Emil Jannings
Acting
Born: July 22, 1884
Rorschach, Switzerland
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.
Also Known As
- Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz
Known For
Faust
October 13, 1926
The Blue Angel
April 01, 1930
The Last Laugh
December 23, 1924
The Last Command
January 21, 1928
The Oscars
March 19, 1953
Tartuffe
January 25, 1926
Waxworks
November 13, 1924
Variety
November 16, 1925
Hitler's Hollywood
February 23, 2017
Madame DuBarry
September 18, 1919
Anna Boleyn
December 03, 1920
The Eyes of the Mummy
October 03, 1918