Paul Wegener
Actor · Director · Screenplay · Writer
Born Dec 11, 1874 · Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Active 1913–1948 · Awards: Staatsschauspieler
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).
Filmography
The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920) - The Golem · Director · ScreenplayThe Student of Prague (1913) - ScreenplayThe Golem (1915) - Golem · Director · ScreenplayS.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen (1923) - JackFundvogel (1930) - Professor ReutlingerMarshal Forward (1932) - Marschall BlücherFigures of the Night (1920) - Thomas BezugDie Welt ohne Waffen (1927) - Dr. Dankmar TollenDas Liebesnest (1922)Stärker als die Liebe (1938)Der Galeerensträfling (1920) - WriterRoswolsky's Mistress (1921) - Eugen RoswolskyUnter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit (1937) - DirectorDie Freundin eines großen Mannes (1934) - DirectorThe Hour of Temptation (1936) - DirectorAugust der Starke (1936) - DirectorMadame DuBarry (1919)The Magician (1926) - Oliver HaddoSumurun (1920) - Der alte ScheichA Daughter Of Destiny (1928) - Professor ten BrinkenInge and the Millions (1933) - Bankier SeemannThe Molander Case (1945) - Holk, GeneralstaatsanwaltArme kleine Sif (1927)Monna Vanna (1922) - Guido Gursino