Acting
Emil Jannings
Rorschach, SwitzerlandBorn 1884
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.
59
Films
1
TV Shows
3
Crew Credits
Known For
60 Credits
The Oscars
1953
Lulu
as Alfredo, a clown
1917
Betrayal
as Poldi Moser
1929
Vendetta
as Tomasso
1919
Traumulus
as Prof. Niemeyer, gen. Traumulus
1936
Quo Vadis?
as Nerone
1924
Faust
as Mephisto
1926
The Blue Angel
as Immanuel Rath
1930
The Patriot
as Czar Paul I
1928
The Last Laugh
as Hotel Doorman
1924
Othello
as Othello
1922
The Last Command
as Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
1928
