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Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener

Paul Wegener

ActingBorn December 11, 1874Died September 13, 1948 (age 73)Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

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.

Filmography

2025
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

as The Golem (archive footage)

Movie
1960
The Golem

as The Golem

Movie
1951
Eyes of Love

as Prof. Mochmann

Movie
1949Movie
1945
Kolberg

as Loucadou

Movie
1945
The Molander Case

as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt

Movie
1944
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen

as Van der Kalk

Movie
1943Movie
1943
Diesel

as Direktor Buz

Movie
1943Movie
1942
Wedding in Barenhof

as Leonhard von Krakow

Movie
1942
The Great King

as Gen. Czernitscheff

Movie
1941Movie
1941
My Life for Ireland

as Sir George Beverley

Movie
1940
Twilight

as Förster Kuhnert

Movie
1939
Das Recht auf Liebe

as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol

Movie
1939
The Immortal Heart

as Dr. Schedel

Movie
1938Movie
1935
The Man with the Paw

as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank

Movie
1935
Only a Comedian

as Staatsminister von Creven

Movie
1934Movie
1933
Inge and the Millions

as Bankier Seemann

Movie
1933
Hans Westmar

as Kuprikoff

Movie
1932
Marshal Forward

as Marschall Blücher

Movie
1932
The Mystery of Johann Orth

as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien

Movie
1932
The Living Dead

as Mörder

Movie
1930
Fundvogel

as Professor Reutlinger

Movie
1928
A Daughter Of Destiny

as Professor ten Brinken

Movie
1927
Die Welt ohne Waffen

as Dr. Dankmar Tollen

Movie
1927
Svengali

as Svengali

Movie
1927
The Weavers

as Fabrikant Dreißiger

Movie
1926Movie
1926
The Magician

as Oliver Haddo

Movie
1925
Living Buddhas

as Großlama

Movie
1924Movie
1923Movie
1922
Monna Vanna

as Guido Gursino

Movie
1922
Herzog Ferrantes Ende

as Herzog Ferrante

Movie
1922
Lucrezia Borgia

as Micheletto

Movie
1922
Vanina

as Gouverneur von Turin

Movie
1922Movie
1921
Roswolsky's Mistress

as Eugen Roswolsky

Movie
1920
Steuermann Holk

as Steuermann Holk

Movie
1920
Sumurun

as Der alte Scheich

Movie
1920
Figures of the Night

as Thomas Bezug

Movie
1918
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)

Movie
1916
The Yoghi

as Yogi / Rasmus

Movie
1916Movie
1915
The Golem

as Golem

Movie
1914Movie
1913
The Student of Prague

as Balduin - A Student / Self

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 11, 1874
Day of DeathSeptember 13, 1948
Place of BirthArnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
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