Paul Wegener
Actor · 1874–1948 · Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
IMDbBiography
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.
Acted in 52
2020s
- 2025
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
The Golem (archive footage)
1960s
- 1960
The Golem
The Golem
1950s
- 1951
Eyes of Love
Prof. Mochmann
1940s
- 1945
- 1943
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
The Mad Inventor
Diesel
Direktor Buz
- 1942
Wedding in Barenhof
Leonhard von Krakow
The Great King
Gen. Czernitscheff
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
Das Recht auf Liebe
Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
The Immortal Heart
Dr. Schedel
- 1938
Secret Mission
Morrow
Stärker als die Liebe
Movie
- 1935
The Man with the Paw
Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
Only a Comedian
Staatsminister von Creven
- 1934
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
Ship Stoker
- 1933
Inge and the Millions
Bankier Seemann
Hans Westmar
Kuprikoff
- 1932
The Mystery of Johann Orth
Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
The Living Dead
Mörder
- 1930
Fundvogel
Professor Reutlinger
1920s
- 1928
A Daughter Of Destiny
Professor ten Brinken
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
Movie
- 1927
Svengali
Svengali
Arme kleine Sif
Movie
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
Vautrin
- 1926
Souls Aflame
Movie
The Magician
Oliver Haddo
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
Movie
- 1925
- 1923
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
Jack
- 1922
Monna Vanna
Guido Gursino
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Herzog Ferrante
Lucrezia Borgia
Micheletto
Vanina
Gouverneur von Turin
The Loves of Pharaoh
Samlak
- 1921
Roswolsky's Mistress
Eugen Roswolsky
The Lost Shadow
Movie
- 1920
The Golem: How He Came into the World
The Golem
Sumurun
Der alte Scheich
Der Galeerensträfling
Movie
Figures of the Night
Thomas Bezug
1910s
- 1919
Madame DuBarry
Movie
- 1918
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
- 1917
Sleeping Beauty
Movie
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
Hans Trutz
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
Movie
- 1916
The Yoghi
Yogi / Rasmus
- 1915
The Golem
Golem
- 1913
The Student of Prague
Balduin - A Student / Self
Directed 16
1960s
- 1960
The Golem
Director
1930s
- 1937
Krach und Glück um Künnemann
Director
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
Director
- 1936
Moscow Shanghai
Director
The Hour of Temptation
Director
- 1934
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
Director
Die Freundin eines großen Mannes
Director
1920s
- 1925
- 1922
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Director
- 1920
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Director
1910s
- 1918
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Director
- 1917
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
Director
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
Director
- 1916
The Yoghi
Director
- 1915
The Golem
Director
Wrote 13
1920s
- 1928
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
Writer
- 1925
- 1922
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
Writer
- 1921
The Lost Shadow
Writer
- 1920
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Screenplay
Der Galeerensträfling
Writer
1910s
- 1918
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Writer
- 1917
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
Writer
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
Writer
- 1916
The Yoghi
Writer
- 1915
The Golem
Screenplay
- 1913
The Student of Prague
Screenplay
Appearances1
1920s
- 1924
The Film in the Film
Self