Acting

Emil Jannings

Born: July 22, 1884
Died: January 2, 1950 (aged 65)
Birthplace: Rorschach, Switzerland
Credits: 77 titles

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.

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Signature work

Known For

Faust

1926

The Blue Angel

1930

The Last Laugh

1924

The Last Command

1928

The Oscars

1953

Tartuffe

1926

Waxworks

1924

Variety

1925

Madame DuBarry

1919

Anna Boleyn

1920

The Eyes of the Mummy

1918

Kohlhiesel's Daughters

1920

Othello

1922

The Merry Jail

1917

The Loves of Pharaoh

1922

The Broken Jug

1937

Husbands or Lovers

1924

Algol: Tragedy of Power

1920

Acting credits 77

Year	Title	Role
2017	100 Years of the UFA Film	Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017	Hitler's Hollywood Film	Self - Actor (archive footage)
2011	Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films Film	Himself (archive footage)
2003	The Making of 'The Last Laugh' Film	Hotelportier (archive footage)
2002	Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau Film	Himself / Mephisto (archive footage)
1953	The Oscars TV
1945	Where Is Mr. Belling? Film	Eberhard Belling
1943	An Old Heart Becomes Young Again Film	Friedrich Hoffmann, Seniorchef
1942	The Dismissal Film	Fürst Otto von Bismarck
1941	Uncle Krüger Film	Ohm (Paul)Krüger
1940	Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Film	Self (archive footage)
1939	Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes Film	Dr. Robert Koch
1939	Der letzte Appell Film
1937	The Broken Jug Film	Adam
1937	The Sovereign Film	Matthias Clausen
1936	Traumulus Film	Prof. Niemeyer, gen. Traumulus
1935	The Old and The Young King Film	König Friedrich Wilhelm I.
1934	The Black Whale Film	Peter Petersen
1933	The Adventures of King Pausole Film	König Pausole
1932	The Tempest Film	Gustav Bumke
1930	Darling of the Gods Film	Albert Winkelmann
1930	The Blue Angel Film	Immanuel Rath
1929	Betrayal Film	Poldi Moser
1928	Sins of the Fathers Film	Wilhelm Spengler
1928	The Movie City of Hollywood Film	Self
1928	The Patriot Film	Czar Paul I
1928	The Street of Sin Film	Basher Bill
1928	The Last Command Film	Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
1927	The Way of All Flesh Film	August Shilling
1926	Faust Film	Mephisto
1926	Love Is Blind Film
1926	Tartuffe Film	Tartüff
1925	Variety Film	Boss Huller
1924	The Last Laugh Film	Hotel Doorman
1924	Husbands or Lovers Film	Ehemann
1924	Waxworks Film	Harun al Raschid
1924	Quo Vadis? Film	Nerone
1924	The Film in the Film Film	Self
1923	Tragödie der Liebe. Teil 3 Film	Ombrade
1923	Tragödie der Liebe. Teil 4 Film	Ombrade
1923	All for Money Film	S. I. Rupp
1923	The Countess of Paris Film	Ombrade
1923	The Tragedy of Love Film	Ombrade
1922	Peter the Great Film	Tsar Peter the Great
1922	The Loves of Pharaoh Film	Pharao Amenes
1922	Othello Film	Othello
1921	The Rats Film	Bruno Mechelke
1921	Danton Film	Danton
1920	Anna Boleyn Film	Henry VIII, King of England
1920	Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter Film	Osorcon, Pharao of Egypt
1920	The Brothers Karamazov Film
1920	Algol: Tragedy of Power Film	Robert Herne
1920	The Great Light Film	Lorenz Ferleitner
1920	Kohlhiesel's Daughters Film	Peter Xaver
1920	Colombine - Die Braut des Apachen Film
1919	Rose Bernd Film	Arthur Streckmann
1919	Madame DuBarry Film	Ludwig XV.
1919	Vendetta Film	Tomasso
1919	The Daughter of Mehemed Film	Vaco Juan Riberda, Besitzer einer Handelsniederlassung am Nordrand der Sahara
1918	Der Mann der Tat Film	Jan Miller

Crew credits 3

Year	Title	Job
1942	The Dismissal Film	Producer
1941	Uncle Krüger Film	Producer, Art Direction
1937	The Broken Jug Film	Director