Paul Wegener

1874-12-11 – 1948-09-13 (age 73) Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

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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.

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Paul Wegener

Paul Wegener

Known For

Rübezahl's Wedding

Rübezahl's Wedding

1916

as Ruebezahl

Twilight

Twilight

1940

as Förster Kuhnert

Marshal Forward

1932

as Marschall Blücher

Only a Comedian

Only a Comedian

1935

as Staatsminister von Creven

Der große Mandarin

1949

as Mandarin

Hans Westmar

Hans Westmar

1933

as Kuprikoff

The Golem: How He Came into the World

The Golem: How He Came into the World

1920

as The Golem

Kolberg

Kolberg

1945

as Loucadou

Wedding in Barenhof

Wedding in Barenhof

1942

as Leonhard von Krakow

Eyes of Love

Eyes of Love

1951

as Prof. Mochmann

FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

2025

as The Golem (archive footage)

The Golem

The Golem

1915

as Golem

Steuermann Holk

1920

as Steuermann Holk

My Life for Ireland

1941

as Sir George Beverley

Figures of the Night

Figures of the Night

1920

as Thomas Bezug

The Weavers

The Weavers

1927

as Fabrikant Dreißiger

Monna Vanna

Monna Vanna

1922

as Guido Gursino

Das Liebesnest

1922

Svengali

Svengali

1927

as Svengali

Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint

1943

as Bauer Termöhlen