Acting
Paul Wegener
Also Known As: Paul Hermann Wegener
Birth Date
December 11, 1874
Death Date
September 13, 1948
(passed away at 73)
Place of Birth
Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
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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.
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Movie
Rübezahl's Wedding
Ruebezahl
1916
star7.5
Movie
Twilight
Förster Kuhnert
1940
star10.0
Movie
Marshal Forward
Marschall Blücher
1932
star6.9
Movie
Only a Comedian
Staatsminister von Creven
1935
star7.5
Movie
Der große Mandarin
Mandarin
1949
star5.6
Movie
Hans Westmar
Kuprikoff
1933
star7.0
Movie
The Golem: How He Came into the World
The Golem
1920
star6.1
Movie
Kolberg
Loucadou
1945
star7.0
Movie
Wedding in Barenhof
Leonhard von Krakow
1942
star7.3
Movie
Eyes of Love
Prof. Mochmann
1951
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FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
The Golem (archive footage)
2025
star6.7
Movie
The Golem
Golem
1915
star8.0
Movie
Steuermann Holk
Steuermann Holk
1920
star6.5
Movie
My Life for Ireland
Sir George Beverley
1941
star10.0
Movie
Figures of the Night
Thomas Bezug
1920
star7.3
Movie
The Weavers
Fabrikant Dreißiger
1927
star9.0
Movie
Monna Vanna
Guido Gursino
1922
star10.0
Movie
Das Liebesnest
1922
star8.0
Movie
Svengali
Svengali
1927
star7.3
Movie
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
Bauer Termöhlen
1943