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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

95

Birth Date

1874-12-11 00:00:00

Birth Place

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

Known For

• 

  The Living Dead
• 

  Svengali
• 

  The Weavers
• 

  The Golem: How He Came Into the World
• 

  The Golem
• 

  The Golem

Credits

• actors (65 credits)

  • FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts

    The Golem (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Golem

    The Golem

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Eyes of Love

    Prof. Mochmann

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Der große Mandarin

    Mandarin

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Kolberg

    Loucadou

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Molander Case

    Holk, Generalstaatsanwalt

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen

    Van der Kalk

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

    The Mad Inventor

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Diesel

    Direktor Buz

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint

    Bauer Termöhlen

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Hochzeit auf Bärenhof

    Leonhard von Krakow

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Great King

    Gen. Czernitscheff

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Das Mädchen von Fanö

    Ulerk Ohm

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • My Life for Ireland

    Sir George Beverley

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Zwielicht

    Förster Kuhnert

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Das Recht auf Liebe

    Herr von Salurn, Schloßgutsbesitzer in Tirol

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Immortal Heart

    Dr. Schedel

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • In geheimer Mission

    Morrow

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Stärker als die Liebe

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Man with the Paw

    Wiegant, Präsident der Industrie-Bank

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Only a Comedian

    Staatsminister von Creven

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • A Man Wants to Get to Germany

    Ship Stoker

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Inge and the Millions

    Bankier Seemann

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Hans Westmar

    Kuprikoff

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Marshal Forward

    Marschall Blücher

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Mystery of Johann Orth

    Fürst Rostowsky Botschafter a.Wien

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Living Dead

    Mörder

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Fundvogel

    Professor Reutlinger

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • A Daughter Of Destiny

    Professor ten Brinken

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Die Welt ohne Waffen

    Dr. Dankmar Tollen

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Svengali

    Svengali

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Arme kleine Sif

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Weavers

    Fabrikant Dreißiger

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

    Vautrin

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Dagfin

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Magician

    Oliver Haddo

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Der Mann aus dem Jenseits

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Living Buddhas

    Großlama

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Film in the Film

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen

    Jack

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen

    Niels Nissen

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Das Liebesnest

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Monna Vanna

    Guido Gursino

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Herzog Ferrantes Ende

    Herzog Ferrante

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Lucrezia Borgia

    Micheletto

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Vanina

    Gouverneur von Turin

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Loves of Pharaoh

    Samlak

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Roswolsky's Mistress

    Eugen Roswolsky

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Lost Shadow

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Steuermann Holk

    Steuermann Holk

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Golem: How He Came Into the World

    The Golem

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Sumurun

    Der alte Scheich

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Der Galeerensträfling

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Figures of the Night

    Thomas Bezug

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Madame DuBarry

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    Fahrender Spielmann (Traveling Minstrel)

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Sleeping Beauty

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

    Hans Trutz

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Golem and the Dancing Girl

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Yoghi

    Yogi / Rasmus

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Rübezahl's Wedding

    Ruebezahl

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Golem

    Golem

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Evinrude

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Student of Prague

    Balduin - A Student / Self

    actor

    actors
    1913

• directing (17 credits)

  • The Golem

    director

    directing
    1960
  • Krach und Glück um Künnemann

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Moscow Shanghai

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Die Stunde der Versuchung

    director

    directing
    1936
  • August der Starke

    director

    directing
    1936
  • A Man Wants to Get to Germany

    director

    directing
    1934
  • Die Freundin eines großen Mannes

    director

    directing
    1934
  • Living Buddhas

    director

    directing
    1925
  • Herzog Ferrantes Ende

    director

    directing
    1922
  • The Golem: How He Came Into the World

    director

    directing
    1920
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    director

    directing
    1918
  • Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

    director

    directing
    1917
  • The Golem and the Dancing Girl

    director

    directing
    1917
  • The Yoghi

    director

    directing
    1916
  • Rübezahl's Wedding

    director

    directing
    1916
  • The Golem

    director

    directing
    1915

• writing (13 credits)

  • The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

    writer

    writing
    1928
  • Living Buddhas

    writer

    writing
    1925
  • Herzog Ferrantes Ende

    writer

    writing
    1922
  • The Lost Shadow

    writer

    writing
    1921
  • The Golem: How He Came Into the World

    screenplay

    writing
    1920
  • Der Galeerensträfling

    writer

    writing
    1920
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    writer

    writing
    1918
  • Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey

    writer

    writing
    1917
  • The Golem and the Dancing Girl

    writer

    writing
    1917
  • The Yoghi

    writer

    writing
    1916
  • Rübezahl's Wedding

    screenplay

    writing
    1916
  • The Golem

    screenplay

    writing
    1915
  • The Student of Prague

    screenplay

    writing
    1913