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Paul Wegener

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 12/11/1874 († 73, 09/13/1948) | Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer, and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Horror | History

Known for these Movies & Shows

As a practical joke, an actor impersonates the screen monster he made famous. ...

The Golem and the Dancing Girl

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1917 | 40min
Horror, Comedy
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Prague, Bohemia, 1820. Balduin, a penniless student, falls in love with Countess Margit, a wealthy noblewoman whom he has saved from drowning. ...

The Student of Prague

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1913 | 3.0/5 | 1h 25min
Drama, Fantasy
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A traveler comes into a town overrun with rats and vermin. He promises to free the place of the pests and names his price. When the townspeople refuse to pay him after he has done what he promised, he ...

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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1918 | 3.0/5 | 1h 9min
 
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This mostly lost film (please check your attic) is often confused with director Paul Wegener third and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920). In this ...

The Golem

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1915 | 3.5/5 | 1h
Horror
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Awards & Nominations for Paul Wegener

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Movies with Paul Wegener as Actor(58)

as Prof. Mochmann1951 Eyes of Love
as Mandarin1949 Der große Mandarin
as Loucadou1945 Kolberg
as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt1945 Der Fall Molander
as Van der Kalk1944 Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen
as Direktor Buz1943 Diesel
as Bauer Termöhlen1943 Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
as Gen. Czernitscheff1942 The Great King
as Leonhard von Krakow1942 Hochzeit auf Bärenhof
as Sir George Beverley1941 My Life for Ireland
as Ulerk Ohm1941 Das Mädchen von Fanö
as Förster Kuhnert1940 Zwielicht
as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol1939 Das Recht auf Liebe
as Dr. Schedel1939 The Immortal Heart
as Morrow1938 In geheimer Mission
1938 Stärker als die Liebe
as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank1935 Der Mann mit der Pranke
as Staatsminister von Creven1935 Only a Comedian
as Ship Stoker1934 A Man Wants to Get to Germany
as Kuprikoff1933 Hans Westmar
as Bankier Seemann1933 Inge and the Millions
as Marschall Blücher1932 Marschall Vorwärts
as Mörder1932 The Living Dead
as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien1932 The Mystery of Johann Orth
as Professor ten Brinken1928 A Daughter Of Destiny
1928 The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
as Fabrikant Dreißiger1927 Die Weber
as Dr. Dankmar Tollen1927 Die Welt ohne Waffen
1927 Arme kleine Sif
as Svengali1927 Svengali
as Vautrin1927 Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
1926 Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
as Oliver Haddo1926 The Magician
1926 Dagfin
as Großlama1925 Living Buddhas
as himself1924 The Film in the Film
1923 S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
as Niels Nissen1923 Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen
as Gouverneur von Turin1922 Vanina
as Samlak1922 The Loves of Pharaoh
as Herzog Ferrante1922 Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922 Das Liebesnest
as Guido Gursino1922 Monna Vanna
as Micheletto1922 Lucrezia Borgia
1921 Der verlorene Schatten
as Eugen Roswolsky1921 Roswolsky's Mistress
1920 Der Galeerensträfling
as The Golem1920 The Golem: How He Came into the World
as Steuermann Holk1920 Steuermann Holk
as Der alte Scheich1920 Sumurun
as Thomas Bezug1920 Nachtgestalten
1919 Madame DuBarry
as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)1918 The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1917 Sleeping Beauty
1917 The Golem and the Dancing Girl
as Ruebezahl1916 Rübezahl's Wedding
as Golem1915 The Golem
as Balduin - A Student / Self1913 The Student of Prague

Movies with Paul Wegener as Crew(25)

Directing/Director1937 Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
Directing/Director1937 Krach und Glück um Künnemann
Directing/Director1936 August der Starke
Directing/Director1936 Die Stunde der Versuchung
Directing/Director1936 Moskau - Shanghai
Directing/Director1934 A Man Wants to Get to Germany
Directing/Director1934 Die Freundin eines großen Mannes
Writing/Writer1928 The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
Directing/Director1925 Living Buddhas
Writing/Writer1925 Living Buddhas
Directing/Director1922 Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Writing/Writer1922 Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Writing/Writer1921 Der verlorene Schatten
Writing/Writer1920 Der Galeerensträfling
Directing/Director1920 The Golem: How He Came into the World
Writing/Screenplay1920 The Golem: How He Came into the World
Directing/Director1918 The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Writing/Writer1918 The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Directing/Director1917 The Golem and the Dancing Girl
Writing/Writer1917 The Golem and the Dancing Girl
Directing/Director1916 Rübezahl's Wedding
Writing/Screenplay1916 Rübezahl's Wedding
Directing/Director1915 The Golem
Writing/Screenplay1915 The Golem
Writing/Screenplay1913 The Student of Prague

Full Name: Paul Wegener
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Friday, 12/11 1874 (December) in Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Died: Monday, 09/13 1948 (September) in Wilmersdorf (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: German (DE)
Educated at: Kneiphof Gymnasium
Spouses (current/former): Greta Schröder, Lyda Salmonova
Children: Peter Wegener
Related to: Alfred Wegener, Kurt Wegener
Other names for Paul Wegener (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Paul Wegener (Schauspieler)"
Paul Wegener frequently works together with these people:
Lyda Salmonova (14x, Actress)
Rochus Gliese (13x, Crew)
Veit Harlan (8x, Crew)
Richard Oswald (7x, Crew)
Henrik Galeen (7x, Crew)
Theodor Loos (6x, Actor)
Franz Schafheitlin (6x, Actor)
Kurt Richter (6x, Crew)
Wilhelm Diegelmann (6x, Actor)
Jakob Tiedtke (6x, Actor)
Ernst Lubitsch (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:194583, Added: 07/20/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024