Emil Jannings

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-07-22

Day of death

1950-01-02 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Rorschach, Switzerland

Emil Jannings

Biography

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

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Making of 'The Last Laugh'

    The Making of 'The Last Laugh'

  • The Patriot

    The Patriot

  • Variety

    Variety

  • Hitler's Hollywood

    Hitler's Hollywood

  • The Dismissal

    The Dismissal

  • Traumulus

    Traumulus

  • Passionels Tagebuch

    Passionels Tagebuch

  • The Rats

    The Rats

  • Waxworks

    Waxworks

  • Frau Eva

    Frau Eva

  • Lulu

    Lulu

  • Tartuffe

    Tartuffe

  • Anna Boleyn

    Anna Boleyn

  • The Blue Angel

    The Blue Angel

  • Betrayal

    Betrayal

  • The Sovereign

    The Sovereign

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • The Countess of Paris

    The Countess of Paris

  • Uncle Krüger

    Uncle Krüger

  • Kohlhiesel's Daughters

    Kohlhiesel's Daughters

  • Faust

    Faust

  • Madame DuBarry

    Madame DuBarry

  • Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

    Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

  • Der 10. Pavillon der Zitadelle

    Der 10. Pavillon der Zitadelle

  • Keimendes Leben

    Keimendes Leben

  • Sins of the Fathers

    Sins of the Fathers

  • The Last Command

    The Last Command

  • Othello

    Othello

  • The Broken Jug

    The Broken Jug

  • All for Money

    All for Money

  • Der schwarze Walfisch

    Der schwarze Walfisch

  • Liebe macht blind

    Liebe macht blind

  • The Tempest

    The Tempest

  • The Way of All Flesh

    The Way of All Flesh

  • Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter

    Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter

  • Algol: Tragedy of Power

    Algol: Tragedy of Power

  • 100 Years of the UFA

    100 Years of the UFA

  • The Street of Sin

    The Street of Sin

  • Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

    Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

  • A Night of Horror

    A Night of Horror

  • The Film in the Film

    The Film in the Film

  • Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach

    Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • Quo Vadis?

    Quo Vadis?

  • Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

    Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

  • Stein unter Steinen

    Stein unter Steinen

  • The Daughter of Mehemed

    The Daughter of Mehemed

  • When Four Do the Same

    When Four Do the Same

  • Darling of the Gods

    Darling of the Gods

  • The Tragedy of Love

    The Tragedy of Love

  • Husbands or Lovers

    Husbands or Lovers

  • Die Brüder Karamasoff

    Die Brüder Karamasoff

  • The Movie City of Hollywood

    The Movie City of Hollywood

  • Vendetta

    Vendetta

  • Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil

    Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil

  • The Loves of Pharaoh

    The Loves of Pharaoh

  • The Merry Jail

    The Merry Jail

  • The Old and The Young King

    The Old and The Young King

  • Altes Herz wird wieder jung

    Altes Herz wird wieder jung

  • Dear Eva

    Dear Eva

  • Danton

    Danton

  • Der Morphinist

    Der Morphinist

  • Fuhrmann Henschel

    Fuhrmann Henschel

  • The Eyes of the Mummy

    The Eyes of the Mummy

  • Where Is Mr. Belling?

    Where Is Mr. Belling?

  • Der letzte Appell

    Der letzte Appell

  • Life is a Dream

    Life is a Dream

  • Rose Bernd

    Rose Bernd

  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great

  • The Great Light

    The Great Light

  • Colombine - Die Braut des Apachen

    Colombine - Die Braut des Apachen