Paul Wegener
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 11, 1874, Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
- Died
- September 13, 1948
- Movies
- 87
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1960 | The Golem | Director |
| 1937 | Krach und Glück um Künnemann | Director |
| 1937 | Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit | Director |
| 1936 | Moscow Shanghai | Director |
| 1936 | The Hour of Temptation | Director |
| 1936 | August der Starke | Director |
| 1934 | A Man Wants to Get to Germany | Director |
| 1934 | Die Freundin eines großen Mannes | Director |
| 1928 | The Strange Case of Captain Ramper | Writer |
| 1925 | Living Buddhas | Director, Writer |
| 1922 | Herzog Ferrantes Ende | Director, Writer |
| 1921 | The Lost Shadow | Writer |
| 1920 | The Golem: How He Came into the World | Screenplay, Director |
| 1920 | Der Galeerensträfling | Writer |
| 1918 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Director, Writer |
| 1917 | Hans Trutz in the Land of Milk and Honey | Director, Writer |
| 1917 | The Golem and the Dancing Girl | Director, Writer |
| 1916 | The Yoghi | Director, Writer |
| 1916 | Rübezahl's Wedding | Director, Screenplay |
| 1915 | The Golem | Director, Screenplay |
| 1915 | Peter Schlemihl | Director |
| 1913 | The Student of Prague | Screenplay |
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