Werner Krauss

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Werner Krauss was a prominent German stage and film actor of the early 20th century, best known for his influential roles in Expressionist cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1950s ⓘ
activeYearsStart early 1900s ⓘ
awardReceived National Prize of the German Democratic Republic (revoked/contested historically) ⓘ
causeOfNotability portrayal of sinister and psychologically complex characters ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship German Empire ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1884-06-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1959-10-20 ⓘ
familyName Krauss ⓘ
fieldOfWork film ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
genre Expressionist cinema ⓘ
givenName Werner ⓘ
hasWorkType silent film ⓘ
sound film ⓘ
stage performance ⓘ
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned German ⓘ
movement German Expressionism ⓘ
name Werner Krauss ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
notableFor influential roles in Expressionist cinema ⓘ
notableRole Dr. Caligari in "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" ⓘ
multiple roles in "Waxworks" ⓘ
notableWork Jud Süß ⓘ
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ⓘ
The Student of Prague ⓘ
Waxworks ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
participatedIn Weimar cinema ⓘ
linked to: Weimar culture

silent film era ⓘ
placeOfBirth German Empire ⓘ
Gestungshausen ⓘ
Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
placeOfDeath Austria ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
politicalAffiliation Nazi Party ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Berlin ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari → leadActor → Werner Krauss ⓘ
Nana (1934 film) → hasCastMember → Werner Krauss ⓘ
Iffland-Ring → notableHolder → Werner Krauss ⓘ
Emil Jannings → notableRole → Professor Immanuel Rath in The Blue Angel ⓘ
linked to: Werner Krauss
Exilliteratur → wichtigeAutoren → Werner Krauss ⓘ
Dr. Caligari → portrayedBy → Werner Krauss ⓘ
Werner Krauss → name → Werner Krauss ⓘ