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Paul Wegener

Acting

Born: 1874-12-11
Died: 1948-09-13
From: Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Paul Hermann 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.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 0 nominated

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Staatsschauspieler

1937

Acting52 titles

S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
10.0
Movie

S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen

1923Drama
Fundvogel
10.0
Movie

Fundvogel

1930Drama
Figures of the Night
10.0
Movie

Figures of the Night

1920Drama
Stärker als die Liebe
10.0
Movie

Stärker als die Liebe

1938Romance
Der Galeerensträfling
10.0
Movie

Der Galeerensträfling

1920Drama
Roswolsky's Mistress
10.0
Movie

Roswolsky's Mistress

1921Drama
Inge and the Millions
9.0
Movie

Inge and the Millions

1933Drama
Arme kleine Sif
9.0
Movie

Arme kleine Sif

1927Drama
Monna Vanna
9.0
Movie

Monna Vanna

1922Drama
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
9.0
Movie

Der Mann aus dem Jenseits

1926Drama
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
8.3
Movie

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1943Horror
The Yoghi
8.0
Movie

The Yoghi

1916Drama
Secret Mission
8.0
Movie

Secret Mission

1938Drama
Svengali
8.0
Movie

Svengali

1927Drama
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
8.0
Movie

Herzog Ferrantes Ende

1922Drama
Souls Aflame
8.0
Movie

Souls Aflame

1926Drama
Twilight
7.5
Movie

Twilight

1940Drama
The Weavers
7.3
Movie

The Weavers

1927Drama
Eyes of Love
7.3
Movie

Eyes of Love

1951Drama
The Film in the Film
7.3
Movie

The Film in the Film

1924Documentary
The Golem: How He Came into the World
7.0
Movie

The Golem: How He Came into the World

1920Sci-Fi
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
7.0
Movie

Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

1927Drama
The Great King
7.0
Movie

The Great King

1942Drama
Wedding in Barenhof
7.0
Movie

Wedding in Barenhof

1942Drama
The Man with the Paw
7.0
Movie

The Man with the Paw

1935Thriller
Das Recht auf Liebe
7.0
Movie

Das Recht auf Liebe

1939Drama
The Immortal Heart
7.0
Movie

The Immortal Heart

1939Drama
Living Buddhas
7.0
Movie

Living Buddhas

1925Drama
The Lost Shadow
7.0
Movie

The Lost Shadow

1921Sci-Fi
Only a Comedian
6.9
Movie

Only a Comedian

1935Drama
The Golem
6.7
Movie

The Golem

1915Horror
The Living Dead
6.6
Movie

The Living Dead

1932Horror
The Loves of Pharaoh
6.5
Movie

The Loves of Pharaoh

1922Drama
Diesel
6.5
Movie

Diesel

1943Drama
Madame DuBarry
6.5
Movie

Madame DuBarry

1919Drama
Sleeping Beauty
6.5
Movie

Sleeping Beauty

1917Drama
A Daughter Of Destiny
6.4
Movie

A Daughter Of Destiny

1928Drama
Kolberg
6.1
Movie

Kolberg

1945Action
The Student of Prague
6.1
Movie

The Student of Prague

1913Drama
The Magician
6.1
Movie

The Magician

1926Drama
Sumurun
6.1
Movie

Sumurun

1920Action
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
6.0
Movie

The Golem and the Dancing Girl

1917Horror
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
5.8
Movie

A Man Wants to Get to Germany

1934Action
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
5.7
Movie

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

1928Horror
Hans Westmar
5.6
Movie

Hans Westmar

1933Thriller
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
5.5
Movie

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1918Sci-Fi
Vanina
5.2
Movie

Vanina

1922Drama
Lucrezia Borgia
5.1
Movie

Lucrezia Borgia

1922Drama
Rübezahl's Wedding
5.0
Movie

Rübezahl's Wedding

1916Sci-Fi
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
0
Movie

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

1917Drama
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
0
Movie

FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

2025Documentary
The Golem
0
Movie

The Golem

1960Horror

Directing16 titles

Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
10.0
Movie

Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

1937Drama
Die Freundin eines großen Mannes
10.0
Movie

Die Freundin eines großen Mannes

1934Comedy
The Hour of Temptation
10.0
Movie

The Hour of Temptation

1936Drama
Moscow Shanghai
8.0
Movie

Moscow Shanghai

1936Drama
The Yoghi
8.0
Movie

The Yoghi

1916Drama
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
8.0
Movie

Herzog Ferrantes Ende

1922Drama
The Golem: How He Came into the World
7.0
Movie

The Golem: How He Came into the World

1920Sci-Fi
Krach und Glück um Künnemann
7.0
Movie

Krach und Glück um Künnemann

1937Comedy
Living Buddhas
7.0
Movie

Living Buddhas

1925Drama
The Golem
6.7
Movie

The Golem

1915Horror
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
6.0
Movie

The Golem and the Dancing Girl

1917Horror
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
5.8
Movie

A Man Wants to Get to Germany

1934Action
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
5.5
Movie

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1918Sci-Fi
Rübezahl's Wedding
5.0
Movie

Rübezahl's Wedding

1916Sci-Fi
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
0
Movie

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

1917Drama
The Golem
0
Movie

The Golem

1960Horror

Writing13 titles

Der Galeerensträfling
10.0
Movie

Der Galeerensträfling

1920Drama
The Yoghi
8.0
Movie

The Yoghi

1916Drama
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
8.0
Movie

Herzog Ferrantes Ende

1922Drama
The Golem: How He Came into the World
7.0
Movie

The Golem: How He Came into the World

1920Sci-Fi
Living Buddhas
7.0
Movie

Living Buddhas

1925Drama
The Lost Shadow
7.0
Movie

The Lost Shadow

1921Sci-Fi
The Golem
6.7
Movie

The Golem

1915Horror
The Student of Prague
6.1
Movie

The Student of Prague

1913Drama
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
6.0
Movie

The Golem and the Dancing Girl

1917Horror
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
5.7
Movie

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

1928Horror
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
5.5
Movie

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1918Sci-Fi
Rübezahl's Wedding
5.0
Movie

Rübezahl's Wedding

1916Sci-Fi
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
0
Movie

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

1917Drama