Werner Krauss
1884-06-23 (1884)Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, GermanyActing
Biography
Werner Johannes Krauss (Krauß in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the 1940 antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß (Süss, the Jew) and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
Known For
Landesschau Baden-Württemberg
TV • 1957
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
MOVIE • 1920
Nana
MOVIE • 1926
Othello
MOVIE • 1922
Lady Hamilton
MOVIE • 1921
Decameron Nights
MOVIE • 1924
Secrets of a Soul
MOVIE • 1927
Süss, the Jew
MOVIE • 1940
A Night of Horror
MOVIE • 1917
Colomba
MOVIE • 1918
Universal Horror
MOVIE • 1998
The Jew of Mestri
MOVIE • 1923
Annelie
MOVIE • 1941
Prämien auf den Tod
MOVIE • 1950
Variety
MOVIE • 1925
The House of Lies
MOVIE • 1926
Opfer
MOVIE • 1920
The Story of Dida Ibsen
MOVIE • 1918