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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-12-11 (150 years old)

Place of Birth

Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

Paul Wegener

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

Acting

2025

1960

The Golem as The Golem

1951

Eyes of Love as Prof. Mochmann

1949

1945

Kolberg as Loucadou
The Molander Case as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt

1944

Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen as Van der Kalk

1943

Diesel as Direktor Buz
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint as Bauer Termöhlen
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as The Mad Inventor

1942

The Great King as Gen. Czernitscheff
Hochzeit auf Bärenhof as Leonhard von Krakow

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
The Immortal Heart as Dr. Schedel

1938

1935

Only a Comedian as Staatsminister von Creven
Der Mann mit der Pranke as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank

1934

1933

Inge and the Millions as Bankier Seemann
Hans Westmar as Kuprikoff

1932

The Living Dead as Mörder
The Mystery of Johann Orth as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
Marshal Forward as Marschall Blücher

1930

Fundvogel as Professor Reutlinger

1928

A Daughter Of Destiny as Professor ten Brinken

1927

The Weavers as Fabrikant Dreißiger
Die Welt ohne Waffen as Dr. Dankmar Tollen
Svengali as Svengali

1926

The Magician as Oliver Haddo

1925

Living Buddhas as Großlama

1924

1923

1922

Vanina as Gouverneur von Turin
Lucrezia Borgia as Micheletto
Monna Vanna as Guido Gursino
Herzog Ferrantes Ende as Herzog Ferrante

1921

Roswolsky's Mistress as Eugen Roswolsky

1920

Sumurun as Der alte Scheich
Figures of the Night as Thomas Bezug
Steuermann Holk as Steuermann Holk

1919

1918

The Pied Piper of Hamelin as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)

1917

1916

The Yoghi as Yogi / Rasmus
Rübezahl's Wedding as Ruebezahl

1915

The Golem as Golem

1914

1913

The Student of Prague as Balduin - A Student / Self

Directing

1960

The Golem as Director

1936

Moskau - Shanghai as Director
August der Starke as Director

1925

Living Buddhas as Director

1922

1916

The Yoghi as Director

1915

The Golem as Director
Peter Schlemihl as Director

Writing

1925

Living Buddhas as Writer

1922

1916

The Yoghi as Writer
Rübezahl's Wedding as Screenplay

1915

The Golem as Screenplay

1913

The Student of Prague as Screenplay