Personal Info
Birthday
December 11, 1874
Place of Birth
Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Known For
Acting
Paul 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.
Directed Movies (16)
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0.0
The Golem
Movie1960
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7.0
Krach und Glück um Künnemann
Movie1937
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10.0
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
Movie1937
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8.0
Moscow Shanghai
Movie1936
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10.0
The Hour of Temptation
Movie1936
5.8
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
Movie1934
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10.0
Die Freundin eines großen Mannes
Movie1934
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7.0
Living Buddhas
Movie1925
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8.0
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Movie1922
7.0
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Movie1920
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5.5
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Movie1918
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Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
Movie1917
6.0
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
Movie1917
8.0
The Yoghi
Movie1916
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5.0
Rübezahl's Wedding
Movie1916
6.7
The Golem
Movie1915
Acting Filmography (52)
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FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
Movie2025
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The Golem
Movie1960
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7.3
Eyes of Love
Movie1951
6.1
Kolberg
Movie1945
8.3
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Movie1943
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6.5
Diesel
Movie1943
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7.0
Wedding in Barenhof
Movie1942
7.0
The Great King
Movie1942
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7.5
Twilight
Movie1940
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7.0
Das Recht auf Liebe
Movie1939
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7.0
The Immortal Heart
Movie1939
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8.0
Secret Mission
Movie1938
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10.0
Stärker als die Liebe
Movie1938
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7.0
The Man with the Paw
Movie1935
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6.9
Only a Comedian
Movie1935
5.8
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
Movie1934
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9.0
Inge and the Millions
Movie1933
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5.6
Hans Westmar
Movie1933
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6.6
The Living Dead
Movie1932
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10.0
Fundvogel
Movie1930
6.4
A Daughter Of Destiny
Movie1928
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5.7
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
Movie1928
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8.0
Svengali
Movie1927
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9.0
Arme kleine Sif
Movie1927
7.3
The Weavers
Movie1927
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7.0
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
Movie1927
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8.0
Souls Aflame
Movie1926
6.1
The Magician
Movie1926
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9.0
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
Movie1926
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7.0
Living Buddhas
Movie1925
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7.3
The Film in the Film
Movie1924
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10.0
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
Movie1923
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9.0
Monna Vanna
Movie1922
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8.0
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Movie1922
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5.1
Lucrezia Borgia
Movie1922
5.2
Vanina
Movie1922
6.5
The Loves of Pharaoh
Movie1922
10.0
Roswolsky's Mistress
Movie1921
7.0
The Lost Shadow
Movie1921
7.0
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Movie1920
6.1
Sumurun
Movie1920
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10.0
Der Galeerensträfling
Movie1920
10.0
Figures of the Night
Movie1920
6.5
Madame DuBarry
Movie1919
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5.5
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Movie1918
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6.5
Sleeping Beauty
Movie1917
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0.0
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
Movie1917
6.0
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
Movie1917
8.0
The Yoghi
Movie1916
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5.0
Rübezahl's Wedding
Movie1916
6.7
The Golem
Movie1915
6.1
The Student of Prague
Movie1913