Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss

Known for
Acting
Born
June 23, 1884
Died
October 20, 1959 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany

Biography

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

Filmography

2011
Jedermann Remixed poster

Jedermann Remixed

Movie · as Death (archive footage)

1998
Universal Horror poster

Universal Horror

Movie · as (archive footage)

1958
The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

Movie · as The Old Man

1957
Bacchus

Bacchus

Movie · as Gesandter des Vatikans

1957
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I) poster

Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I)

Movie · as Él mismo (material de archivo)

1957
Landesschau Baden-Württemberg poster

Landesschau Baden-Württemberg

TV · as self · 1 ep

1955
Sohn ohne Heimat poster

Sohn ohne Heimat

Movie · as Wilhelm Hartmann

1950
The Fallen Star poster

The Fallen Star

Movie · as Lenura / Lenoir

1950
Prämien auf den Tod poster

Prämien auf den Tod

Movie · as Dr. Schmidt

1943
Paracelsus poster

Paracelsus

Movie · as Paracelsus

1942
The Dismissal poster

The Dismissal

Movie · as Geheimrat von Holstein

1942
Between Heaven and Earth

Between Heaven and Earth

Movie · as Justus Rottwinkel

1941
Annelie poster

Annelie

Movie · as Katasteramtsrat Reinhold Dörensen

1940
Süss, the Jew poster

Süss, the Jew

Movie · as Rabbi Loew

1939
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes poster

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

Movie · as Geheimrat Rudolf Virchow

1939
Der letzte Appell poster

Der letzte Appell

Movie

1936
Burg Theatre poster

Burg Theatre

Movie · as Friedrich Mitterer

1935
Hundert Tage poster

Hundert Tage

Movie · as Napoleon

1932
The Man Without a Name poster

The Man Without a Name

Movie · as Heinrich Martin

1931
Yorck poster

Yorck

Movie · as General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

1929
Napoleon at St. Helena

Napoleon at St. Helena

Movie · as Napoleon

1928
Looping the Loop poster

Looping the Loop

Movie · as Botto

1928
Die Hölle der Jungfrauen

Die Hölle der Jungfrauen

Movie · as Mistkowski

1927
Die Hose

Die Hose

Movie · as Theobald Maske

1927
Radio Magic poster

Radio Magic

Movie · as Theophil Schimmelpfenning

1927
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit poster

Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

Movie · as Ibrahim Hulam

1927
The Vice of Humanity poster

The Vice of Humanity

Movie · as Willibald Cooks

1927
The Merry Farmer poster

The Merry Farmer

Movie

1927
Make Up poster

Make Up

Movie · as Kitty Lerron

1926
The Student of Prague poster

The Student of Prague

Movie · as Scapinelli, Wucherer

1926
Nana poster

Nana

Movie · as Count Muffat

1926
Tartuffe poster

Tartuffe

Movie · as Herr Orgon

1926
Secrets of a Soul poster

Secrets of a Soul

Movie · as Martin Fellman

1926
The Wife's Crusade poster

The Wife's Crusade

Movie · as Der Idiot

1926
One Does Not Play with Love poster

One Does Not Play with Love

Movie · as Fürst Colalto

1926
Superfluous People

Superfluous People

Movie · as Ortspolizist Suka

1926
The House of Lies

The House of Lies

Movie · as Hjalmar Ekdal

1926
The Grey House poster

The Grey House

Movie

1925
Joyless Street poster

Joyless Street

Movie · as Josef Geiringer

1925
Variety poster

Variety

Movie

1925
Der Trödler von Amsterdam poster

Der Trödler von Amsterdam

Movie · as Arent Bergh

1925
The Morals of the Alley poster

The Morals of the Alley

Movie · as Viehhändler engros

1925
Reveille, das große Wecken

Reveille, das große Wecken

Movie

1925
Die Dame aus Berlin

Die Dame aus Berlin

Movie · as Anton Zöllner

1925
Jealousy poster

Jealousy

Movie · as Mann - Georges Ménard

1924
Waxworks poster

Waxworks

Movie · as Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack

1924
The Film in the Film poster

The Film in the Film

Movie · as Self

1924
Decameron Nights poster

Decameron Nights

Movie · as Soldan

1923
The Treasure poster

The Treasure

Movie · as Svetelenz

1923
The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning

The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning

Movie

1923
The Ancient Law poster

The Ancient Law

Movie · as Nathan, der Professor

1923
Fräulein Raffke poster

Fräulein Raffke

Movie · as Emil Raffke

1923
Adam and Eva

Adam and Eva

Movie · as Eddie Gloon

1923
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity poster

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

Movie · as Pontius Pilatus

1923
The Jew of Mestri poster

The Jew of Mestri

Movie · as Shylock (Mordecai)

1923
The Student Prince poster

The Student Prince

Movie · as Dr. Jüttner

1923
Between Evening and Morning

Between Evening and Morning

Movie · as Sagan

1923
The Unknown Tomorrow

The Unknown Tomorrow

Movie · as Marc Muradock

1922
Die Beute der Erinnyen

Die Beute der Erinnyen

Movie

1922
The Burning Soil poster

The Burning Soil

Movie · as Der alte Rog / Old Rog

1922
Othello poster

Othello

Movie · as Iago

1922
Nathan der Weise poster

Nathan der Weise

Movie · as Nathan

1921
Danton poster

Danton

Movie · as Robespierre

1921
The House in Dragon Street

The House in Dragon Street

Movie · as Walter

1921
Shattered

Shattered

Movie · as Bahnwärter

1921
Lady Hamilton poster

Lady Hamilton

Movie · as Lord William Hamilton

1921
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon poster

Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon

Movie

1921
Circus of Life poster

Circus of Life

Movie · as Philipp Hogger

1921
Der Tanz um Liebe und Glück poster

Der Tanz um Liebe und Glück

Movie

1920
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari poster

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Movie · as Dr. Caligari

1920
Die Frau ohne Seele poster

Die Frau ohne Seele

Movie

1920
Opfer poster

Opfer

Movie · as Premier

1920
Johannes Goth poster

Johannes Goth

Movie · as Astmann

1920
Die Kwannon von Okadera poster

Die Kwannon von Okadera

Movie · as Harlander

1920
Die Frau im Himmel

Die Frau im Himmel

Movie · as Tatjana's father

1920
Ewiger Strom poster

Ewiger Strom

Movie · as Ferryman

1919
Das Mädchen und die Männer

Das Mädchen und die Männer

Movie

1919
Das verwunschene Schloß poster

Das verwunschene Schloß

Movie · as Bauer Grödner

1919
Spiritismus poster

Spiritismus

Movie

1919
Mazeppa, Folk Hero of the Ukraine poster

Mazeppa, Folk Hero of the Ukraine

Movie · as Mazeppa

1919
Prostitution poster

Prostitution

Movie · as Mann

1919
Rose Bernd

Rose Bernd

Movie · as Der alte Bernd

1919
Phantome des Lebens poster

Phantome des Lebens

Movie

1919
Opium poster

Opium

Movie · as Nung-Tschang

1919
Das ewige Rätsel poster

Das ewige Rätsel

Movie

1919
The Dance of Death poster

The Dance of Death

Movie · as The Cripple

1919
Die Insel der Glücklichen poster

Die Insel der Glücklichen

Movie · as Dr. Wenning

1919
Die Frau mit den Orchideen

Die Frau mit den Orchideen

Movie

1919
The Pagoda poster

The Pagoda

Movie · as Dr. Remus

1918
Der Prozeß Hauers

Der Prozeß Hauers

Movie

1918
Diary of a Lost Woman poster

Diary of a Lost Woman

Movie · as Meinert

1918
The Story of Dida Ibsen poster

The Story of Dida Ibsen

Movie · as Philipp Galen

1918
Colomba poster

Colomba

Movie · as Gonzales

1918
Madame d'Ora

Madame d'Ora

Movie

1918
Es werde Licht! 3. Teil poster

Es werde Licht! 3. Teil

Movie · as Waldemar Gorsky

1918
Das Gift der Medici

Das Gift der Medici

Movie

1917
Wenn Frauen lieben und hassen poster

Wenn Frauen lieben und hassen

Movie

1917
A Night of Horror

A Night of Horror

Movie · as The artist

1917
The Daughter of Countess Stachowska

The Daughter of Countess Stachowska

Movie

1917
Das Bacchanal des Todes poster

Das Bacchanal des Todes

Movie · as Jan Lars

1916
Freitag, der 13. Das unheimliche Haus. 2. Teil

Freitag, der 13. Das unheimliche Haus. 2. Teil

Movie · as Prof. Cardallhan

1916
Der chinesische Götze. Das unheimliche Haus. 3. Teil

Der chinesische Götze. Das unheimliche Haus. 3. Teil

Movie · as Franz Mollheim

1916
Tales of Hoffmann poster

Tales of Hoffmann

Movie · as Conte Dapertutto

1916
Circus Blood poster

Circus Blood

Movie

1916
Revenge of the Dead

Revenge of the Dead

Movie · as Dorfschulze Paul Horvath

1916
Everyman poster

Everyman

Movie · as Death

1916
The Uncanny House poster

The Uncanny House

Movie · as Albert von Sievers

1914
Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa

Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa

Movie