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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

68

Gender

Male

Birthday

1867-02-17

Day of Death

1951-05-25 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Halle an der Saale, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]

Also Known As

Paul Weigle

Paul Wiegle

Paul Weigel

Biography

German born Paul Weigel was an actor in American movies. He is perhaps best remembered for his performances in For Heaven's Sake (1926), The Invisible Ray (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940).

Known For

Acting

The Great Dictator

1940

The Great Dictator

as

Mr. Agar

The Red Lane

1920

The Red Lane

as

Father Leclair

The Breath of the Gods

1920

The Breath of the Gods

as

Count Ronsard

Naked Hearts

1916

Naked Hearts

as

Cecil's Father

The Inner Shrine

1917

The Inner Shrine

as

Undetermined Role

The Only Road

1918

The Only Road

as

Manuel Lopez

Forbidden Paths

1917

Forbidden Paths

as

Luis Valdez

Folly of Vanity

1925

Folly of Vanity

as

Old Roué (fantasy sequence)

Luck in Pawn

1919

Luck in Pawn

as

William Rainier

Up and Going

1922

Up and Going

as

Father Le Claire

For Heaven's Sake

1926

For Heaven's Sake

as

Brother Paul, the Optimist

Bewitched

1945

Bewitched

as

The Governor's Butler (uncredited)

Blonde or Brunette

1927

Blonde or Brunette

as

Butler

Joan of Paris

1942

Joan of Paris

as

Janitor at Mlle Rosay's

Déclassé

1925

Déclassé

as

Henri

The Vanishing Legion

1931

The Vanishing Legion

as

Oil Co. Director Larribee

Under Crimson Skies

1920

Under Crimson Skies

as

Plum Duff Hargis

Joy Tonic

1929

Joy Tonic

as

Evangeline

1919

Evangeline

as

Father Felician

Just My Luck

1935

Just My Luck

as

Graves

The Black Wolf

1917

The Black Wolf

as

Old Luis

The Bond Between

1917

The Bond Between

as

Carl Riminoss

The Boudoir Diplomat

1931

The Boudoir Diplomat

as

Dr. Munaterra

Mademoiselle Midnight

1924

Mademoiselle Midnight

as

Napoleon III (Prologue)

Miss V from Moscow

1942

Miss V from Moscow

as

Henri Devalier

I'll Tell the World

1934

I'll Tell the World

as

Telegraph Operator

Sutter's Gold

1936

Sutter's Gold

as

Man

The Moon Is Down

1943

The Moon Is Down

as

Elderly Man (uncredited)

Back Street

1932

Back Street

as

Adolph Schmidt

Code of the Air

1928

Code of the Air

as

Doc Carson

Never Say Die

1939

Never Say Die

as

Concierge

Ninotchka

1939

Ninotchka

as

Vladimir, with Letter from Leon (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter

1936

Dracula's Daughter

as

Transylvania Innkeeper (uncredited)

Espionage

1937

Espionage

as

French Telegrapher

Kismet

1920

Kismet

as

Afife

Happy Land

1943

Happy Land

as

Pop Schmidt (uncredited)

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

A Dispatch from Reuters

as

Professor Gauss (uncredited)

A Lover's Oath

1925

A Lover's Oath

as

Sheik Rustum

The She-Devil

1916

The She-Devil

as

Mina's father

Hidden Aces

1927

Hidden Aces

as

Serge Demidoff

The Miracle Woman

1931

The Miracle Woman

as

Florence's Father (uncredited)

The Invisible Ray

1936

The Invisible Ray

as

Monsieur Noyer

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

I Wake Up Screaming

as

Gus- Deleicatesson Proprietor (uncredited)

Skyscraper

1928

Skyscraper

as

Redhead's father

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1923

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

as

Marquis DeBriac

Above Suspicion

1943

Above Suspicion

as

Elderly Man (Uncredited)

Soft Shoes

1925

Soft Shoes

as

Dummy O'Day

Her Body in Bond

1918

Her Body in Bond

as

Emmett Gibson

Isle of Lost Men

1928

Isle of Lost Men

as

Preacher Jason

Bag and Baggage

1923

Bag and Baggage

as

Philip Anthony

Soul of the Slums

1931

Soul of the Slums

as

Brother Jacob

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as

Candy Store Proprietor (uncredited)

The Intrigue

1916

The Intrigue

as

Attaché to the Baron

Reunion in France

1942

Reunion in France

as

Old Man (uncredited)

Happiness À La Mode

1919

Happiness À La Mode

as

Attorn Logan

Excuse Me

1925

Excuse Me

as

Rev. Job Wales

The Leatherneck

1929

The Leatherneck

as

Petrovitch

The Gold Racket

1937

The Gold Racket

as

Daniel Forbes

A Master Stroke

1920

A Master Stroke

as

Hodge

Each to His Kind

1917

Each to His Kind

as

Asa Judd

Witchcraft

1916

Witchcraft

as

Makepeace Struble

Each Pearl a Tear

1916

Each Pearl a Tear

as

Roger Winston

Honor Among Men

1924

Honor Among Men

as

Baron Barrat

Production

Crew

Directing