Paul Wegener
Acting
Born: 1874-12-11 in 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
Rübezahl's Wedding
Ruebezahl
Twilight
Förster Kuhnert
The Golem
Golem
The Golem: How He Came into the World
The Golem
Kolberg
Loucadou
Hans Westmar
Kuprikoff
The Weavers
Fabrikant Dreißiger
Wedding in Barenhof
Leonhard von Krakow
Fundvogel
Professor Reutlinger
The Student of Prague
Balduin - A Student / Self
Monna Vanna
Guido Gursino
The Yoghi
Yogi / Rasmus
Figures of the Night
Thomas Bezug
Eyes of Love
Prof. Mochmann
Only a Comedian
Staatsminister von Creven
Das Liebesnest
Svengali
Svengali
Living Buddhas
Großlama
Lucrezia Borgia
Micheletto
The Immortal Heart
Dr. Schedel
The Loves of Pharaoh
Samlak
Secret Mission
Morrow
The Magician
Oliver Haddo
Madame DuBarry
Das Recht auf Liebe
Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
A Daughter Of Destiny
Professor ten Brinken
The Living Dead
Mörder
The Great King
Gen. Czernitscheff
Sumurun
Der alte Scheich
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
Ship Stoker
Roswolsky's Mistress
Eugen Roswolsky