Paul Wegener
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 72
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- December 11, 1874
- Died
- September 13, 1948
- Place of birth
- Arnoldsdorf, West Prussia, Germany [now Jarantowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
- Also known as
- Paul Hermann 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.
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Filmography
Acting
65 titles
1943
Directing
18 titles
1936
Writing
13 titles
1917
