Paul Wegener

Born

12/11/1874

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.

Known For49 Movies

Rübezahl's Wedding
1916
★5.0
Only a Comedian
1935
★6.9
Hans Westmar
1933
★5.6
Eyes of Love
1951
★7.3
Wedding in Barenhof
1942
★7.0
Kolberg
1945
★6.1
The Golem
1915
★6.7
Twilight
1940
★7.5
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920
★7.0
Monna Vanna
1922
★9.0
Living Buddhas
1925
★7.0
The Yoghi
1916
★8.0
Figures of the Night
1920
★10.0
Svengali
1927
★8.0
The Weavers
1927
★7.3
Fundvogel
1930
★10.0
The Student of Prague
1913
★6.1
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
★6.5
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
★5.5
The Living Dead
1932
★6.6
Secret Mission
1938
★8.0
The Magician
1926
★6.1
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922
★8.0
Madame DuBarry
1919
★6.5
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928
★6.4
The Immortal Heart
1939
★7.0
Arme kleine Sif
1927
★9.0
Lucrezia Borgia
1922
★5.1
The Great King
1942
★7.0
Sumurun
1920
★6.1
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
1934
★5.8
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
1917
★6.0
Souls Aflame
1926
★8.0
Das Recht auf Liebe
1939
★7.0
Der Galeerensträfling
1920
★10.0
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
1927
★7.0
Stärker als die Liebe
1938
★10.0
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
★10.0
The Film in the Film
1924
★7.3
Sleeping Beauty
1917
★6.5
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
1928
★5.7
The Lost Shadow
1921
★7.0
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
1923
★10.0
Diesel
1943
★6.5
Inge and the Millions
1933
★9.0
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943
★8.3
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
1926
★9.0
Vanina
1922
★5.2
The Man with the Paw
1935
★7.0