Paul Wegener
Known for: Acting
Born: December 11, 1874
Died: September 13, 1948
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
1915
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920
The Student of Prague
1913
The Living Dead
1932
Der große Mandarin
1949
The Weavers
1927
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
1927
Evinrude
1914
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
1917
The Man with the Paw
1935
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
1943
The Molander Case
1945
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
1928
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
1917
The Yoghi
1916
Marshal Forward
1932
Hans Westmar
1933
Figures of the Night
1920
Die Welt ohne Waffen
1927
Arme kleine Sif
1927
Das Liebesnest
1922
Svengali
1927
Living Buddhas
1925
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
1926
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922
Der Galeerensträfling
1920
Steuermann Holk
1920
The Lost Shadow
1921
The Golem
1960
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928
The Magician
1926
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
1923
Vanina
1922
Wedding in Barenhof
1942
Inge and the Millions
1933
The Mystery of Johann Orth
1932
Monna Vanna
1922
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
Only a Comedian
1935
Sumurun
1920
My Life for Ireland
1941
Diesel
1943
Fundvogel
1930
Souls Aflame
1926
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
2025
Lucrezia Borgia
1922
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen
1944
Das Recht auf Liebe
1939
Secret Mission
1938
Kolberg
1945
Twilight
1940
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
The Great King
1942
Eyes of Love
1951
Stärker als die Liebe
1938
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
The Immortal Heart
1939
Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen
1923
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943
Rübezahl's Wedding
1916
Sleeping Beauty
1917
Das Mädchen von Fanö
1941
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
1934
Madame DuBarry
1919
The Film in the Film
1924