Born
1874-12-11 (age 151)
Birthplace
Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Known For
Acting
Paul 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Golem
as Golem
1915
A Daughter Of Destiny
as Professor ten Brinken
1928
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
as The Golem
1920
Kolberg
as Loucadou
1945
The Student of Prague
as Balduin - A Student / Self
1913
The Living Dead
as Mörder
1932
The Magician
as Oliver Haddo
1926
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
as Jack
1923
Only a Comedian
as Staatsminister von Creven
1935
Sumurun
as Der alte Scheich
1920
The Loves of Pharaoh
as Samlak
1922
Der große Mandarin
as Mandarin
1949
Vanina
as Gouverneur von Turin
1922
The Weavers
as Fabrikant Dreißiger
1927
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
as Vautrin
1927
The Great King
as Gen. Czernitscheff
1942
Hochzeit auf Bärenhof
as Leonhard von Krakow
1942
Lucrezia Borgia
as Micheletto
1922
Evinrude
1914
My Life for Ireland
as Sir George Beverley
1941