Portrait of Emil Jannings

Acting

Emil Jannings

Career

Active from 1916 to 2003, with a break from 1946 to 2002, busiest in 1920 and 1923 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
55
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh
GoodWatch score90/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1929 · Won · 1st Academy Awards

    The Way of All Flesh

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1929 · Won · 1st Academy Awards

    The Last Command, The Way of All Flesh

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1929 · Won · 1st Academy Awards

    The Last Command

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

1

The characters Emil Jannings played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Emil Jannings Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • German Expressionism 5
  • Silent Film 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Theatrical Adaptation 2
  • Silent Film Masterpiece 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Biopic 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Tragedy 2
  • Emotional Intensity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Making of 'The Last Laugh'
The Making of 'The Last Laugh' (2003)

as Hotelportier (archive footage)

1940s

4 titles · average score 69
Where Is Mr. Belling?
Where Is Mr. Belling? (1945)

as Eberhard Belling

An Old Heart Becomes Young Again
An Old Heart Becomes Young Again (1943)

as Friedrich Hoffmann, Seniorchef

The Dismissal
The Dismissal (1942)

as Fürst Otto von Bismarck

Uncle Krüger
Uncle Krüger (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ohm (Paul)Krüger

1930s

10 titles · average score 78
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes (1939)

as Dr. Robert Koch

The Broken Jug
The Broken Jug (1937)
GoodWatch score 71

as Adam

The Sovereign
The Sovereign (1937)

as Matthias Clausen

Traumulus
Traumulus (1936)

as Prof. Niemeyer, gen. Traumulus

The Old and The Young King
The Old and The Young King (1935)

as König Friedrich Wilhelm I.

The Black Whale
The Black Whale (1934)

as Peter Petersen

The Adventures of King Pausole
The Adventures of King Pausole (1933)

as König Pausole

The Tempest
The Tempest (1932)

as Gustav Bumke

The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel (1930)
GoodWatch score 85

as Immanuel Rath

Darling of the Gods
Darling of the Gods (1930)

as Albert Winkelmann

1920s

28 titles · average score 73
Betrayal
Betrayal (1929)

as Poldi Moser

The Last Command
The Last Command (1928)
GoodWatch score 76

as Gen. Dolgorucki / Grand Duke Sergius Alexander

The Patriot
The Patriot (1928)

as Czar Paul I

Faust
Faust (1926)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mephisto

Tartuffe
Tartuffe (1926)
GoodWatch score 80

as Tartüff

Variety
Variety (1925)
GoodWatch score 86

as Boss Huller

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh (1924)
GoodWatch score 90

as Hotel Doorman

Quo Vadis?
Quo Vadis? (1924)

as Nerone

Waxworks
Waxworks (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

as Harun al Raschid

Othello
Othello (1922)
GoodWatch score 65

as Othello

Danton
Danton (1921)

as Danton

Algol: Tragedy of Power
Algol: Tragedy of Power (1920)
GoodWatch score 65

as Robert Herne

1910s

15 titles · average score 57
Madame DuBarry
Madame DuBarry (1919)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ludwig XV.

Rose Bernd
Rose Bernd (1919)

as Arthur Streckmann

Vendetta
Vendetta (1919)

as Tomasso

The Daughter of Mehemed
The Daughter of Mehemed (1919)

as Vaco Juan Riberda

The Eyes of the Mummy
The Eyes of the Mummy (1918)
GoodWatch score 45

as Radu

Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil
Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil (1918)

as James Fraenkel/John Smith

The Merry Jail
The Merry Jail (1917)
GoodWatch score 62

as Quabbe - der Gaoler

Lulu
Lulu (1917)

as Alfredo, a clown

When Four Do the Same
When Four Do the Same (1917)

as Segetoff

Stein unter Steinen
Stein unter Steinen (1917)

as Göttlingk

Life is a Dream
Life is a Dream (1916)

as Verführer

Passionels Tagebuch
Passionels Tagebuch (1916)

as Karl Borke