Acting
Emil Jannings
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...
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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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Known for
The Last Laugh1924 · Hotel Doorman3.9
Faust1926 · Mephisto4.0
The Blue Angel1930 · Immanuel Rath3.7
The Last Command1928 · Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander3.7
Tartuffe1926 · Tartüff3.6
Waxworks1924 · Harun al Raschid3.2
Variety1925 · Boss Huller3.3
Anna Boleyn1920 · Henry VIII, King of England3.4Cast
Cast credits
The Last Laugh1924 · Hotel Doorman3.9Faust1926 · Mephisto4.0The Blue Angel1930 · Immanuel Rath3.7The Last Command1928 · Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander3.7Tartuffe1926 · Tartüff3.6Waxworks1924 · Harun al Raschid3.2Variety1925 · Boss Huller3.3Anna Boleyn1920 · Henry VIII, King of England3.4
Hitler's Hollywood2017 · Self - Actor (archive footage)3.3
Madame DuBarry1919 · Ludwig XV.3.3
Othello1922 · Othello3.4
The Broken Jug1937 · Adam3.6
Uncle Krüger1941 · Ohm (Paul)Krüger3.7
Kohlhiesel's Daughters1920 · Peter Xaver3.0
The Rats1921 · Bruno Mechelke5.0
Love Is Blind1926 · Cast5.0
The Eyes of the Mummy1918 · Radu2.7
The Merry Jail1917 · Quabbe - der Gaoler3.2Crew
