Actor / Actress

Emil Jannings

Born July 22, 1884 Rorschach, Switzerland 14 credits available

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.

Emil Jannings is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 14 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Traumulus (1936), The Adventures of King Pausole (1933), The Blue Angel (1930), The Patriot (1928), Faust (1926), Tartuffe (1926), The Last Laugh (1924), Quo Vadis? (1924). The recorded credits span 1917 to 1936, including 14 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.