Paul Wegener
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1874-12-11
Day of Death
1948-09-13 (73 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)
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
as The Golem
(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)
The Great King
as Gen. Czernitscheff
(1942)
Hochzeit auf Bärenhof
as Leonhard von Krakow
(1941)
My Life for Ireland
as Sir George Beverley
(1941)
Das Mädchen von Fanö
as Ulerk Ohm
(1940)
Zwielicht
as Förster Kuhnert
(1939)
The Immortal Heart
as Dr. Schedel
(1939)
Das Recht auf Liebe
as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
(1938)
(1938)
In geheimer Mission
as Morrow
(1935)
Only a Comedian
as Staatsminister von Creven
(1935)
Der Mann mit der Pranke
as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
(1934)
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
as Ship Stoker
(1933)
Inge and the Millions
as Bankier Seemann
(1933)
Hans Westmar
as Kuprikoff
(1932)
The Living Dead
as Mörder
(1932)
The Mystery of Johann Orth
as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
(1932)
Marshal Forward
as Marschall Blücher
(1930)
Fundvogel
as Professor Reutlinger
(1928)
(1928)
A Daughter Of Destiny
as Professor ten Brinken
(1927)
The Weavers
as Fabrikant Dreißiger
(1927)
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
as Vautrin
(1927)
Svengali
as Svengali
(1927)
Die Welt ohne Waffen
as Dr. Dankmar Tollen
(1927)
(1926)
The Magician
as Oliver Haddo
(1926)
(1926)
(1925)
Living Buddhas
as Großlama
(1924)
The Film in the Film
as Self
(1923)
Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen
as Niels Nissen
(1923)
(1922)
The Loves of Pharaoh
as Samlak
(1922)
Vanina
as Gouverneur von Turin
(1922)
Lucrezia Borgia
as Micheletto
(1922)
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
as Herzog Ferrante
(1922)
Monna Vanna
as Guido Gursino
(1922)
(1921)
(1921)
Roswolsky's Mistress
as Eugen Roswolsky
(1920)
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
as The Golem
(1920)
Sumurun
as Der alte Scheich
(1920)
Figures of the Night
as Thomas Bezug
(1920)
Steuermann Holk
as Steuermann Holk
(1920)
(1919)
(1918)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
as Hans Trutz
(1916)
Rübezahl's Wedding
as Ruebezahl
(1916)
The Yoghi
as Yogi / Rasmus
(1915)
The Golem
as Golem
(1914)
(1913)
The Student of Prague
as Balduin - A Student / Self
Crew
(1960)
The Golem
Director
(1937)
(1937)
Krach und Glück um Künnemann
Director
(1936)
Moskau - Shanghai
Director
(1936)
Die Stunde der Versuchung
Director
(1936)
August der Starke
Director
(1934)
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
Director
(1934)
Die Freundin eines großen Mannes
Director
(1928)
(1925)
Living Buddhas
Director, Writer
(1922)
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Director, Writer
(1921)
Der verlorene Schatten
Writer
(1920)
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
Screenplay, Director
(1920)
Der Galeerensträfling
Writer
(1918)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Director, Writer
(1917)
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
Director, Writer
(1917)
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
Director, Writer
(1916)
Rübezahl's Wedding
Director, Screenplay
(1916)
The Yoghi
Director, Writer
(1915)
The Golem
Director, Screenplay
(1915)
Peter Schlemihl
Director
(1913)
The Student of Prague
Screenplay