Paul Wegener
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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
Credits
Rübezahl's Wedding (1916)
as Ruebezahl
Marshal Forward (1932)
as Marschall Blücher
Only a Comedian (1935)
as Staatsminister von Creven
Eyes of Love (1951)
as Prof. Mochmann
Wedding in Barenhof (1942)
as Leonhard von Krakow
My Life for Ireland (1941)
as Sir George Beverley
The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
as The Golem
Hans Westmar (1933)
as Kuprikoff
Kolberg (1945)
as Loucadou
The Golem (1915)
as Golem
Der große Mandarin (1949)
as Mandarin
Twilight (1940)
as Förster Kuhnert
The Weavers (1927)
as Fabrikant Dreißiger
Living Buddhas (1925)
as Großlama
Monna Vanna (1922)
as Guido Gursino
Das Liebesnest (1922)
Actor
The Yoghi (1916)
as Yogi / Rasmus
Figures of the Night (1920)
as Thomas Bezug
Steuermann Holk (1920)
as Steuermann Holk
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint (1943)
as Bauer Termöhlen
Fundvogel (1930)
as Professor Reutlinger
A Daughter Of Destiny (1928)
as Professor ten Brinken
Svengali (1927)
as Svengali
The Student of Prague (1913)
as Balduin - A Student / Self
The Living Dead (1932)
as Mörder
The Loves of Pharaoh (1922)
as Samlak
The Great King (1942)
as Gen. Czernitscheff
Secret Mission (1938)
as Morrow
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918)
as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
The Immortal Heart (1939)
as Dr. Schedel
Herzog Ferrantes Ende (1922)
as Herzog Ferrante
Das Mädchen von Fanö (1941)
as Ulerk Ohm
Madame DuBarry (1919)
Actor
Lucrezia Borgia (1922)
as Micheletto
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey (1917)
as Hans Trutz
The Magician (1926)
as Oliver Haddo
Sumurun (1920)
as Der alte Scheich
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts (2025)
as The Golem (archive footage)
Das Recht auf Liebe (1939)
as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917)
Actor
A Man Wants to Get to Germany (1934)
as Ship Stoker
Arme kleine Sif (1927)
Actor
The Molander Case (1945)
as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
The Film in the Film (1924)
as Self
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen (1927)
as Vautrin
Roswolsky's Mistress (1921)
as Eugen Roswolsky
Diesel (1943)
as Direktor Buz
Inge and the Millions (1933)
as Bankier Seemann
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper (1928)
Actor
Der Galeerensträfling (1920)
Actor
Souls Aflame (1926)
Actor
Vanina (1922)
as Gouverneur von Turin
The Mystery of Johann Orth (1932)
as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
Sleeping Beauty (1917)
Actor
The Man with the Paw (1935)
as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
The Lost Shadow (1921)
Actor
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943)
as The Mad Inventor
Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen (1923)
as Niels Nissen
Stärker als die Liebe (1938)
Actor
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits (1926)
Actor
Die Welt ohne Waffen (1927)
as Dr. Dankmar Tollen
Evinrude (1914)
Actor
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen (1923)
as Jack
The Golem (1960)
as The Golem
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen (1944)
as Van der Kalk