Paul Wegener

Paul Wegener

🎂 11th December 1874 (151 yrs) 📍 Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

Known For

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

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.

Paul Wegener

Movies Featuring Paul Wegener

FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts (2025)

as The Golem (archive footage)
The Golem

The Golem (1960)

as The Golem
Eyes of Love

Eyes of Love (1951)

as Prof. Mochmann
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Der große Mandarin (1949)

as Mandarin
Kolberg

Kolberg (1945)

as Loucadou
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The Molander Case (1945)

as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
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Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen (1944)

as Van der Kalk
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943)

as The Mad Inventor
Diesel

Diesel (1943)

as Direktor Buz
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Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint (1943)

as Bauer Termöhlen
Hochzeit auf Bärenhof

Hochzeit auf Bärenhof (1942)

as Leonhard von Krakow
The Great King

The Great King (1942)

as Gen. Czernitscheff
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Das Mädchen von Fanö (1941)

as Ulerk Ohm
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My Life for Ireland (1941)

as Sir George Beverley
Zwielicht

Zwielicht (1940)

as Förster Kuhnert
Das Recht auf Liebe

Das Recht auf Liebe (1939)

as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
The Immortal Heart

The Immortal Heart (1939)

as Dr. Schedel
In geheimer Mission

In geheimer Mission (1938)

as Morrow
Stärker als die Liebe

Stärker als die Liebe (1938)

The Man with the Paw

The Man with the Paw (1935)

as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
Only a Comedian

Only a Comedian (1935)

as Staatsminister von Creven
A Man Wants to Get to Germany

A Man Wants to Get to Germany (1934)

as Ship Stoker
Inge and the Millions

Inge and the Millions (1933)

as Bankier Seemann
Hans Westmar

Hans Westmar (1933)

as Kuprikoff
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Marshal Forward (1932)

as Marschall Blücher
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The Mystery of Johann Orth (1932)

as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
The Living Dead

The Living Dead (1932)

as Mörder
Fundvogel

Fundvogel (1930)

as Professor Reutlinger
A Daughter Of Destiny

A Daughter Of Destiny (1928)

as Professor ten Brinken
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper (1928)

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Die Welt ohne Waffen (1927)

as Dr. Dankmar Tollen
Svengali

Svengali (1927)

as Svengali
Arme kleine Sif

Arme kleine Sif (1927)

The Weavers

The Weavers (1927)

as Fabrikant Dreißiger
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen (1927)

as Vautrin
Dagfin

Dagfin (1926)

The Magician

The Magician (1926)

as Oliver Haddo
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits

Der Mann aus dem Jenseits (1926)

Living Buddhas

Living Buddhas (1925)

as Großlama
The Film in the Film

The Film in the Film (1924)

as Self
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen

S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen (1923)

as Jack
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Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen (1923)

as Niels Nissen
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Das Liebesnest (1922)

Monna Vanna

Monna Vanna (1922)

as Guido Gursino
Herzog Ferrantes Ende

Herzog Ferrantes Ende (1922)

as Herzog Ferrante
Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia (1922)

as Micheletto
Vanina

Vanina (1922)

as Gouverneur von Turin
The Loves of Pharaoh

The Loves of Pharaoh (1922)

as Samlak
Roswolsky's Mistress

Roswolsky's Mistress (1921)

as Eugen Roswolsky
The Lost Shadow

The Lost Shadow (1921)

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Steuermann Holk (1920)

as Steuermann Holk
The Golem: How He Came Into the World

The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920)

as The Golem
Sumurun

Sumurun (1920)

as Der alte Scheich
Der Galeerensträfling

Der Galeerensträfling (1920)

Figures of the Night

Figures of the Night (1920)

as Thomas Bezug
Madame DuBarry

Madame DuBarry (1919)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918)

as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty (1917)

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey (1917)

as Hans Trutz
The Golem and the Dancing Girl

The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917)

The Yoghi

The Yoghi (1916)

as Yogi / Rasmus
Rübezahl's Wedding

Rübezahl's Wedding (1916)

as Ruebezahl
The Golem

The Golem (1915)

as Golem
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Evinrude (1914)

The Student of Prague

The Student of Prague (1913)

as Balduin - A Student / Self