Paul Wegener
ActingDecember 11, 1874— September 13, 1948 (age 73)
Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
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.
Movies
(65 total)
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
19207.0
as The Golem
The Student of Prague
19136.0
as Balduin - A Student / Self
The Golem
19156.7
as Golem
The Magician
19266.1
as Oliver Haddo
Sumurun
19206.0
as Der alte Scheich
A Daughter Of Destiny
19286.2
as Professor ten Brinken
The Loves of Pharaoh
19226.5
as Samlak
Kolberg
19456.0
as Loucadou
The Great King
19426.9
as Gen. Czernitscheff
Lucrezia Borgia
19224.4
as Micheletto
Hans Westmar
19335.1
as Kuprikoff
Vanina
19225.2
as Gouverneur von Turin
My Life for Ireland
19416.2
as Sir George Beverley
The Living Dead
19325.8
as Mörder
Diesel
19436.1
as Direktor Buz
The Immortal Heart
19396.5
as Dr. Schedel
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
19344.8
as Ship Stoker
Only a Comedian
19356.5
as Staatsminister von Creven
Hochzeit auf Bärenhof
19427.0
as Leonhard von Krakow