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Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Goethe Medal — Art and Science · 1939
- Volpi Cup — Best Actor · 1937
- Staatsschauspieler · 1936
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1929
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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- Academy Award — Best Actor · nominated
Filmography8 titles
Faust
1926as Mephisto
1926as Mephisto
The Last Laugh
1924as Hotel Doorman
1924as Hotel Doorman
The Blue Angel
1930as Immanuel Rath
1930as Immanuel Rath
The Last Command
1928as Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
1928as Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander
Tartuffe
1925as Tartüff
1925as Tartüff
Anna Boleyn
1920as Henry VIII, King of England
1920as Henry VIII, King of England
Hitler's Hollywood
2017as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Waxworks
1924as Harun al Raschid
1924as Harun al Raschid