Paul Wegener
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1874-12-11 – 1948-09-13
Place of birth: 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.
Known for
The Golem
1915Golem
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928Professor ten Brinken
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
1920The Golem
Kolberg
1945Loucadou
The Student of Prague
1913Balduin - A Student / Self
The Living Dead
1932Mörder
The Magician
1926Oliver Haddo
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
1923Jack
Only a Comedian
1935Staatsminister von Creven
Sumurun
1920Der alte Scheich
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922SamlakDer große Mandarin
1949Mandarin
Vanina
1922Gouverneur von Turin
The Weavers
1927Fabrikant Dreißiger
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
1927Vautrin
The Great King
1942Gen. Czernitscheff
Hochzeit auf Bärenhof
1942Leonhard von Krakow