Werner Krauss
Werner Johannes Krauss (Krauß in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the 1940 antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß (Süss, the Jew) and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1884-06-23 · Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany
- Died
- 1959-10-20
Known for
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) — Dr. Caligari
- Tartuffe (1926) — Herr Orgon
- Waxworks (1924) — Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
- Joyless Street (1925) — Josef Geiringer
- Süss, the Jew (1940) — Rabbi Loew
- Variety (1925)
- Nana (1926) — Count Muffat
- Secrets of a Soul (1926) — Martin Fellman
- The Student of Prague (1926) — Scapinelli, Wucherer
- The Burning Soil (1922) — Der alte Rog / Old Rog
- Universal Horror (1998) — (archive footage)
- Shattered (1921) — Bahnwärter
- Othello (1922) — Iago
- The Treasure (1923) — Svetelenz
- Paracelsus (1943) — Paracelsus
- The Ancient Law (1923) — Nathan, der Professor