Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

1884-07-22 – 1950-01-02 (age 65) Rorschach, Switzerland
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Biography

Emil Jannings (1884–1950) was a German actor, the first to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Between 1926 and 1929, he worked in Hollywood. Upon returning to Germany, he sympathized with the Nazi regime and was one of the advisors to Universum Film-Aktiengesellschaft (UFA), the film studios controlled by Goebbels as a propaganda weapon. With the end of World War II and Germany's defeat, his career fell into disgrace.

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Known For

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh

1924

as Hotel Doorman

Traumulus
Traumulus

1936

as Prof. Niemeyer, gen. Traumulus

The Patriot
The Patriot

1928

as Czar Paul I

The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel

1930

as Immanuel Rath

Betrayal
Betrayal

1929

as Poldi Moser

Quo Vadis?
Quo Vadis?

1924

as Nerone

Faust
Faust

1926

as Mephisto

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An Old Heart Becomes Young Again
An Old Heart Becomes Young Again

1943

as Friedrich Hoffmann, Seniorchef

Vendetta
Vendetta

1919

as Tomasso

Danton
Danton

1921

as Danton

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The Adventures of King Pausole

1933

as König Pausole

Lulu
Lulu

1917

as Alfredo, a clown

Algol: Tragedy of Power
Algol: Tragedy of Power

1920

as Robert Herne

The Tragedy of Love
The Tragedy of Love

1923

as Ombrade

Husbands or Lovers
Husbands or Lovers

1924

as Ehemann

All for Money
All for Money

1923

as S. I. Rupp

Tartuffe
Tartuffe

1926

as Tartüff