Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss

Known for

Acting

Born

June 23, 1884

Birthplace

Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany

Died

October 20, 1959 (aged 75)

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.

Best known work

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920

Tartuffe

Tartuffe

1926

Waxworks

Waxworks

1924

Joyless Street

Joyless Street

1925

Süss, the Jew

Süss, the Jew

1940

Variety

Variety

1925

Nana

Nana

1926

Secrets of a Soul

Secrets of a Soul

1926

The Student of Prague

The Student of Prague

1926

The Burning Soil

The Burning Soil

1922

Filmography

2011
Jedermann Remixed
as Death (archive footage)
1998
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
1958
The Tell-Tale Heart
as The Old Man
1957
Landesschau Baden-WürttembergTV
as self (1 episode)
1957
Bacchus
as Gesandter des Vatikans
1955
Sohn ohne Heimat
as Wilhelm Hartmann
1950
The Fallen Star
as Lenura / Lenoir
1950
Prämien auf den Tod
as Dr. Schmidt
1943
Paracelsus
as Paracelsus
1942
The Dismissal
as Geheimrat von Holstein
1942
Between Heaven and Earth
as Justus Rottwinkel
1941
Annelie
as Katasteramtsrat Reinhold Dörensen
1940
Süss, the Jew
as Rabbi Loew
1939
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes
as Geheimrat Rudolf Virchow
1939
Der letzte Appell
1936
Burg Theatre
as Friedrich Mitterer
1935
Hundert Tage
as Napoleon
1932
The Man Without a Name
as Heinrich Martin
1931
Yorck
as General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
1929
Napoleon at St. Helena
as Napoleon
1928
Looping the Loop
as Botto
1928
Die Hölle der Jungfrauen
as Mistkowski
1927
The Merry Farmer
1927
Radio Magic
as Theophil Schimmelpfenning
1927
Make Up
as Kitty Lerron