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Also Known As
Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz
Born
July 23, 1884 • Switzerland
Died
January 2, 1950 (aged 65) • Austria
Awards And Honors
Academy Award (1929) • Academy Award (1929): Actor in a Leading Role
Married To
Gussy Holl (married 1923) • Hanna Ralph (1919–1921) • Lucie Höflich [dates unknown]
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)
"Wo ist Herr Belling?" (1945) • "Altes Herz wird wieder jung" (1943) • "Die Entlassung" (1942) • "Ohm Krüger" (1941) • "Der letzte Appell" (1939) • "Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes" (1939) • "Der zerbrochene Krug" (1937) • "Der Herrscher" (1937) • "Traumulus" (1936) • "Der alte und der junge König - Friedrichs des Grossen Jugend" (1935) • "Der schwarze Walfisch" (1934) • "Die Abenteuer des Königs Pausole" (1933) • "The Merry Monarch" (1933) • "Stürme der Leidenschaft" (1932) • "Liebling der Götter" (1930) • "Der blaue Engel" (1930) • "Betrayal" (1929) • "Sins of the Fathers" (1928) • "The Patriot" (1928) • "Street of Sin" (1928) • "The Last Command" (1928) • "The Way of All Flesh" (1927) • "Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage" (1926) • "Liebe macht blind" (1926) • "Herr Tartüff" (1925) • "Varieté" (1925) • "Quo Vadis?" (1924) • "Der letzte Mann" (1924) • "Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau" (1924) • "Das Wachsfigurenkabinett" (1924) • "Du sollst nicht töten" (1923) • "Alles für Geld" (1923) • "Die Gräfin von Paris" (1923) • "Tragödie der Liebe" (1923) • "Peter der Große" (1922) • "Othello" (1922) • "Das Weib des Pharao" (1922) • "Die Ratten" (1921) • "Der Schwur des Peter Hergatz" (1921) • "Danton" (1921) • "Der Stier von Olivera" (1921) • "Colombine" (1920) • "Anna Boleyn" (1920) • "Der Schädel der Pharaonentochter" (1920) • "Die Brüder Karamasoff" (1920) • "Algol - Tragödie der Macht" (1920) • "Das große Licht" (1920) • "Kohlhiesels Töchter" (1920) • "Keimendes Leben, Teil 2" (1919) • "Rose Bernd" (1919) • "Madame DuBarry" (1919) • "Vendetta" (1919) • "Die Tochter des Mehemed" (1919) • "Der Mann der Tat" (1919) • "Fuhrmann Henschel" (1918) • "Keimendes Leben, Teil 1" (1918) • "Die Augen der Mumie Ma" (1918) • "Das Geschäft" (1917) • "Die Seeschlacht" (1917) • "Lulu" (1917) • "Frau Eva" (1917) • "Das fidele Gefängnis" (1917) • "Der Ring der Giuditta Foscari" (1917) • "Gesühnte Schuld" (1917) • "Nächte des Grauens" (1917) • "Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach" (1917) • "Stein unter Steinen" (1917) • "Unheilbar" (1917) • "Der zehnte Pavillon der Zitadelle" (1917) • "Das Leben ein Traum" (1916) • "Die Bettlerin von St. Marien" (1916) • "Im Angesicht des Toten" (1916) • "Passionels Tagebuch" (1916) • "Aus Mangel an Beweisen" (1916) • "Der Morphinist" (1916) • "Arme Eva" (1916) • "Im Schützengraben" (1914)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)
"Der zerbrochene Krug" (1937)
Top Questions
Where was Emil Jannings born?
Emil Jannings was born in Rorschach, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
When was Emil Jannings born?
Emil Jannings was born on July 23, 1884.
Is Emil Jannings married?
Lucie Höflich [dates unknown], Hanna Ralph (1919–1921), Gussy Holl (married 1923)
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