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Paul Wegener

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1874-12-11

Day of Death

1948-09-13

Place of Birth

Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

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.

Filmography (65)

⭐ 0 Role: The Golem (archive footage)

FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

2025
⭐ 0 Role: The Golem

The Golem

1960
⭐ 7.3 Role: Prof. Mochmann

Eyes of Love

1951
No Image
⭐ 7.5 Role: Mandarin

Der große Mandarin

1949
⭐ 6.1 Role: Loucadou

Kolberg

1945
No Image
⭐ 9.0 Role: Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt

The Molander Case

1945
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⭐ 0 Role: Van der Kalk

Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen

1944
⭐ 8.3 Role: The Mad Inventor

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1943
⭐ 6.5 Role: Direktor Buz

Diesel

1943
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⭐ 7.3 Role: Bauer Termöhlen

Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint

1943
⭐ 7.0 Role: Leonhard von Krakow

Wedding in Barenhof

1942
⭐ 7.0 Role: Gen. Czernitscheff

The Great King

1942
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⭐ 9.0 Role: Ulerk Ohm

Das Mädchen von Fanö

1941
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⭐ 6.5 Role: Sir George Beverley

My Life for Ireland

1941
⭐ 7.5 Role: Förster Kuhnert

Twilight

1940