Paul Wegener
December 11, 1874 (150 years old) in 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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- 2025 · FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts as The Golem
- 1994 · Shiva und die Galgenblume as
- 1960 · The Golem as The Golem
- 1951 · Eyes of Love as Prof. Mochmann
- 1949 · Der große Mandarin as Mandarin
- 1945 · Kolberg as Loucadou
- 1945 · The Molander Case as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
- 1944 · Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen as Van der Kalk
- 1943 · Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as The Mad Inventor
- 1943 · Diesel as Direktor Buz
- 1943 · Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint as Bauer Termöhlen
- 1942 · Hochzeit auf Bärenhof as Leonhard von Krakow
- 1942 · The Great King as Gen. Czernitscheff
- 1941 · Das Mädchen von Fanö as Ulerk Ohm
- 1941 · My Life for Ireland as Sir George Beverley
- 1940 · Zwielicht as Förster Kuhnert
- 1939 · Das Recht auf Liebe as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
- 1939 · The Immortal Heart as Dr. Schedel
- 1938 · In geheimer Mission as Morrow
- 1938 · Stärker als die Liebe as
- 1935 · Der Mann mit der Pranke as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
- 1935 · Only a Comedian as Staatsminister von Creven