Paul Wegener
Department: Acting
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
The Golem
1915
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
1920
Kolberg
1945
The Student of Prague
1913
The Living Dead
1932
The Magician
1926
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
1923
Only a Comedian
1935
Sumurun
1920
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
Der große Mandarin
1949
Vanina
1922
The Weavers
1927
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
1927
The Great King
1942
Hochzeit auf Bärenhof
1942
Lucrezia Borgia
1922
Evinrude
1914
My Life for Ireland
1941
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
1917
Diesel
1943
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
Inge and the Millions
1933
Der Mann mit der Pranke
1935
Zwielicht
1940
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
1943
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen
1944
The Molander Case
1945
Das Recht auf Liebe
1939
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
1928
The Mystery of Johann Orth
1932
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
1917
The Yoghi
1916
Fundvogel
1930
Marshal Forward
1932
Hans Westmar
1933
The Immortal Heart
1939
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943
Madame DuBarry
1919
In geheimer Mission
1938
Eyes of Love
1951
Rübezahl's Wedding
1916
Figures of the Night
1920
Die Welt ohne Waffen
1927
Arme kleine Sif
1927
Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen
1923
Das Liebesnest
1922
Monna Vanna
1922
Svengali
1927
Living Buddhas
1925
Stärker als die Liebe
1938
Das Mädchen von Fanö
1941
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
1926
The Film in the Film
1924
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
1934
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922
Dagfin
1926
Der Galeerensträfling
1920
Sleeping Beauty
1917
Steuermann Holk
1920
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
The Lost Shadow
1921
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
2025
The Golem
1960