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Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Actor · 1884–1950 · Rorschach, Switzerland

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Biography

Emil Jannings (1884–1950) was a German actor, the first to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Between 1926 and 1929, he worked in Hollywood. Upon returning to Germany, he sympathized with the Nazi regime and was one of the advisors to Universum Film-Aktiengesellschaft (UFA), the film studios controlled by Goebbels as a propaganda weapon. With the end of World War II and Germany's defeat, his career fell into disgrace.

Acted in 53

2000s

  1. 2003

    The Making of 'The Last Laugh'

    Hotelportier (archive footage)

1940s

  1. 1943

    An Old Heart Becomes Young Again

    Friedrich Hoffmann, Seniorchef

  2. 1942

    The Dismissal

    Fürst Otto von Bismarck

  3. 1941

    Uncle Krüger

    Ohm (Paul)Krüger

1930s

  1. 1939

    Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

    Dr. Robert Koch

  2. Der letzte Appell

    Movie

  3. 1937

    The Broken Jug

    Adam

  4. The Sovereign

    Matthias Clausen

  5. 1936

    Traumulus

    Prof. Niemeyer, gen. Traumulus

  6. 1935

    The Old and The Young King

    König Friedrich Wilhelm I.

  7. 1934

    The Black Whale

    Peter Petersen

  8. 1932

    The Tempest

    Gustav Bumke

  9. 1930

    Darling of the Gods

    Albert Winkelmann

  10. The Blue Angel

    Immanuel Rath

    83

1920s

  1. 1929

    Betrayal

    Poldi Moser

  2. 1928

    Sins of the Fathers

    Wilhelm Spengler

  3. The Patriot

    Czar Paul I

  4. The Street of Sin

    Basher Bill

  5. The Last Command

    Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander

    82
  6. 1927

    The Way of All Flesh

    August Shilling

  7. 1926

    Faust

    Mephisto

    83

  8. Love Is Blind

    Movie

  9. Tartuffe

    Tartüff

  10. 1925

    Variety

    Boss Huller

  11. 1924

    The Last Laugh

    Hotel Doorman

    85

  12. Husbands or Lovers

    Ehemann

  13. Waxworks

    Harun al Raschid

  14. Quo Vadis?

    Nerone

  15. 1923

    All for Money

    S. I. Rupp

  16. The Countess of Paris

    Ombrade

  17. The Tragedy of Love

    Ombrade

  18. 1922

    Peter the Great

    Tsar Peter the Great

  19. The Loves of Pharaoh

    Pharao Amenes

  20. Othello

    Othello

  21. 1921

    The Rats

    Bruno Mechelke

  22. Danton

    Danton

  23. 1920

    Anna Boleyn

    Henry VIII, King of England

  24. Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter

    Osorcon, Pharao of Egypt

  25. The Brothers Karamazov

    Movie

  26. Algol: Tragedy of Power

    Robert Herne

  27. The Great Light

    Lorenz Ferleitner

  28. Kohlhiesel's Daughters

    Peter Xaver

  29. Colombine - Die Braut des Apachen

    Movie

1910s

  1. 1919

    Madame DuBarry

    Ludwig XV.

  2. Vendetta

    Tomasso

  3. The Daughter of Mehemed

    Vaco Juan Riberda, Besitzer einer Handelsniederlassung am Nordrand der Sahara

  4. 1918

    Der Mann der Tat

    Jan Miller

  5. The Eyes of the Mummy

    Radu

  6. Keimendes Leben

    James Fraenkel

  7. 1917

    The Merry Jail

    Quabbe - der Gaoler

  8. Lulu

    Alfredo, a clown

  9. Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach

    Movie

Produced 2

1940s

  1. 1942

    The Dismissal

    Producer

  2. 1941

    Uncle Krüger

    Producer

Directed 1

1930s

  1. 1937

    The Broken Jug

    Director

Art department 1

1940s

  1. 1941

    Uncle Krüger

    Art Direction

Appearances6

2010s

  1. 2017

    100 Years of the UFA

    Self - Actor (archive footage)

  2. Hitler's Hollywood

    Self - Actor (archive footage)

  3. 2011

    Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

    Himself (archive footage)

2000s

  1. 2002

    Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

    Himself / Mephisto (archive footage)

1940s

  1. 1940

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Self (archive footage)

1920s

  1. 1924

    The Film in the Film

    Self