Werner Krauss
Werner Johannes Krauss (Krauß in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the 1940 antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß (Süss, the Jew) and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
Werner Johannes Krauss (Krauß in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the 1940 antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß (Süss, the Jew) and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
Known For
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Dr. Caligari
Tartuffe
as Herr Orgon
Waxworks
as Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
Cast Credits
Jedermann Remixed
as Death (archive footage)
The Tell-Tale Heart
as The Old Man
Bacchus
as Gesandter des Vatikans
Sohn ohne Heimat
as Wilhelm Hartmann
The Fallen Star
as Lenura / Lenoir
Prämien auf den Tod
as Dr. Schmidt
Paracelsus
as Paracelsus
The Dismissal
as Geheimrat von Holstein
Zwischen Himmel und Erde
as Justus Rottwinkel
Annelie
as Katasteramtsrat Reinhold Dörensen
Süss, the Jew
as Rabbi Loew
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes
as Geheimrat Rudolf Virchow
Burg Theatre
as Friedrich Mitterer
Hundert Tage
as Napoleon
The Man Without a Name
as Heinrich Martin
Yorck
as General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
Napoleon at St. Helena
as Napoleon
Looping the Loop
as Botto
Die Hölle der Jungfrauen
as Mistkowski
Radio Magic
as Theophil Schimmelpfenning
Make Up
as Kitty Lerron
Die Hose
as Theobald Maske
Secrets of a Soul
as Martin Fellman
The Vice of Humanity
as Willibald Cooks
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
as Ibrahim Hulam
One Does Not Play with Love
as Fürst Colalto
Superfluous People
as Ortspolizist Suka