Emil Jannings
Known For
Acting
Born
1884-07-22 in Rorschach, Switzerland
Died
1950-01-02
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.
Most Known For
The Oscars
Lulu
as Alfredo, a clown
Betrayal
as Poldi Moser
Vendetta
as Tomasso
Othello
as Othello
The Patriot
as Czar Paul I
Traumulus
as Prof. Niemeyer, gen. Traumulus
Quo Vadis?
as Nerone
The Blue Angel
as Immanuel Rath
The Last Laugh
as Hotel Doorman
Faust
as Mephisto
All for Money
as S. I. Rupp
Danton
as Danton
Madame DuBarry
as Ludwig XV.
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
The Loves of Pharaoh
as Pharao Amenes
Variety
as Boss Huller
Uncle Krüger
as Ohm (Paul)Krüger
Rose Bernd
as Arthur Streckmann