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Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Acting

Born: July 22, 1884Rorschach, Switzerland

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.

Known For
Filmography
100 Years of the UFA

100 Years of the UFA

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017
Hitler's Hollywood

Hitler's Hollywood

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Himself (archive footage)

2011
The Making of 'The Last Laugh'

The Making of 'The Last Laugh'

Hotelportier (archive footage)

2003
Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

Himself / Mephisto (archive footage)

2002

Where Is Mr. Belling?

Eberhard Belling

1945
Altes Herz wird wieder jung

Altes Herz wird wieder jung

Friedrich Hoffmann, Seniorchef

1943
The Dismissal

The Dismissal

Fürst Otto von Bismarck

1942
Uncle Krüger

Uncle Krüger

Ohm (Paul)Krüger

1941
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

1940
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

Dr. Robert Koch

1939
Der letzte Appell

Der letzte Appell

1939
The Broken Jug

The Broken Jug

Adam

1937
The Sovereign

The Sovereign

Matthias Clausen

1937
Traumulus

Traumulus

Prof. Niemeyer, gen. Traumulus

1936
The Old and The Young King

The Old and The Young King

König Friedrich Wilhelm I.

1935
Der schwarze Walfisch

Der schwarze Walfisch

Peter Petersen

1934

König Pausole

König Pausole

1933
The Tempest

The Tempest

Gustav Bumke

1932
Darling of the Gods

Darling of the Gods

Albert Winkelmann

1930
The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel

Immanuel Rath

1930
Betrayal

Betrayal

Poldi Moser

1929
Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers

Wilhelm Spengler

1928

The Movie City of Hollywood

Self

1928
The Patriot

The Patriot

Czar Paul I

1928
The Street of Sin

The Street of Sin

Basher Bill

1928
The Last Command

The Last Command

Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander

1928
The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

August Shilling

1927
Faust

Faust

Mephisto

1926
Love is Blind

Love is Blind

1926
Tartuffe

Tartuffe

Tartüff

1926
Variety

Variety

Boss Huller

1925
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

Hotel Doorman

1924
Husbands or Lovers

Husbands or Lovers

Ehemann

1924
Waxworks

Waxworks

Harun al Raschid

1924
Quo Vadis?

Quo Vadis?

Nerone

1924
The Film in the Film

The Film in the Film

Self

1924
All for Money

All for Money

S. I. Rupp

1923
The Countess of Paris

The Countess of Paris

Ombrade

1923
The Tragedy of Love

The Tragedy of Love

Ombrade

1923
Peter the Great

Peter the Great

Tsar Peter the Great

1922
The Loves of Pharaoh

The Loves of Pharaoh

Pharao Amenes

1922
Othello

Othello

Othello

1922
The Rats

The Rats

Bruno Mechelke

1921
Die Brüder Karamasoff

Die Brüder Karamasoff

1921
Danton

Danton

Danton

1921
Anna Boleyn

Anna Boleyn

Henry VIII, King of England

1920
Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter

Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter

Osorcon, Pharao of Egypt

1920
Algol: Tragedy of Power

Algol: Tragedy of Power

Robert Herne

1920
The Great Light

The Great Light

Lorenz Ferleitner

1920
Kohlhiesel's Daughters

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

Peter Xaver

1920
Colombine - Die Braut des Apachen

Colombine - Die Braut des Apachen

1920

Rose Bernd

Arthur Streckmann

1919
Madame DuBarry

Madame DuBarry

Ludwig XV.

1919
Vendetta

Vendetta

Tomasso

1919
The Daughter of Mehemed

The Daughter of Mehemed

Vaco Juan Riberda

1919
The Eyes of the Mummy

The Eyes of the Mummy

Radu

1918
Keimendes Leben

Keimendes Leben

James Fraenkel

1918

Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil

James Fraenkel/John Smith

1918

Fuhrmann Henschel

1918
The Merry Jail

The Merry Jail

Quabbe - der Gaoler

1917
Lulu

Lulu

Alfredo, a clown

1917

When Four Do the Same

Segetoff

1917
A Night of Horror

A Night of Horror

1917
Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach

Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach

1917

Hoheit Radieschen

1917

Der 10. Pavillon der Zitadelle

1917

Stein unter Steinen

Göttlingk

1917

Passionels Tagebuch

Karl Borke

1916

Der Morphinist

1916
Frau Eva

Frau Eva

ihr Mann, der Fabrikant

1916

Life is a Dream

Verführer

1916

Dear Eva

1914