Emil Jannings
Born July 22, 1884 (Age: 141)
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Rorschach, Switzerland
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.
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.
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Filmography
Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
2002
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as Himself / Mephisto (archive footage)
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Age: 118
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Where Is Mr. Belling?
1945
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as Eberhard Belling
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Age: 60
The Dismissal
1942
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as Fürst Otto von Bismarck
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Age: 58
Uncle Krüger
1941
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as Ohm (Paul)Krüger
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Age: 56
The Tempest
1932
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as Gustav Bumke
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Age: 47
Darling of the Gods
1930
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as Albert Winkelmann
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Age: 46
The Blue Angel
1930
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as Immanuel Rath
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Age: 45
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Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil
1918
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as James Fraenkel/John Smith
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Age: 34