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Emil Jannings
Name: Emil Jannings
Born: 1884-07-22
Place of birth: Rorschach, Switzerland
Deathday: 1950-01-02
Gender: Male
Occupation: Acting
Popularity: 0.3
Biography:
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.
Horror Filmography:
As Actor
| Films | Year | Role | Poster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faust | 1926 | Mephisto |  |
| Waxworks | 1924 | Harun al Raschid |  |
| Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter | 1920 | Osorcon, Pharao of Egypt |  |
| The Eyes of the Mummy | 1918 | Radu |  |
| A Night of Horror | 1917 |  |