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- Otto Wernicke was born on September 30, 1893 in Osterode am Harz, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for M (1931), The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) and Rebecca (1940). He died on November 7, 1965 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
- Broad-faced, nasally voiced German character actor, often seen in explosive roles. On stage from 1909, he had a successful start in films after being engaged by Fritz Lang to play affable police Kommissar Karl Lohmann in "M" and "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse". His post-war acting career was interrupted (1951-1955) by injuries sustained in an accident and he consequently diversified as a drama teacher and voice-over artist.
- Wernicke was married to a Jewish woman. Only due to a special permit and substantial donation to the Nazi Party was he allowed to continue his work in Nazi Germany.
- He was best known for his role as police inspector Karl Lohmann in the two Fritz Lang films M (1931) and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933).
- He was able to continue his career in the wartime and entertained the audience with "Ohm Krüger" (1941), "Friedemann Bach" (1941), "Der grosse König" (1942) and "Kolberg" (1944).
- His career went through a setback in 1951 when he was partial paralyzed after a stage accident, he even lost his ability of language for a time. He only could continue his career from 1955 and rounded off his career with movies like "Himmel ohne Sterne" (1955), "Studentin Helene Willfüer" (1955) and "Das Sonntagskind" (1956).
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