Paul Wegener
Acting1874Arnoldsdorf, 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.
Known For
Acting History
1951
Eyes of Love
as Prof. Mochmann
1949
Der große Mandarin
as Mandarin
1945
Kolberg
as Loucadou
The Molander Case
as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
1944
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen
as Van der Kalk
1943
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as The Mad Inventor
Diesel
as Direktor Buz
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
as Bauer Termöhlen
1942
The Great King
as Gen. Czernitscheff
Hochzeit auf Bärenhof
as Leonhard von Krakow
1941
My Life for Ireland
as Sir George Beverley
Das Mädchen von Fanö
as Ulerk Ohm
1940
Zwielicht
as Förster Kuhnert
1939
The Immortal Heart
as Dr. Schedel
Das Recht auf Liebe
as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
1938
1937
Krach und Glück um Künnemann
Director
1936
1935
Only a Comedian
as Staatsminister von Creven
Der Mann mit der Pranke
as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
1934
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
as Ship Stoker
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
Director
Die Freundin eines großen Mannes
Director
1933
Hans Westmar
as Kuprikoff
Inge and the Millions
as Bankier Seemann
1932
The Living Dead
as Mörder
The Mystery of Johann Orth
as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
Marshal Forward
as Marschall Blücher
1928
A Daughter Of Destiny
as Professor ten Brinken
1927
Die Welt ohne Waffen
as Dr. Dankmar Tollen
The Weavers
as Fabrikant Dreißiger
Svengali
as Svengali
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
as Vautrin
1926
1925
1924
The Film in the Film
as Self
1923
Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen
as Niels Nissen
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
as Jack
1922
Lucrezia Borgia
as Micheletto
The Loves of Pharaoh
as Samlak
Vanina
as Gouverneur von Turin
Monna Vanna
as Guido Gursino
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
as Herzog Ferrante
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Writer
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Director
1921
1920
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
as The Golem
Sumurun
as Der alte Scheich
Figures of the Night
as Thomas Bezug
Steuermann Holk
as Steuermann Holk
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
Screenplay
Der Galeerensträfling
Writer
1919
1918
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Director
1916
Rübezahl's Wedding
as Ruebezahl
The Yoghi
as Yogi / Rasmus
Rübezahl's Wedding
Director
Rübezahl's Wedding
Screenplay
The Yoghi
Director
The Yoghi
Writer
1915
1914
1913
The Student of Prague
as Balduin - A Student / Self
The Student of Prague
Screenplay