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Emil Jannings

Jul 22, 1884 - Jan 02, 1950 (65 years old) in Rorschach, Switzerland

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

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The Oscars
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The Sovereign
Matthias Clausen
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The Rats
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The Dismissal
Fürst Otto von Bismarck
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Faust
Mephisto
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Waxworks
Harun al Raschid
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Uncle Krüger
Ohm (Paul)Krüger
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Passionels Tagebuch
Karl Borke
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Variety
Boss Huller
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Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Peter Xaver

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