Werner Krauss

1884-06-23 – 1959-10-20 · Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany

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.

Werner Krauss

Biography

Known for

Yorck

Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

Das ewige Rätsel

Johannes Goth

Make Up

The Fallen Star

Hundert Tage

Der Trödler von Amsterdam

One Does Not Play with Love

Die Frau ohne Seele

Decameron Nights

Looping the Loop

The Merry Farmer

Prämien auf den Tod

Prostitution