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Paul Wegener
Born: 1874-12-11 in Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
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.
Rated Filmography (49)
Sorted by Score10.0
S.O.S. Die Insel der Tränen
1923
10.0
Fundvogel
1930
10.0
Figures of the Night
1920
10.0
Stärker als die Liebe
1938
10.0
Der Galeerensträfling
1920
10.0
Roswolsky's Mistress
1921
9.0
Inge and the Millions
1933
9.0
Arme kleine Sif
1927
9.0
Monna Vanna
1922
9.0
Der Mann aus dem Jenseits
1926
8.3
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1943
8.0
The Yoghi
1916
8.0
Secret Mission
1938
8.0
Svengali
1927
8.0
Herzog Ferrantes Ende
1922
8.0
Souls Aflame
1926
7.5
Twilight
1940
7.3
The Weavers
1927
7.3
Eyes of Love
1951
7.3
The Film in the Film
1924
7.0
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920
7.0
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
1927
7.0
The Great King
1942
7.0
Wedding in Barenhof
1942
7.0
The Man with the Paw
1935
7.0
Das Recht auf Liebe
1939
7.0
The Immortal Heart
1939
7.0
Living Buddhas
1925
7.0
The Lost Shadow
1921
6.9
Only a Comedian
1935
6.7
The Golem
1915
6.6
The Living Dead
1932
6.6
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928
6.5
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
6.5
Diesel
1943
6.5
Madame DuBarry
1919
6.5
Sleeping Beauty
1917
6.1
The Magician
1926
6.1
The Student of Prague
1913
6.1
Kolberg
1945
6.1
Sumurun
1920
6.0
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
1917
5.8
A Man Wants to Get to Germany
1934
5.7
The Strange Case of Captain Ramper
1928
5.6
Hans Westmar
1933
5.5
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
5.2
Vanina
1922
5.1
Lucrezia Borgia
1922
5.0
Rübezahl's Wedding
1916