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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
His real name was Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, and in the early 1900s... more
Trivia:
Although it is inaccurate to say he is actually a character in Peter Handke's... more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
2 wins
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NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Art Department, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Wo ist Herr Belling? (1945) .... Firmenchef Eberhard Belling
... aka Where Is Mr. Belling? - Altes Herz wird wieder jung (1943) .... Fabrikdirektor Hoffmann
- Die Entlassung (1942) .... Bismarck
... aka Bismarck's Dismissal (UK)
... aka The Dismissal (International: English title) - Ohm Krüger (1941) .... Ohm Krüger
... aka Uncle Kruger (International: English title) - Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes (1939) .... Dr. Robert Koch
... aka Robert Koch (Germany: short title) - Der Trichter. (Nr. III) (1939) (scenes deleted)
- Der zerbrochene Krug (1937) .... Adam, Dorfrichter
... aka The Broken Jug - Der Herrscher (1937) .... Matthias Clausen
... aka The Ruler - Traumulus (1936) .... Direktor Prof. Niemeyer
... aka The Dreamer - Der alte und der junge König - Friedrichs des Grossen Jugend (1935) .... Friedrich Wilhelm I. König von Preussen
... aka Der alte und der junge König (Germany: short title)
... aka The Making of a King (USA)
... aka The Old and the Young King - Der schwarze Walfisch (1934) .... Peter Petersen
... aka The Black Whale (International: English title) - Die Abenteuer des Königs Pausole (1933) .... King Pausole
... aka The Adventures of King Pausole (International: English title) - The Merry Monarch (1933) .... King Pausole
- Stürme der Leidenschaft (1932) .... Gustav Bumke
... aka Die grosse Nummer (Germany: alternative title)
... aka Storms of Passion
... aka Tempest - Liebling der Götter (1930) .... Albert Winkelmann
... aka Darling of the Gods
... aka Der große Tenor (Germany: alternative title) - Der blaue Engel (1930) .... Prof. Immanuel Rath
... aka The Blue Angel (USA) - The Blue Angel (1930/I) .... Professor Immanuel Rath
- Betrayal (1929) .... Poldi Moser
- Fighting the White Slave Traffic (1929)
- Sins of the Fathers (1928) .... Wilhelm Spengler
- The Patriot (1928) .... Czar Paul I
- Street of Sin (1928) .... Basher Bill
- The Last Command (1928) .... Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
- The Way of All Flesh (1927) .... August Schilling
- Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926) .... Mephisto
... aka Faust (Germany: short title)
... aka Faust: A German Folk Legend (Canada: English title) - Herr Tartüff (1925) .... Tartüff
... aka Tartüff (Germany: alternative title)
... aka Tartuffe (USA) - Varieté (1925) .... Boss Huller
... aka Jealousy (USA)
... aka Variety
... aka Vaudeville - Quo Vadis? (1925) .... Nerone
- Liebe macht blind (1925) .... Emil Jannings
... aka Love Makes Us Blind - Der letzte Mann (1924) .... Hotelportier [hotel porter]
... aka The Last Laugh (USA) - Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau (1924) .... Ehemann
... aka Husbands or Lovers (USA)
... aka Nju (Germany: short title) - Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (1924) .... Harun al Raschid
... aka The Three Wax Works
... aka Three Wax Men
... aka Waxworks - Alles für Geld (1923) .... S. I. Rupp
... aka All for Money (USA)
... aka Fortune's Fool - Tragödie der Liebe (1923) .... Ombrade
... aka Love Tragedy (USA)
... aka The Tragedy of Love (USA) - Du sollst nicht töten (1923) .... Harold Hilbrich
- Peter der Große (1922) .... Peter der Große
... aka Peter the Great (USA) - Othello (1922) .... Othello
- Das Weib des Pharao (1922) .... Pharao Amenes
... aka Pharoah's Wife (Hong Kong: English title: festival title) - Die Gräfin von Paris (1922)
... aka The Countess of Paris (USA) - Die Ratten (1921) .... Bruno
- Der Schwur des Peter Hergatz (1921)
- Danton (1921) .... Danton
... aka All for a Woman - Der Stier von Olivera (1921) .... General François Guillaume
- Die Brüder Karamasoff (1921) .... Dimitri Karamasoff
... aka The Brothers Karamazov - Colombine (1920)
... aka Die Braut des Apachen (Germany) - Anna Boleyn (1920) .... Henry VIII
... aka Anne Boleyn
... aka Deception - Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter (1920) .... Osorcon, Pharao of Egypt
- Algol - Tragödie der Macht (1920) .... Robert Herne
- Das große Licht (1920) .... Lorenz Ferleitner
- Kohlhiesels Töchter (1920) .... Peter Xaver
... aka Kohlhiesel's Daughters - Rose Bernd (1919) .... Arthur Streckmann
- Madame DuBarry (1919) .... König Louis XV
... aka Passion - Vendetta (1919) .... Tomasso
- Die Tochter des Mehemed (1919) .... Vaco Juan Riberda, Fabrikbesitzer
- Der Mann der Tat (1919) .... Jan Miller
- Keimendes Leben, Teil 2 (1919) .... James Fraenkel, Börsenmakler/John Smith, amerikanischer Ingenieur
- Keimendes Leben, Teil 1 (1918) .... James Fraenkel, Börsenmarktler/John Smith, amerikanischer Ingenieur
- Die Augen der Mumie Ma (1918) .... Radu, an Arab
... aka Eyes of the Mummy Ma (USA)
... aka The Eyes of the Mummy - Fuhrmann Henschel (1918)
- Nach zwanzig Jahren (1918) .... Horst Lundin 'Korn'
... aka Nach 20 Jahren (Germany) - Das fidele Gefängnis (1917) .... Quabbe, the jailer
... aka The Merry Jail (Europe: English title) (USA) - Wenn vier dasselbe tun (1917) .... Segetoff
... aka When Four Do the Same (USA) - Hoheit Radieschen (1917)
- Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach (1917) .... Wilhelm Rohrbach
- Der zehnte Pavillon der Zitadelle (1917)
- Das Geschäft (1917) .... S. H. Haßler
- Der Ring der Giuditta Foscari (1917)
- Die Seeschlacht (1917)
- Lulu (1917)
- Unheilbar (1917)
- Aus Mangel an Beweisen (1916) .... Dr. Langer
- Das Leben ein Traum (1916)
- Die Bettlerin von St. Marien (1916) .... Baron Gelsburg
- Frau Eva (1916)
- Im Angesicht des Toten (1916) .... Paul Werner
- Nächte des Grauens (1916)
... aka A Night of Horror (International: English title) - Stein unter Steinen (1916)
- Arme Eva (1914)
... aka Dear Eva
... aka Poor Eva - Im Schützengraben (1914)
- Passionels Tagebuch (1914)
Producer:
- Die Entlassung (1942) (producer)
... aka Bismarck's Dismissal (UK)
... aka The Dismissal (International: English title) - Ohm Krüger (1941) (producer)
... aka Uncle Kruger (International: English title) - Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes (1939) (producer)
... aka Robert Koch (Germany: short title) - Alles für Geld (1923) (producer)
... aka All for Money (USA)
... aka Fortune's Fool
Art Department:
- Ohm Krüger (1941) (artistic supervisor)
... aka Uncle Kruger (International: English title) - Der zerbrochene Krug (1937) (artistic director)
... aka The Broken Jug - Der Herrscher (1937) (artistic supervisor)
... aka The Ruler
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Die Entlassung (1942) (supervisor)
... aka Bismarck's Dismissal (UK)
... aka The Dismissal (International: English title) - Der Herrscher (1937) (supervisor)
... aka The Ruler
Director:
- Der zerbrochene Krug (1937) (supervisor)
... aka The Broken Jug
Self:
- Sie sind nicht mehr (1949)
- Die Filmstadt Hollywood (1928) .... Himself
- Der Film im Film (1925) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
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"Unsere Besten"
- Lieblingsschauspieler (2006) TV episode .... Various Roles - Tartüff, der verschollene Film (2004) (V) .... Tartüff
- Los 5 Faust de F.W. Murnau (2002) (V) .... Himself / Mephisto
- Berlin Metropolis: Jews in Early German Film (1999) (V)
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"Blick zurück im Film"
- Emil Jannings (1969) TV episode - The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Himself
- Das gab's nur einmal (1958) .... Himself, Emil Jannings
- Das kommt nicht wieder (1958) .... Emil Jannings
- Herrliche Zeiten (1950) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
He wrote an autobiography in 1928. In it he says (incorrectly) that he was born in Brooklyn, USA in 1886.
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Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 1 Print Biography | 1 Magazine Cover Photo
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