Emil Jannings
Known for
Acting
Born
July 22, 1884
Birthplace
Rorschach, Switzerland
Died
January 2, 1950 (aged 65)
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.
Best known work
Faust
1926
The Blue Angel
1930
The Last Laugh
1924
The Last Command
1928
The Oscars
1953
Tartuffe
1926
Waxworks
1924
Variety
1925
Hitler's Hollywood
2017
Madame DuBarry
1919Filmography
2017
100 Years of the UFAas Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Hitler's Hollywoodas Self - Actor (archive footage)
2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Filmsas Himself (archive footage)
2003
The Making of 'The Last Laugh'as Hotelportier (archive footage)
2002
Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnauas Himself / Mephisto (archive footage)
1953
1945
Where Is Mr. Belling?as Eberhard Belling
1943
An Old Heart Becomes Young Againas Friedrich Hoffmann, Seniorchef
1942
The Dismissalas Fürst Otto von Bismarck, Producer
1941
Uncle Krügeras Ohm (Paul)Krüger, Producer, Art Direction
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awardsas Self (archive footage)
1939
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todesas Dr. Robert Koch
1939
1937
The Broken Jugas Adam, Director
1937
The Sovereignas Matthias Clausen
1936
Traumulusas Prof. Niemeyer, gen. Traumulus
1935
The Old and The Young Kingas König Friedrich Wilhelm I.
1934
The Black Whaleas Peter Petersen
1933
The Adventures of King Pausoleas König Pausole
1932
The Tempestas Gustav Bumke
1930
Darling of the Godsas Albert Winkelmann
1930
The Blue Angelas Immanuel Rath
1929
Betrayalas Poldi Moser
1928
Sins of the Fathersas Wilhelm Spengler
1928
The Movie City of Hollywoodas Self