Werner Krauss

Biography

Werner Johannes Krauss (Krauß in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the 1940 antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß (Süss, the Jew) and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.

Known For

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

as Dr. Caligari

Tartuffe

as Herr Orgon

Waxworks

as Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack

Süss, the Jew

as Rabbi Loew

The Joyless Street

as Josef Geiringer

Variety

Nana

as Count Muffat

Secrets of a Soul

as Martin Fellman

The Student of Prague

as Scapinelli, Wucherer

The Burning Soil

as Der alte Rog / Old Rog