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Werner Krauss(1884-1959)

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Werner Krauss in Paracelsus (1943)
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Waxworks (1924)
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Werner Krauss was born on 23 June 1884 in Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Paracelsus (1943) and Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939). He was previously married to Liselotte Graf, Maria Bard and Paula Saenger. He died on 20 October 1959 in Vienna, Austria.
BornJune 23, 1884
DiedOctober 20, 1959(75)
BornJune 23, 1884
DiedOctober 20, 1959(75)
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Lili Damita and Werner Krauss in Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe (1926)
Werner Krauss in The Joyless Street (1925)
Werner Krauss in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Werner Krauss and Conrad Veidt in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Werner Krauss and Harald Kreutzberg in Paracelsus (1943)
Catherine Hessling and Werner Krauss in Nana (1926)
Friedrich Feher, Werner Krauss, Rudolf Lettinger, and Conrad Veidt in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Werner Krauss and Conrad Veidt in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Lil Dagover, Werner Krauss, and Conrad Veidt in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Friedrich Feher, Werner Krauss, Rudolf Lettinger, and Conrad Veidt in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Werner Krauss
Werner Krauss

Known for

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
8.0
  • Dr. Caligari
  • 1920
Paracelsus (1943)
Paracelsus
6.8
  • Paracelsus
  • 1943
Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939)
Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death
6.5
  • Geheimrat Rudolf Virchow
  • 1939
Der chinesische Götze - Das unheimliche Haus, 3. Teil
  • Franz Mollheim
  • 1916

Credits

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  • Das verräterische Herz
  • Bacchus
  • Sohn ohne Heimat (1955)
    Sohn ohne Heimat
  • Werner Krauss and Gisela Uhlen in The Falling Star (1950)
    The Falling Star
  • Prämien auf den Tod (1950)
    Prämien auf den Tod
  • Paracelsus (1943)
    Paracelsus
  • Die Entlassung (1942)
    Die Entlassung
  • Zwischen Himmel und Erde (1942)
    Zwischen Himmel und Erde
  • Luise Ullrich in Annelie (1941)
    Annelie
    • (as Werner Krauß)
  • Jud Süß (1940)
    Jud Süß
    • (as Werner Krauß) ...
  • Der letzte Appell
  • Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939)
    Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death
  • Willi Forst, Werner Krauss, and Hortense Raky in Burg Theatre (1936)
    Burg Theatre
  • Hundert Tage (1935)
    Hundert Tage
    • (as Werner Krauß)
  • Hertha Thiele, Julius Falkenstein, Fritz Grünbaum, Werner Krauss, Helene Thimig, Gustav Ucicky, and Mathias Wieman in Mensch ohne Namen (1932)
    Mensch ohne Namen

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Waxworks
Trailer 1:59
Waxworks
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Trailer 1:32
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Personal details

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    • June 23, 1884
    • Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany
    • October 20, 1959
    • Vienna, Austria(undisclosed)
    • 1940 - October 20, 1959 (his death, 1 child)
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    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    He was just thirty-five at the time he filmed Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, but his heavy makeup made him seem older.

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