Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 11, 1874
Died
September 13, 1948
Age
73
Place of Birth
Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Popularity
0.7
Paul Wegener
Acting
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.
Also known as
Paul Hermann Wegener
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Known For
5.0
Rübezahl's Wedding
1916 · Movie
10.0
Marshal Forward
1932 · Movie
5.6
Hans Westmar
1933 · Movie
6.9
Only a Comedian
1935 · Movie
7.0
Wedding in Barenhof
1942 · Movie
10.0
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
1937 · Movie
6.5
My Life for Ireland
1941 · Movie
7.3
Eyes of Love
1951 · Movie
6.1
Kolberg
1945 · Movie
8.0
Moscow Shanghai
1936 · Movie
6.7
The Golem
1915 · Movie
7.0
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920 · Movie
Filmography
2025
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
Movie · The Golem (archive footage)
0.0
1960
The Golem
Movie · The Golem
0.0
1951
Eyes of Love
Movie · Prof. Mochmann
7.3
1949
Der große Mandarin
Movie · Mandarin
7.5
1945
Kolberg
Movie · Loucadou
6.1
1945
The Molander Case
Movie · Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
9.0
1944
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen
Movie · Van der Kalk
0.0
1943
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Movie · The Mad Inventor
8.3
1943
Diesel
Movie · Direktor Buz
6.5
1943
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
Movie · Bauer Termöhlen
7.3
1942
Wedding in Barenhof
Movie · Leonhard von Krakow
7.0
1942
The Great King
Movie · Gen. Czernitscheff
7.0
1941
Das Mädchen von Fanö
Movie · Ulerk Ohm
9.0
1941
My Life for Ireland
Movie · Sir George Beverley
6.5
1940
Twilight
Movie · Förster Kuhnert
7.5
1939
Das Recht auf Liebe
Movie · Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
7.0
1939
The Immortal Heart
Movie · Dr. Schedel
7.0
1938
Secret Mission
Movie · Morrow
8.0
1938
Stärker als die Liebe
Movie
10.0
1935
The Man with the Paw
Movie · Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
7.0
1935
Only a Comedian
Movie · Staatsminister von Creven
6.9
1934
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
Movie · Ship Stoker
5.8
1933
Inge and the Millions
Movie · Bankier Seemann
9.0
1933
Hans Westmar
Movie · Kuprikoff
5.6