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Werner Krauss
Actor · Crew· Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany
Werner Johannes Krauss (Krauß in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the 1940 antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß (Süss, the Jew) and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
30 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Universal Horror | (archive footage) | Film |
| 1955 | Sohn ohne Heimat | Wilhelm Hartmann | Film |
| 1950 | The Fallen Star | Lenura / Lenoir | Film |
| 1942 | Between Heaven and Earth | Justus Rottwinkel | Film |
| 1942 | The Dismissal | Geheimrat von Holstein | Film |
| 1940 | Süss, the Jew | Rabbi Loew | Film |
| 1939 | Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes | Geheimrat Rudolf Virchow | Film |
| 1936 | Burg Theatre | Friedrich Mitterer | Film |
| 1928 | Looping the Loop | Botto | Film |
| 1926 | Tartuffe | Herr Orgon | Film |
| 1926 | Nana | Count Muffat | Film |
| 1926 | The House of Lies | Hjalmar Ekdal | Film |
| 1926 | The Student of Prague | Scapinelli, Wucherer | Film |
| 1926 | Secrets of a Soul | Martin Fellman | Film |
| 1925 | Joyless Street | Josef Geiringer | Film |
| 1925 | Variety | Film | |
| 1924 | Waxworks | Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack | Film |
| 1923 | The Student Prince | Dr. Jüttner | Film |
| 1923 | I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity | Pontius Pilatus | Film |
| 1923 | The Jew of Mestri | Shylock (Mordecai) | Film |
| 1923 | The Treasure | Svetelenz | Film |
| 1922 | The Burning Soil | Der alte Rog / Old Rog | Film |
| 1922 | Othello | Iago | Film |
| 1922 | Nathan der Weise | Nathan | Film |
| 1921 | Danton | Robespierre | Film |
| 1921 | Shattered | Bahnwärter | Film |
| 1920 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | Dr. Caligari | Film |
| 1919 | Opium | Nung-Tschang | Film |
| 1919 | Spiritismus | Film | |
| 1917 | A Night of Horror | The artist | Film |
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