Paul Wegener
Known for: Acting
Born: December 11, 1874
Died: September 13, 1948
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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Filmography
72 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
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FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
2025
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The Golem
1960
7.3
Eyes of Love
19517.5
Der große Mandarin
1949
6.1
Kolberg
19459.0
The Molander Case
1945NR
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen
1944
8.3
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943
6.5
Diesel
19437.3
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
1943
7.0
Wedding in Barenhof
1942
7.0
The Great King
19429.0
Das Mädchen von Fanö
19416.5
My Life for Ireland
1941
7.5
Twilight
1940
7.0
Das Recht auf Liebe
1939
7.0
The Immortal Heart
1939
8.0
Secret Mission
1938
10.0
Stärker als die Liebe
1938
7.0
Krach und Glück um Künnemann
1937
10.0
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
1937
8.0
Moscow Shanghai
1936
10.0
The Hour of Temptation
193610.0
August der Starke
1936
7.0
The Man with the Paw
1935
6.9
Only a Comedian
1935
5.8
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
1934
10.0
Die Freundin eines großen Mannes
1934
9.0
Inge and the Millions
1933
5.6
Hans Westmar
193310.0
Marshal Forward
19327.0
The Mystery of Johann Orth
1932
6.6
The Living Dead
1932
10.0
Fundvogel
1930
6.6
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928
5.7
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
192810.0
Die Welt ohne Waffen
1927
8.0
Svengali
1927
9.0
Arme kleine Sif
1927
7.3
The Weavers
1927
7.0
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
1927
8.0
Souls Aflame
1926
6.1
The Magician
1926
9.0
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
1926
7.0
Living Buddhas
1925
7.3
The Film in the Film
1924
10.0
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
1923NR
Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen
192310.0
Das Liebesnest
1922
9.0
Monna Vanna
1922
8.0
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922
5.1
Lucrezia Borgia
1922
5.2
Vanina
1922
6.5
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
10.0
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
7.0
The Lost Shadow
19218.0
Steuermann Holk
1920
7.0
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920
6.1
Sumurun
1920
10.0
Der Galeerensträfling
1920
10.0
Figures of the Night
1920
6.5
Madame DuBarry
1919
5.5
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
6.5
Sleeping Beauty
1917
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Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
1917
6.0
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
1917
8.0
The Yoghi
1916
5.0
Rübezahl's Wedding
1916
6.7
The Golem
1915NR
Peter Schlemihl
1915NR
Evinrude
1914
6.1
The Student of Prague
1913