Rübezahl's Wedding
1916 as Ruebezahl
★ 5.0
movie
The Mystery of Johann Orth
1932 as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
Monna Vanna
Monna Vanna
1922 as Guido Gursino
The Golem
The Golem
1960 as The Golem
movie
Hochzeit auf Bärenhof
Hochzeit auf Bärenhof
1942 as Leonhard von Krakow
★ 7.0
movie
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
1943 as Bauer Termöhlen
★ 7.5
movie
Die Welt ohne Waffen
1927 as Dr. Dankmar Tollen
In geheimer Mission
In geheimer Mission
1938 as Morrow
movie
Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen
1923 as Niels Nissen
Only a Comedian
Only a Comedian
1935 as Staatsminister von Creven
★ 6.5
movie
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918 as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
★ 5.5
Sleeping Beauty
★ 5.0
Eyes of Love
Eyes of Love
1951 as Prof. Mochmann
★ 6.0
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
2025 as The Golem (archive footage)
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922 as Herzog Ferrante
Living Buddhas
Living Buddhas
1925 as Großlama
movie
Steuermann Holk
1920 as Steuermann Holk
Zwielicht
Zwielicht
1940 as Förster Kuhnert
★ 6.0
The Yoghi
The Yoghi
1916 as Yogi / Rasmus
movie
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen
1944 as Van der Kalk