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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 & 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