Paul Wegener

Actor

1874-12-11 – 1948-09-13 · 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.

• The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920) — The Golem, Screenplay, Director
• The Student of Prague (1913) — Balduin - A Student / Self, Screenplay
• The Golem (1915) — Golem, Director, Screenplay
• Sumurun (1920) — Der alte Scheich
• The Magician (1926) — Oliver Haddo
• Madame DuBarry (1919)
• A Daughter Of Destiny (1928) — Professor ten Brinken
• The Loves of Pharaoh (1922) — Samlak
• Kolberg (1945) — Loucadou
• The Great King (1942) — Gen. Czernitscheff
• Lucrezia Borgia (1922) — Micheletto
• Hans Westmar (1933) — Kuprikoff
• Vanina (1922) — Gouverneur von Turin
• The Living Dead (1932) — Mörder
• Wedding in Barenhof (1942) — Leonhard von Krakow
• Diesel (1943) — Direktor Buz
• The Immortal Heart (1939) — Dr. Schedel
• A Man Wants to Get to Germany (1934) — Ship Stoker, Director
• Only a Comedian (1935) — Staatsminister von Creven
• The Weavers (1927) — Fabrikant Dreißiger
• The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917) — , Director, Writer
• The Strange Case of Captain Ramper (1928) — , Writer
• Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943) — The Mad Inventor
• Eyes of Love (1951) — Prof. Mochmann