Cast

Emil Jannings

1884 – 1950

Active years (films on this site)

1919–1930

Genres

DramaRomanceFantasyHorrorBiography

Schools and movements

German ExpressionismHorror and the UncannyClassical Hollywood

Directors worked with

F.W. Murnau3 filmsErnst Lubitsch1 filmPaul Leni1 filmJosef von Sternberg1 film

Biography

Emil Jannings was a Swiss-born German actor who was popular in Hollywood films in the 1920s. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for starring in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. Jannings remains the only German ever to win in that category.

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Awards and honours

International

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

6 films on this site

1. Madame DuBarry 1919 · Ernst Lubitsch · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
2. The Last Laugh 1924 · F.W. Murnau · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
3. Waxworks 1924 · Paul Leni · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
4. Tartuffe 1925 · F.W. Murnau · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
5. Faust 1926 · F.W. Murnau · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
6. The Blue Angel 1930 · Josef von Sternberg · IMDb 7.6 · Cast