Paul Wegener
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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
Credits
Rübezahl's Wedding (1916)
as Ruebezahl
Twilight (1940)
as Förster Kuhnert
The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
as The Golem
Der große Mandarin (1949)
as Mandarin
Only a Comedian (1935)
as Staatsminister von Creven
Hans Westmar (1933)
as Kuprikoff
Marshal Forward (1932)
as Marschall Blücher
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts (2025)
as The Golem (archive footage)
Wedding in Barenhof (1942)
as Leonhard von Krakow
Kolberg (1945)
as Loucadou
My Life for Ireland (1941)
as Sir George Beverley
Eyes of Love (1951)
as Prof. Mochmann
Steuermann Holk (1920)
as Steuermann Holk
The Weavers (1927)
as Fabrikant Dreißiger
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint (1943)
as Bauer Termöhlen
Figures of the Night (1920)
as Thomas Bezug
The Golem (1915)
as Golem
Das Liebesnest (1922)
Actor
Svengali (1927)
as Svengali
The Yoghi (1916)
as Yogi / Rasmus
Secret Mission (1938)
as Morrow
Das Mädchen von Fanö (1941)
as Ulerk Ohm
The Immortal Heart (1939)
as Dr. Schedel
Monna Vanna (1922)
as Guido Gursino
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918)
as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
Living Buddhas (1925)
as Großlama
Fundvogel (1930)
as Professor Reutlinger
The Magician (1926)
as Oliver Haddo
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey (1917)
as Hans Trutz
The Loves of Pharaoh (1922)
as Samlak
The Student of Prague (1913)
as Balduin - A Student / Self
A Daughter Of Destiny (1928)
as Professor ten Brinken
The Great King (1942)
as Gen. Czernitscheff
The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917)
Actor
Arme kleine Sif (1927)
Actor
Herzog Ferrantes Ende (1922)
as Herzog Ferrante
The Living Dead (1932)
as Mörder
Sumurun (1920)
as Der alte Scheich
Der Galeerensträfling (1920)
Actor
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943)
as The Mad Inventor
The Molander Case (1945)
as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper (1928)
Actor
Madame DuBarry (1919)
Actor
Lucrezia Borgia (1922)
as Micheletto
Roswolsky's Mistress (1921)
as Eugen Roswolsky
Inge and the Millions (1933)
as Bankier Seemann
The Film in the Film (1924)
as Self
Sleeping Beauty (1917)
Actor
Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen (1923)
as Niels Nissen
Vanina (1922)
as Gouverneur von Turin
Stärker als die Liebe (1938)
Actor
Souls Aflame (1926)
Actor
Die Welt ohne Waffen (1927)
as Dr. Dankmar Tollen
A Man Wants to Get to Germany (1934)
as Ship Stoker
The Man with the Paw (1935)
as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
Das Recht auf Liebe (1939)
as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen (1944)
as Van der Kalk
The Mystery of Johann Orth (1932)
as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen (1923)
as Jack
Diesel (1943)
as Direktor Buz
The Golem (1960)
as The Golem
Evinrude (1914)
Actor
The Lost Shadow (1921)
Actor
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits (1926)
Actor
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen (1927)
as Vautrin