Emil Jannings
- Born
- July 22, 1884 · Rorschach, Switzerland
- Died
- January 2, 1950
- Actor
- Producer
- art_department
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.
Filmography · 6 credits
- 1929Betrayal · Actor (Poldi Moser)
- 1928The Last Command · Actor (Grand Duke Sergius Alexander)
- 1928Street of Sin · Actor (Basher Bill)
- 1928Sins of the Fathers · Actor (Wilhelm Spengler)
- 1928The Patriot · Actor (Czar Paul I)
- 1927The Way of All Flesh · Actor (August Schilling)