Paul Wegener
Acting
Born: 1874-12-11 · Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Died: 1948-09-13
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
2025
The Golem (archive footage)
The Golem
1960
The Golem
Eyes of Love
1951
Prof. Mochmann
Der große Mandarin
1949
Mandarin
Kolberg
1945
Loucadou
The Molander Case
1945
Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen
1944
Van der Kalk
Diesel
1943
Direktor Buz
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
1943
Bauer Termöhlen
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943
The Mad Inventor
The Great King
1942
Gen. Czernitscheff
Wedding in Barenhof
1942
Leonhard von Krakow
My Life for Ireland
1941
Sir George Beverley
Das Mädchen von Fanö
1941
Ulerk Ohm
Twilight
1940
Förster Kuhnert
Das Recht auf Liebe
1939
Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
The Immortal Heart
1939
Dr. Schedel
Secret Mission
1938
Morrow
Stärker als die Liebe
1938
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
1937
Director
Krach und Glück um Künnemann
1937
Director
Moscow Shanghai
1936
Director
The Hour of Temptation
1936
Director
August der Starke
1936
Director
Only a Comedian
1935
Staatsminister von Creven
The Man with the Paw
1935
Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
1934
Ship Stoker
Die Freundin eines großen Mannes
1934
Director
Inge and the Millions
1933
Bankier Seemann
Hans Westmar
1933
Kuprikoff