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Emil Jannings

Acting
65 years oldRorschach, Switzerland

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.

Personal Details

Born
July 22, 1884 - January 2, 1950 (age 65)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Rorschach, Switzerland
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz

Movies (49)

100 Years of the UFA
4.5

100 Years of the UFA

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017

Hitler's Hollywood
6.4

Hitler's Hollywood

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
9.0

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as Himself (archive footage)

2011

The Making of 'The Last Laugh'
8.0

The Making of 'The Last Laugh'

as Hotelportier (archive footage)

2003

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
7.0

Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

as Himself / Mephisto (archive footage)

2002

Where Is Mr. Belling?

Where Is Mr. Belling?

as Eberhard Belling

1945

Altes Herz wird wieder jung

Altes Herz wird wieder jung

as Friedrich Hoffmann, Seniorchef

1943

The Dismissal
5.4

The Dismissal

as Fürst Otto von Bismarck

1942

Uncle Krüger
7.5

Uncle Krüger

as Ohm (Paul)Krüger

1941

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1940

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes
5.8

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

as Dr. Robert Koch

1939

Der letzte Appell

Der letzte Appell

1939

The Broken Jug
7.2

The Broken Jug

as Adam

1937

The Sovereign
5.0

The Sovereign

as Matthias Clausen

1937

Traumulus
6.0

Traumulus

as Prof. Niemeyer, gen. Traumulus

1936

The Old and The Young King
5.7

The Old and The Young King

as König Friedrich Wilhelm I.

1935

Der schwarze Walfisch

Der schwarze Walfisch

as Peter Petersen

1934

König Pausole

König Pausole

as König Pausole

1933

The Tempest

The Tempest

as Gustav Bumke

1932

Darling of the Gods
5.5

Darling of the Gods

as Albert Winkelmann

1930

The Blue Angel
7.3

The Blue Angel

as Immanuel Rath

1930

Betrayal

Betrayal

as Poldi Moser

1929

Sins of the Fathers
6.0

Sins of the Fathers

as Wilhelm Spengler

1928

The Movie City of Hollywood
6.0

The Movie City of Hollywood

as Self

1928

The Patriot
5.0

The Patriot

as Czar Paul I

1928

The Street of Sin

The Street of Sin

as Basher Bill

1928

The Last Command
7.3

The Last Command

as Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander

1928

The Way of All Flesh
6.4

The Way of All Flesh

as August Shilling

1927

Faust
7.9

Faust

as Mephisto

1926

Liebe macht blind

Liebe macht blind

1926

Tartuffe
7.2

Tartuffe

as Tartüff

1926

Variety
6.6

Variety

as Boss Huller

1925

The Last Laugh
7.8

The Last Laugh

as Hotelportier [Hotel Doorman]

1924

Husbands or Lovers
5.3

Husbands or Lovers

as Ehemann

1924

Waxworks
6.4

Waxworks

as Harun al Raschid

1924

Quo Vadis?
5.8

Quo Vadis?

as Nerone

1924

The Film in the Film
7.5

The Film in the Film

as Self

1924

All for Money

All for Money

as S. I. Rupp

1923

The Countess of Paris

The Countess of Paris

as Ombrade

1923

The Tragedy of Love

The Tragedy of Love

as Ombrade

1923

Peter the Great

Peter the Great

as Tsar Peter the Great

1922

The Loves of Pharaoh
6.6

The Loves of Pharaoh

as Pharao Amenes

1922

Othello
6.9

Othello

as Othello

1922

The Rats

The Rats

1921

Die Brüder Karamasoff

Die Brüder Karamasoff

1921

Danton
5.7

Danton

as Danton

1921

Anna Boleyn
6.7

Anna Boleyn

as Henry VIII, King of England

1920

Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter

Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter

as Osorcon, Pharao of Egypt

1920

Algol: Tragedy of Power
6.3

Algol: Tragedy of Power

as Robert Herne

1920

TV Shows (1)