Paul Wegener
Born Dec 11, 1874 · 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.
Known for
Eyes of Love
1951
Kolberg
1945
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943
Diesel
1943
Wedding in Barenhof
1942
The Great King
1942
Twilight
1940
The Immortal Heart
1939
Das Recht auf Liebe
1939
Secret Mission
1938
Stärker als die Liebe
1938
Only a Comedian
1935
The Man with the Paw
1935
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
1934
Hans Westmar
1933
Inge and the Millions
1933
The Living Dead
1932
Fundvogel
1930
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
1928
The Weavers
1927
Svengali
1927
Arme kleine Sif
1927
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
1927
The Magician
1926
Souls Aflame
1926
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
1926
Living Buddhas
1925
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
1923
Monna Vanna
1922
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922
Lucrezia Borgia
1922
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
Vanina
1922
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
The Lost Shadow
1921
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920
Figures of the Night
1920
Sumurun
1920
Der Galeerensträfling
1920
Madame DuBarry
1919
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
1917
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
1917
Sleeping Beauty
1917
Rübezahl's Wedding
1916
The Yoghi
1916
The Golem
1915