Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 11, 1874
Place of Birth
Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Also Known As
- Paul Hermann Wegener
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 For - Movies
The Golem
as Golem
Kolberg
as Loucadou
Madame DuBarry
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
as The Golem
A Daughter Of Destiny
as Professor ten Brinken
Sumurun
as Der alte Scheich
The Student of Prague
as Balduin - A Student / Self
The Great King
as Gen. Czernitscheff
Figures of the Night
as Thomas Bezug
The Magician
as Oliver Haddo