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Emil Jannings
Actor 1884 - 1950

Emil Jannings

Rorschach, Switzerland

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

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14 roles
Shot from Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage
Character Mephisto
Shot from Der blaue Engel
Character Professor Immanuel Rath
Shot from Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
Character Harun al Raschid
Shot from Das Weib des Pharao
Character Pharao Amenes
Shot from Anna Boleyn
Character Henry VIII, King of England
Hitler's Hollywood No snapshots yet
Character Self - Actor (archive footage)
Title screen of The Last Command No snapshots yet
Character Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
The Patriot No snapshots yet
Character Czar Paul I
The Way of All Flesh No snapshots yet
Character August Shilling
Title screen of Herr Tartüff No snapshots yet
Character Tartüff
Title screen of Varieté No snapshots yet
Character Boss Huller

Varieté

1925

Title screen of Der letzte Mann No snapshots yet
Character Hotel Doorman
Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau No snapshots yet
Character Ehemann
Best snapshot from Madame DuBarry No snapshots yet
Character Ludwig XV.

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

14 titles
Hitler's Hollywood
Hitler's Hollywood 2017
Der blaue Engel
Der blaue Engel 1930
The Patriot
The Patriot 1928
The Last Command
The Last Command 1928
The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh 1927
Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage
Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage 1926
Varieté
Varieté 1925
Herr Tartüff
Herr Tartüff 1925
Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau
Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau 1924
Der letzte Mann
Der letzte Mann 1924
Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
Das Wachsfigurenkabinett 1924
Das Weib des Pharao
Das Weib des Pharao 1922
Anna Boleyn
Anna Boleyn 1920
Madame DuBarry
Madame DuBarry 1919

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