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.

Filmography (65 Appearances)

FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

2025

The Golem

1960

Eyes of Love

1951

Der große Mandarin

1949

Kolberg

1945

The Molander Case

1945

Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen

1944

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1943

Diesel

1943

Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint

1943

Hochzeit auf Bärenhof

1942

The Great King

1942

Das Mädchen von Fanö

1941

My Life for Ireland

1941

Zwielicht

1940

Das Recht auf Liebe

1939

The Immortal Heart

1939

In geheimer Mission

1938

Stärker als die Liebe

1938

The Man with the Paw

1935

Only a Comedian

1935

A Man Wants to Get to Germany

1934

Inge and the Millions

1933

Hans Westmar

1933

Marshal Forward

1932

The Mystery of Johann Orth

1932

The Living Dead

1932

Fundvogel

1930

A Daughter Of Destiny

1928

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

1928

Die Welt ohne Waffen

1927

Svengali

1927

Arme kleine Sif

1927

The Weavers

1927

Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

1927

Dagfin

1926

The Magician

1926

Der Mann aus dem Jenseits

1926

Living Buddhas

1925

The Film in the Film

1924

S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen

1923

Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen

1923

Das Liebesnest

1922

Monna Vanna

1922

Herzog Ferrantes Ende

1922

Lucrezia Borgia

1922

Vanina

1922

The Loves of Pharaoh

1922

Roswolsky's Mistress

1921

The Lost Shadow

1921

Steuermann Holk

1920

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

1920

Sumurun

1920

Der Galeerensträfling

1920

Figures of the Night

1920

Madame DuBarry

1919

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1918

Sleeping Beauty

1917

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

1917

The Golem and the Dancing Girl

1917

The Yoghi

1916

Rübezahl's Wedding

1916

The Golem

1915

Evinrude

1914

The Student of Prague

1913 Debut
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