Paul Wegener
Actor
- Born
- December 11, 1874 · Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
- Died
- September 13, 1948 (age 73)
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
October 29, 1920
The Student of Prague
August 11, 1913
The Golem
January 14, 1915
The Magician
October 24, 1926
Sumurun
September 1, 1920
Madame DuBarry
September 18, 1919
A Daughter Of Destiny
January 25, 1928
The Loves of Pharaoh
February 21, 1922
Kolberg
January 30, 1945
The Great King
March 2, 1942
Lucrezia Borgia
October 20, 1922
Hans Westmar
December 13, 1933
Acting65
- 2025FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts as The Golem (archive footage)
- 1960The Golem as The Golem
- 1951Eyes of Love as Prof. Mochmann
- 1949Der große Mandarin as Mandarin
- 1945Kolberg as Loucadou
- 1945The Molander Case as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
- 1944Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen as Van der Kalk
- 1943Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as The Mad Inventor
- 1943Diesel as Direktor Buz
- 1943Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint