Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Known for: Acting

Born: July 21, 1884 in Rorschach, Switzerland - Died: January 1, 1950

Emil Jannings (1884–1950) was a German actor, the first to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Between 1926 and 1929, he worked in Hollywood. Upon returning to Germany, he sympathized with the Nazi regime and was one of the advisors to Universum Film-Aktiengesellschaft (UFA), the film studios controlled by Goebbels as a propaganda weapon. With the end of World War II and Germany's defeat, his career fell into disgrace.

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Faust

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Faust

Mephisto

1926 Fantasy
Danton

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Danton

Danton

1921 History
Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil

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Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil

James Fraenkel/John Smith

1918 Drama
The Last Laugh

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The Last Laugh

Hotel Doorman

1924 Drama
Waxworks

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6.4
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Waxworks

Harun al Raschid

1924 Fantasy
The Eyes of the Mummy

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The Eyes of the Mummy

Radu

1918 Drama
Hitler's Hollywood

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Hitler's Hollywood

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017 Documentary
The Merry Jail

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The Merry Jail

Quabbe - der Gaoler

1917 Comedy
Madame DuBarry

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Madame DuBarry

Ludwig XV.

1919 Drama
Darling of the Gods

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Darling of the Gods

Albert Winkelmann

1930 Comedy
The Last Command

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7.3
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The Last Command

Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander

1928 Drama
The Patriot

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The Patriot

Czar Paul I

1928 Drama
Tartuffe

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Tartuffe

Tartüff

1926 Drama
Anna Boleyn

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Anna Boleyn

Henry VIII, King of England

1920 History
Love is Blind

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Love is Blind

1926 Drama
The Way of All Flesh

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The Way of All Flesh

August Shilling

1927 Drama
Variety

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Variety

Boss Huller

1925 Drama
The Dismissal

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The Dismissal

Fürst Otto von Bismarck

1942 Drama
Quo Vadis?

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Quo Vadis?

Nerone

1924 Drama
Husbands or Lovers

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Husbands or Lovers

Ehemann

1924 Drama
Kohlhiesel's Daughters

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Kohlhiesel's Daughters

Peter Xaver

1920 Comedy
Algol: Tragedy of Power

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Algol: Tragedy of Power

Robert Herne

1920 Sci-Fi
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

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Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

Dr. Robert Koch

1939 Drama
All for Money

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All for Money

S. I. Rupp

1923 Drama