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Paul Wegener

Paul Wegener

Birthday: 1874-12-11 | Place of Birth: Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

as    The Golem

1951
Eyes of Love

as    Prof. Mochmann

1945
The Molander Case

as    Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt

1945
Kolberg

as    Loucadou

1943
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint

as    Bauer Termöhlen

1942
The Great King

as    Gen. Czernitscheff

1941
My Life for Ireland

as    Sir George Beverley

1941
Das Mädchen von Fanö

as    Ulerk Ohm

1939
The Immortal Heart

as    Dr. Schedel

1934
A Man Wants to Get to Germany

as    Ship Stoker

1932
The Living Dead

as    Mörder

1930
Fundvogel

as    Professor Reutlinger

1928
A Daughter Of Destiny

as    Professor ten Brinken

1927
The Weavers

as    Fabrikant Dreißiger

1922
Vanina

as    Gouverneur von Turin

1922
Monna Vanna

as    Guido Gursino

1922
The Loves of Pharaoh

as    Samlak

1921
Roswolsky's Mistress

as    Eugen Roswolsky

1921
1920
Sumurun

as    Der alte Scheich

1920
Figures of the Night

as    Thomas Bezug

1918
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as    Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)