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

  • A Night of Horror

    A Night of Horror

  • Hitler's Hollywood

    Hitler's Hollywood

  • Anna Boleyn

    Anna Boleyn

  • The Blue Angel

    The Blue Angel

  • Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

    Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

  • The Countess of Paris

    The Countess of Paris

  • Sins of the Fathers

    Sins of the Fathers

  • The Dismissal

    The Dismissal

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • The Making of 'The Last Laugh'

    The Making of 'The Last Laugh'

  • Variety

    Variety

  • The Last Command

    The Last Command

  • Stein unter Steinen

    Stein unter Steinen

  • All for Money

    All for Money

  • Betrayal

    Betrayal

  • Algol: Tragedy of Power

    Algol: Tragedy of Power

  • Kohlhiesel's Daughters

    Kohlhiesel's Daughters

  • The Film in the Film

    The Film in the Film

  • Die Tochter des Mehemed

    Die Tochter des Mehemed

  • Passionels Tagebuch

    Passionels Tagebuch

  • Uncle Krüger

    Uncle Krüger

  • Faust

    Faust

  • Liebe macht blind

    Liebe macht blind

  • Der schwarze Walfisch

    Der schwarze Walfisch

  • Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach

    Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach

  • Lulu

    Lulu

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • Waxworks

    Waxworks

  • Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

    Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

  • The Rats

    The Rats

  • Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter

    Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter

  • Tartuffe

    Tartuffe

  • Frau Eva

    Frau Eva

  • When Four Do the Same

    When Four Do the Same

  • Traumulus

    Traumulus

  • The Tempest

    The Tempest

  • The Street of Sin

    The Street of Sin

  • Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

    Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

  • Husbands or Lovers

    Husbands or Lovers

  • Darling of the Gods

    Darling of the Gods

  • The Great Light

    The Great Light

  • The Broken Jug

    The Broken Jug

  • The Way of All Flesh

    The Way of All Flesh

  • The Sovereign

    The Sovereign

  • Altes Herz wird wieder jung

    Altes Herz wird wieder jung

  • Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil

    Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil

  • Der letzte Appell

    Der letzte Appell

  • The Patriot

    The Patriot

  • Keimendes Leben

    Keimendes Leben

  • Vendetta

    Vendetta

  • 100 Years of the UFA

    100 Years of the UFA

  • The Merry Jail

    The Merry Jail

  • Madame DuBarry

    Madame DuBarry

  • The Tragedy of Love

    The Tragedy of Love

  • The Old and The Young King

    The Old and The Young King

  • Quo Vadis?

    Quo Vadis?

  • Die Brüder Karamasoff

    Die Brüder Karamasoff

  • The Eyes of the Mummy

    The Eyes of the Mummy

  • Der 10. Pavillon der Zitadelle

    Der 10. Pavillon der Zitadelle

  • Danton

    Danton

  • Othello

    Othello

  • The Loves of Pharaoh

    The Loves of Pharaoh

  • Rose Bernd

    Rose Bernd

  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great

  • Der Morphinist

    Der Morphinist

  • Where Is Mr. Belling?

    Where Is Mr. Belling?

  • Life is a Dream

    Life is a Dream

  • Dear Eva

    Dear Eva

  • Fuhrmann Henschel

    Fuhrmann Henschel

  • Colombine - Die Braut des Apachen

    Colombine - Die Braut des Apachen

  • The Movie City of Hollywood

    The Movie City of Hollywood