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Emil Jannings

Jul 22, 1884 - Jan 02, 1950 (65 years old) in Rorschach, Switzerland

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.

Known For

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Waxworks
Harun al Raschid
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Hitler's Hollywood
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Tartuffe
Tartüff
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The Oscars
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Uncle Krüger
Ohm (Paul)Krüger
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Frau Eva
ihr Mann, der Fabrikant
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Quo Vadis?
Nerone
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Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
Himself / Mephisto (archive footage)
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Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach
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Madame DuBarry
Ludwig XV.

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