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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-06-23

Day of Death

1959-10-20 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany

Also Known As

Вернер Краусс

Werner Krauss

Werner Johannes Krauss

Werner Krauß

Werner Krauss

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.

Known For

Acting

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

as

Dr. Caligari

Danton

1921

Danton

as

Robespierre

Sohn ohne Heimat

1955

Sohn ohne Heimat

as

Wilhelm Hartmann

Süss, the Jew

1940

Süss, the Jew

as

Rabbi Loew

The Joyless Street

1925

The Joyless Street

as

Josef Geiringer

Waxworks

1924

Waxworks

as

Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack

The Student of Prague

1926

The Student of Prague

as

Scapinelli, Wucherer

Nana

1926

Nana

as

Count Muffat

Burg Theatre

1936

Burg Theatre

as

Friedrich Mitterer

Das verwunschene Schloß

1919

Das verwunschene Schloß

as

Bauer Grödner

Tartuffe

1926

Tartuffe

as

Herr Orgon

The Burning Soil

1922

The Burning Soil

as

Der alte Rog / Old Rog

Secrets of a Soul

1926

Secrets of a Soul

as

Martin Fellman

Looping the Loop

1928

Looping the Loop

as

Botto

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

1939

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

as

Geheimrat Rudolf Virchow

The Fallen Star

1950

The Fallen Star

as

Lenura / Lenoir

Paracelsus

1943

Paracelsus

as

Paracelsus

Tales of Hoffmann

1916

Tales of Hoffmann

as

Conte Dapertutto

The Treasure

1923

The Treasure

as

Svetelenz

Yorck

1931

Yorck

as

General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

The Man Without a Name

1932

The Man Without a Name

as

Heinrich Martin

The Dismissal

1942

The Dismissal

as

Geheimrat von Holstein

Prämien auf den Tod

1950

Prämien auf den Tod

as

Dr. Schmidt

Annelie

1941

Annelie

as

Katasteramtsrat Reinhold Dörensen

The Wife's Crusade

1926

The Wife's Crusade

as

Der Idiot

A Night of Horror

1917

A Night of Horror

as

The artist

The Tell-Tale Heart

1958

The Tell-Tale Heart

as

The Old Man

Prostitution

1919

Prostitution

as

Mann

Rose Bernd

1919

Rose Bernd

as

Der alte Bernd

Revenge of the Dead

1916

Revenge of the Dead

as

Dorfschulze Paul Horvath

Shattered

1921

Shattered

as

Bahnwärter

Variety

1925

Variety

as

Hundert Tage

1935

Hundert Tage

as

Napoleon

Zwischen Himmel und Erde

1942

Zwischen Himmel und Erde

as

Justus Rottwinkel

Die Hose

1927

Die Hose

as

Theobald Maske

Othello

1922

Othello

as

Iago

Lady Hamilton

1921

Lady Hamilton

as

Lord William Hamilton

Bacchus

1957

Bacchus

as

Gesandter des Vatikans

The Ancient Law

1923

The Ancient Law

as

Nathan, der Professor

Fräulein Raffke

1923

Fräulein Raffke

as

Emil Raffke

Radio Magic

1927

Radio Magic

as

Theophil Schimmelpfenning

The Morals of the Alley

1925

The Morals of the Alley

as

Viehhändler engros

Adam und Eva

1923

Adam und Eva

as

Eddie Gloon

One Does Not Play with Love

1926

One Does Not Play with Love

as

Fürst Colalto

Superfluous People

1926

Superfluous People

as

Ortspolizist Suka

The Jew of Mestri

1923

The Jew of Mestri

as

Shylock (Mordecai)

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

1923

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

as

Pontius Pilatus

Alt Heidelberg

1923

Alt Heidelberg

as

Dr. Jüttner

Die Dame aus Berlin

1925

Die Dame aus Berlin

as

Anton Zöllner

Opium

1919

Opium

as

Nung-Tschang

Everyman

1916

Everyman

as

Death

Jedermann Remixed

2011

Jedermann Remixed

as

Death (archive footage)

The House of Lies

1926

The House of Lies

as

Hjalmar Ekdal

Nathan der Weise

1922

Nathan der Weise

as

Nathan

The Story of Dida Ibsen

1918

The Story of Dida Ibsen

as

Philipp Galen

The Uncanny House

1916

The Uncanny House

as

Albert von Sievers

Colomba

1918

Colomba

as

Gonzales

Opfer

1920

Opfer

as

Premier

The Dance of Death

1919

The Dance of Death

as

The Cripple

Jealousy

1925

Jealousy

as

Mann - Georges Ménard

Zirkus des Lebens

1921

Zirkus des Lebens

as

Philipp Hogger

Die Frau im Himmel

1920

Die Frau im Himmel

as

Tatjana's father

Ewiger Strom

1920

Ewiger Strom

as

Ferryman

The Vice of Humanity

1927

The Vice of Humanity

as

Willibald Cooks

The Unknown Tomorrow

1923

The Unknown Tomorrow

as

Marc Muradock

Decameron Nights

1924

Decameron Nights

as

Soldan

Es werde Licht! 3. Teil

1918

Es werde Licht! 3. Teil

as

Waldemar Gorsky

Universal Horror

1998

Universal Horror

as

(archive footage)

Die Pagode

1919

Die Pagode

as

Dr. Remus

Make Up

1927

Make Up

as

Kitty Lerron

Production

Crew

Directing