Paul Wegener
Acting
65
Acting Credits
18
Directed
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.
Known For
Filmography
FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts
2025
as The Golem (archive footage)
The Golem
1960
as The Golem
Eyes of Love
1951
as Prof. Mochmann
Der große Mandarin
1949
as Mandarin
Kolberg
1945
as Loucadou
The Molander Case
1945
as Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen
1944
as Van der Kalk
Diesel
1943
as Direktor Buz
Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint
1943
as Bauer Termöhlen
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943
as The Mad Inventor
The Great King
1942
as Gen. Czernitscheff
Wedding in Barenhof
1942
as Leonhard von Krakow
My Life for Ireland
1941
as Sir George Beverley
Das Mädchen von Fanö
1941
as Ulerk Ohm
Twilight
1940
as Förster Kuhnert
Das Recht auf Liebe
1939
as Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol
The Immortal Heart
1939
as Dr. Schedel
Secret Mission
1938
as Morrow
Stärker als die Liebe
1938
Only a Comedian
1935
as Staatsminister von Creven
The Man with the Paw
1935
as Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
1934
as Ship Stoker
Inge and the Millions
1933
as Bankier Seemann
Hans Westmar
1933
as Kuprikoff
The Living Dead
1932
as Mörder
The Mystery of Johann Orth
1932
as Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien
Marshal Forward
1932
as Marschall Blücher
Fundvogel
1930
as Professor Reutlinger
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928
as Professor ten Brinken
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
1928
The Weavers
1927
as Fabrikant Dreißiger
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
1927
as Vautrin
Die Welt ohne Waffen
1927
as Dr. Dankmar Tollen
Arme kleine Sif
1927
Svengali
1927
as Svengali
The Magician
1926
as Oliver Haddo
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
1926
Souls Aflame
1926
Living Buddhas
1925
as Großlama
The Film in the Film
1924
as Self
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
1923
as Jack
Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen
1923
as Niels Nissen
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
as Samlak
Vanina
1922
as Gouverneur von Turin
Lucrezia Borgia
1922
as Micheletto
Das Liebesnest
1922
Monna Vanna
1922
as Guido Gursino
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922
as Herzog Ferrante
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
as Eugen Roswolsky
The Lost Shadow
1921
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920
as The Golem
Sumurun
1920
as Der alte Scheich
Figures of the Night
1920
as Thomas Bezug
Der Galeerensträfling
1920
Steuermann Holk
1920
as Steuermann Holk
Madame DuBarry
1919
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
as Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
1917
Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey
1917
as Hans Trutz
Sleeping Beauty
1917
The Yoghi
1916
as Yogi / Rasmus
Rübezahl's Wedding
1916
as Ruebezahl
The Golem
1915
as Golem
Evinrude
1914
The Student of Prague
1913
as Balduin - A Student / Self