Paul Wegener

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 11, 1874

died

September 13, 1948

place of birth

Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

also known as

Paul Hermann Wegener

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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The Golem: How He Came into the World
7.0

The Golem: How He Came into the World

1920as The Golem
The Student of Prague
6.1

The Student of Prague

1913as Balduin - A Student / Self
Kolberg
6.1

Kolberg

1945as Loucadou
The Magician
6.1

The Magician

1926as Oliver Haddo
Madame DuBarry
6.5

Madame DuBarry

1919
The Golem
6.7

The Golem

1915as Golem
Sumurun
6.1

Sumurun

1920as Der alte Scheich
Rübezahl's Wedding
5.0

Rübezahl's Wedding

1916as Ruebezahl
A Daughter Of Destiny
6.4

A Daughter Of Destiny

1928as Professor ten Brinken
The Loves of Pharaoh
6.5

The Loves of Pharaoh

1922as Samlak
The Living Dead
6.6

The Living Dead

1932as Mörder
Lucrezia Borgia
5.1

Lucrezia Borgia

1922as Micheletto
Hans Westmar
5.6

Hans Westmar

1933as Kuprikoff
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

2025as The Golem (archive footage)
Arme kleine Sif
9.0

Arme kleine Sif

1927
Wedding in Barenhof
7.0

Wedding in Barenhof

1942as Leonhard von Krakow
Diesel
6.5

Diesel

1943as Direktor Buz
The Film in the Film
7.3

The Film in the Film

1924as Self
The Immortal Heart
7.0

The Immortal Heart

1939as Dr. Schedel
Secret Mission
8.0

Secret Mission

1938as Morrow
Souls Aflame
8.0

Souls Aflame

1926
Figures of the Night
10.0

Figures of the Night

1920as Thomas Bezug
The Great King
7.0

The Great King

1942as Gen. Czernitscheff
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
8.3

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1943as The Mad Inventor
Only a Comedian
6.9

Only a Comedian

1935as Staatsminister von Creven
Twilight
7.5

Twilight

1940as Förster Kuhnert
Das Recht auf Liebe
7.0

Das Recht auf Liebe

1939as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
The Weavers
7.3

The Weavers

1927as Fabrikant Dreißiger
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
8.0

Herzog Ferrantes Ende

1922as Herzog Ferrante
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
5.5

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1918as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
The Golem

The Golem

1960as The Golem
The Man with the Paw
7.0

The Man with the Paw

1935as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
Inge and the Millions
9.0

Inge and the Millions

1933as Bankier Seemann
Fundvogel
10.0

Fundvogel

1930as Professor Reutlinger
Der Galeerensträfling
10.0

Der Galeerensträfling

1920
Vanina
5.2

Vanina

1922as Gouverneur von Turin
Svengali
8.0

Svengali

1927as Svengali
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
5.8

A Man Wants to Get to Germany

1934as Ship Stoker
The Lost Shadow
7.0

The Lost Shadow

1921
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
7.0

Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

1927as Vautrin
Roswolsky's Mistress
10.0

Roswolsky's Mistress

1921as Eugen Roswolsky
Eyes of Love
7.3

Eyes of Love

1951as Prof. Mochmann
Monna Vanna
9.0

Monna Vanna

1922as Guido Gursino
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
9.0

Der Mann aus dem Jenseits

1926
Sleeping Beauty
6.5

Sleeping Beauty

1917
Living Buddhas
7.0

Living Buddhas

1925as Großlama
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
5.7

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

1928
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

1917as Hans Trutz
The Yoghi
8.0

The Yoghi

1916as Yogi / Rasmus
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
6.0

The Golem and the Dancing Girl

1917