Paul Wegener
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1874-12-11 · Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
- Died
- 1948-09-13
Known for
- The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920) — The Golem
- The Student of Prague (1913) — Balduin - A Student / Self
- The Golem (1915) — Golem
- The Magician (1926) — Oliver Haddo
- Sumurun (1920) — Der alte Scheich
- Madame DuBarry (1919)
- A Daughter Of Destiny (1928) — Professor ten Brinken
- The Loves of Pharaoh (1922) — Samlak
- Kolberg (1945) — Loucadou
- The Great King (1942) — Gen. Czernitscheff
- Lucrezia Borgia (1922) — Micheletto
- Hans Westmar (1933) — Kuprikoff
- Vanina (1922) — Gouverneur von Turin
- My Life for Ireland (1941) — Sir George Beverley
- The Living Dead (1932) — Mörder
- Diesel (1943) — Direktor Buz