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Emil Jannings

1884–1950 · Acting

65.9avg grm
7titles
#702best rank
5honors
Bbest title · #702 on siteThe Blue Angel1930 · as Professor Immanuel Rath76.3

Honors

5
1929Academy Award — Best Actor
1936Staatsschauspieler
1939Goethe Medal — Art and Science
1937Volpi Cup — Best Actor
—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

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.

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.

Filmography

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1930s2 titlesBThe Broken Jug1935 · as Adam, Dorfrichter58.0BThe Blue Angel1930 · as Professor Immanuel Rath76.3
1920s5 titlesLThe Last Command1928 · as Grand Duke Sergius Alexander62.0FFaust1926 · as Mephisto75.7VVariety1925 · as Boss Huller57.8TTartuffe1925 · as Tartüff55.1LThe Last Laugh1924 · as Hotelportier76.2

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Emil Jannings

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born1884
died1950
known forActing
titles on site7
best title rank#702 · The Blue Angel (1930)
avg GRM65.9
honors5 · Academy Award — Best Actor, 1929
Honors
  • 1929Academy Award — Best Actor
  • 1936Staatsschauspieler
  • 1939Goethe Medal — Art and Science
  • 1937Volpi Cup — Best Actor
  • —star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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

ranked on this site

1930s

2 titles
B58.0The Broken Jug1935 · as Adam, DorfrichterB76.3The Blue Angel1930 · as Professor Immanuel Rath

1920s

5 titles
L62.0The Last Command1928 · as Grand Duke Sergius AlexanderF75.7Faust1926 · as MephistoV57.8Variety1925 · as Boss HullerT55.1Tartuffe1925 · as TartüffL76.2The Last Laugh1924 · as Hotelportier

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