Emil Jannings

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.

Known For

Faust

as Mephisto

The Blue Angel

as Immanuel Rath

The Last Laugh

as Hotelportier [Hotel Doorman]

The Last Command

as Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander

The Oscars

Tartuffe

as Tartüff

Waxworks

as Harun al Raschid

Variety

as Boss Huller

Hitler's Hollywood

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Madame DuBarry

as Ludwig XV.