Paul Wegener
Known for
Acting
Life
1874 – 1948 (aged 73)
Born in
Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Credits
View on IMDb64 acting credits
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
The Golem: How He Came into the World
29 Oct 1920
The Student of Prague
11 Aug 1913
The Golem
14 Jan 1915
Sumurun
01 Sep 1920
The Magician
24 Oct 1926
Madame DuBarry
18 Sep 1919
A Daughter Of Destiny
25 Jan 1928
The Loves of Pharaoh
21 Feb 1922
Photos
Filmography
2025
- FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Partsas The Golem (archive footage)
1960
- The Golemas The Golem
1951
- Eyes of Loveas Prof. Mochmann
1949
- Der große Mandarinas Mandarin
1945
- Kolbergas Loucadou
- The Molander Caseas Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
1944
- Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmenas Van der Kalk
1943
- Dr. Terror's House of Horrorsas The Mad Inventor
- Dieselas Direktor Buz
- Wenn die Sonne wieder scheintas Bauer Termöhlen
1942
- Wedding in Barenhofas Leonhard von Krakow
- The Great Kingas Gen. Czernitscheff
1941
- Das Mädchen von Fanöas Ulerk Ohm
- My Life for Irelandas Sir George Beverley
1940
- Twilightas Förster Kuhnert
1939
- Das Recht auf Liebeas Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
- The Immortal Heartas Dr. Schedel
1938
- Secret Missionas Morrow
- Stärker als die Liebe
1935
- The Man with the Pawas Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
- Only a Comedianas Staatsminister von Creven
1934
- A Man Wants to Get to Germanyas Ship Stoker
1933
- Inge and the Millionsas Bankier Seemann
- Hans Westmaras Kuprikoff
1932
- Marshal Forwardas Marschall Blücher
- The Mystery of Johann Orthas Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
- The Living Deadas Mörder
1930
- Fundvogelas Professor Reutlinger
1928
- A Daughter Of Destinyas Professor ten Brinken
- The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
1927
- Die Welt ohne Waffenas Dr. Dankmar Tollen
- Svengalias Svengali
- Arme kleine Sif
- The Weaversas Fabrikant Dreißiger
- Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanenas Vautrin
1926
- Souls Aflame
- The Magicianas Oliver Haddo
- Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
1925
- Living Buddhasas Großlama
1923
- S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränenas Jack
- Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsenas Niels Nissen
1922
- Das Liebesnest
- Monna Vannaas Guido Gursino
- Herzog Ferrantes Endeas Herzog Ferrante
- Lucrezia Borgiaas Micheletto
- Vaninaas Gouverneur von Turin
- The Loves of Pharaohas Samlak
1921
- Roswolsky's Mistressas Eugen Roswolsky
- The Lost Shadow
1920
- Steuermann Holkas Steuermann Holk
- The Golem: How He Came into the Worldas The Golem
- Sumurunas Der alte Scheich
- Der Galeerensträfling
- Figures of the Nightas Thomas Bezug
1919
1918
- The Pied Piper of Hamelinas Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
1917
1916
- The Yoghias Yogi
- Rübezahl's Weddingas Ruebezahl
1915
- The Golemas Golem
1914
1913
- The Student of Pragueas Balduin - A Student