Paul Wegener

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Paul Wegener

Acting December 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…

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The Golem: How He Came into the World

The Golem: How He Came into the World

7.0 1920 Movie
The Student of Prague

The Student of Prague

6.1 1913 Movie
The Golem

The Golem

6.7 1915 Movie
Sumurun

Sumurun

6.1 1920 Movie
The Magician

The Magician

6.1 1926 Movie
Madame DuBarry

Madame DuBarry

6.5 1919 Movie
A Daughter Of Destiny

A Daughter Of Destiny

6.6 1928 Movie
Kolberg

Kolberg

6.1 1945 Movie
Rübezahl's Wedding

Rübezahl's Wedding

5.0 1916 Movie
The Loves of Pharaoh

The Loves of Pharaoh

6.5 1922 Movie
Hans Westmar

Hans Westmar

5.6 1933 Movie
Wedding in Barenhof

Wedding in Barenhof

7.0 1942 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

    Movie The Golem (archive footage)

  2. 1960
    The Golem

    Movie The Golem

  3. 1951
    Eyes of Love

    Movie Prof. Mochmann

  4. 1949
    Der große Mandarin

    Movie Mandarin

  5. 1945
    Kolberg

    Movie Loucadou

  6. 1945
    The Molander Case

    Movie Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt

  7. 1944
    Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen

    Movie Van der Kalk

  8. 1943
    Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

    Movie The Mad Inventor

  9. 1943
    Diesel

    Movie Direktor Buz

  10. 1943
    Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint

    Movie Bauer Termöhlen

  11. 1942
    Wedding in Barenhof

    Movie Leonhard von Krakow

  12. 1942
    The Great King

    Movie Gen. Czernitscheff

  13. 1941
    Das Mädchen von Fanö

    Movie Ulerk Ohm

  14. 1941
    My Life for Ireland

    Movie Sir George Beverley

  15. 1940
    Twilight

    Movie Förster Kuhnert

  16. 1939
    Das Recht auf Liebe

    Movie Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol

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  1. 1939
    The Immortal Heart

    Movie Dr. Schedel

  2. 1938
    Secret Mission

    Movie Morrow

  3. 1938
    Stärker als die Liebe

    Movie

  4. 1937
    Krach und Glück um Künnemann

    Movie Director

  5. 1937
    Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

    Movie Director

  6. 1936
    Moscow Shanghai

    Movie Director

  7. 1936
    The Hour of Temptation

    Movie Director

  8. 1936
    August der Starke

    Movie Director

  9. 1935
    The Man with the Paw

    Movie Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank

  10. 1935
    Only a Comedian

    Movie Staatsminister von Creven

  11. 1934
    A Man Wants to Get to Germany

    Movie Ship Stoker

  12. 1934
    Die Freundin eines großen Mannes

    Movie Director

  13. 1933
    Inge and the Millions

    Movie Bankier Seemann

  14. 1933
    Hans Westmar

    Movie Kuprikoff

  15. 1932
    Marshal Forward

    Movie Marschall Blücher

  16. 1932
    The Mystery of Johann Orth

    Movie Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien

  17. 1932
    The Living Dead

    Movie Mörder

  18. 1930
    Fundvogel

    Movie Professor Reutlinger

  19. 1928
    A Daughter Of Destiny

    Movie Professor ten Brinken

  20. 1928
    The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

    Movie

  21. 1927
    Die Welt ohne Waffen

    Movie Dr. Dankmar Tollen

  22. 1927
    Svengali

    Movie Svengali

  23. 1927
    Arme kleine Sif

    Movie

  24. 1927
    The Weavers

    Movie Fabrikant Dreißiger