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

Kolberg

Kolberg

1945

as Loucadou

Diesel

Diesel

1943

as Direktor Buz

Svengali

Svengali

1927

as Svengali

Sumurun

Sumurun

1920

as Der alte Scheich

The Golem: How He Came into the World

The Golem: How He Came into the World

1920

as The Golem

Wedding in Barenhof

Wedding in Barenhof

1942

as Leonhard von Krakow

The Weavers

The Weavers

1927

as Fabrikant Dreißiger

FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

2025

as The Golem (archive footage)

My Life for Ireland

1941

as Sir George Beverley

A Daughter Of Destiny

A Daughter Of Destiny

1928

as Professor ten Brinken

Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia

1922

as Micheletto

Only a Comedian

Only a Comedian

1935

as Staatsminister von Creven

The Student of Prague

The Student of Prague

1913

as Balduin - A Student / Self

The Great King

The Great King

1942

as Gen. Czernitscheff

Fundvogel

Fundvogel

1930

as Professor Reutlinger

Madame DuBarry

Madame DuBarry

1919

The Film in the Film

The Film in the Film

1924

as Self

The Golem

The Golem

1915

as Golem

Eyes of Love

Eyes of Love

1951

as Prof. Mochmann

The Molander Case

1945

as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt