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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 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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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
6.2
  • Geheimrat Rudolf Virchow
  • 1939
Der chinesische Götze - Das unheimliche Haus, 3. Teil
  • Franz Mollheim
  • 1916

Credits

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Actor

  • Das verräterische Herz
    TV Short
    • Der Alte
    • 1958
  • Bacchus
    TV Movie
    • Gesandter des Vatikans
    • 1957
  • Sohn ohne Heimat (1955)
    Sohn ohne Heimat
    5.5
    • Wilhelm Hartmann
    • 1955
  • Werner Krauss and Gisela Uhlen in The Falling Star (1950)
    The Falling Star
    6.5
    • Lenura
    • Lenoir
    • 1950
  • Prämien auf den Tod (1950)
    Prämien auf den Tod
    6.2
    • Dr. Schmidt
    • 1950
  • Paracelsus (1943)
    Paracelsus
    6.8
    • Paracelsus
    • 1943
  • Die Entlassung (1942)
    Die Entlassung
    6.9
    • Geheimrat von Holstein
    • 1942
  • Alfred Otto Boettcher in Zwischen Himmel und Erde (1942)
    Zwischen Himmel und Erde
    2.9
    • Justus Rottwinkel
    • 1942
  • Annelie (1941)
    Annelie
    4.6
    • Annelies Vater Katasteramtsrat Reinhold Dörensen (as Werner Krauß)
    • 1941
  • Bruno Rehak in Jud Süß (1940)
    Jud Süß
    5.0
    • Rabbi Loew
    • Levy - Oppenheimers Sekretär
    • Schächter Isaak (as Werner Krauß) ...
    • 1940
  • Der letzte Appell
    • Englischer Kapitän
    • 1939
  • Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939)
    Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death
    6.2
    • Geheimrat Rudolf Virchow
    • 1939
  • Willi Forst, Werner Krauss, and Hortense Raky in Burg Theatre (1936)
    Burg Theatre
    6.9
    • Friedrich Mitterer
    • 1936
  • Hundert Tage (1935)
    Hundert Tage
    7.2
    • Napoleon (as Werner Krauß)
    • 1935
  • Hertha Thiele, Julius Falkenstein, Fritz Grünbaum, Werner Krauss, Helene Thimig, Gustav Ucicky, and Mathias Wieman in Mensch ohne Namen (1932)
    Mensch ohne Namen
    6.4
    • Heinrich Martin
    • 1932

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Waxworks
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Waxworks
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Werner Kraus
  • Born
    • June 23, 1884
    • Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany
  • Died
    • October 20, 1959
    • Vienna, Austria(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Liselotte Graf1940 - October 20, 1959 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Egon Krauss
  • Relatives
    • Johannes Werner Krauss(Grandchild)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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    His decision to appear in the Nazi propaganda piece 'Jud Suess' (1940), led to Goebbels naming him an 'actor of the state' and appointing him vice president of the Reich Theatre Chamber. Though he claimed after the war to have been coerced into playing the part, he was convicted in court as a minor war criminal, fined and forced to move to Austria. This effectively curtailed his film career and thereafter, he only appeared occasionally on stage in Vienna until his rehabilitation to Germany in 1954.

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