Paul Wegener
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1874-12-11
- Died
- 1948-09-13
- Place of birth
- Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
- Also known as
- Paul Hermann Wegener
Biography
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
Movies (65)
Rübezahl's Wedding
1916
as Ruebezahl
Twilight
1940
as Förster Kuhnert
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920
as The Golem
Der große Mandarin
1949
as Mandarin
Only a Comedian
1935
as Staatsminister von Creven
Hans Westmar
1933
as Kuprikoff
Marshal Forward
1932
as Marschall Blücher
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
2025
as The Golem (archive footage)
Wedding in Barenhof
1942
as Leonhard von Krakow
Kolberg
1945
as Loucadou
My Life for Ireland
1941
as Sir George Beverley
Eyes of Love
1951
as Prof. Mochmann
Steuermann Holk
1920
as Steuermann Holk
The Weavers
1927
as Fabrikant Dreißiger
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
1943
as Bauer Termöhlen
Figures of the Night
1920
as Thomas Bezug
The Golem
1915
as Golem
Das Liebesnest
1922
Svengali
1927
as Svengali
The Yoghi
1916
as Yogi / Rasmus
Secret Mission
1938
as Morrow
Das Mädchen von Fanö
1941
as Ulerk Ohm
The Immortal Heart
1939
as Dr. Schedel
Monna Vanna
1922
as Guido Gursino
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
Living Buddhas
1925
as Großlama
Fundvogel
1930
as Professor Reutlinger
The Magician
1926
as Oliver Haddo
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
1917
as Hans Trutz
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
as Samlak
The Student of Prague
1913
as Balduin - A Student / Self
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928
as Professor ten Brinken
The Great King
1942
as Gen. Czernitscheff
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
1917
Arme kleine Sif
1927
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922
as Herzog Ferrante
The Living Dead
1932
as Mörder
Sumurun
1920
as Der alte Scheich
Der Galeerensträfling
1920
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943
as The Mad Inventor
The Molander Case
1945
as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
1928
Madame DuBarry
1919
Lucrezia Borgia
1922
as Micheletto
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
as Eugen Roswolsky
Inge and the Millions
1933
as Bankier Seemann
The Film in the Film
1924
as Self
Sleeping Beauty
1917
Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen
1923
as Niels Nissen
Vanina
1922
as Gouverneur von Turin
Stärker als die Liebe
1938
Souls Aflame
1926
Die Welt ohne Waffen
1927
as Dr. Dankmar Tollen
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
1934
as Ship Stoker
The Man with the Paw
1935
as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
Das Recht auf Liebe
1939
as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen
1944
as Van der Kalk
The Mystery of Johann Orth
1932
as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
1923
as Jack
Diesel
1943
as Direktor Buz
The Golem
1960
as The Golem
Evinrude
1914
The Lost Shadow
1921
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
1926
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
1927
as Vautrin
About 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. With 65 credits spanning from 1913 to 2025, Paul Wegener has appeared in 65 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Wegener Movies
- Rübezahl's Wedding (1916) — as Ruebezahl
- Twilight (1940) — as Förster Kuhnert
- The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920) — as The Golem
- Der große Mandarin (1949) — as Mandarin
- Only a Comedian (1935) — as Staatsminister von Creven
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