Werner Krauss
Krauss as Dr. Caligari in The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari (1920)
Date of birth	June 23, 1884
Place of birth	Gestungshausen, Germany
Date of death	October 20, 1959
Place of death	Vienna, Austria

Werner Krauss (June 23, 1884 – October 20, 1959) was a German film actor. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari in German) is a groundbreaking 1919 silent film directed by Robert Wiene. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 UN complex in Vienna, with the non-affiliated Austria Center Vienna in front - picture taken from Danube Tower in nearby Danube Park. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Krauss was born in Gestungshausen, Germany, the son of a clergyman. He ran away from home and joined a travelling theatre company and met the noted theatre director Max Reinhardt. Reinhardt took Krauss to Berlin where he became a film actor in 1916. see also Holy Orders The following terms have traditional meanings for the Anglican Church, and possibly beyond: A churchman is in principle a member of a church congregation, in practice someone in holy orders. ... Max Reinhardt Max Reinhardt (born September 9, 1873 in Baden bei Wien; died October 31, 1943 in New York City) was an influential Austrian director and actor. ... For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ...

Krauss became a worldwide sensation for his demonic portrayal of the titular medico in Robert Wiene's Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. He also played the title roll of William Shakespeare's Othello in a 1920 adaption. He was also prominently featured in Paul Leni's Waxworks (1924), Ewald Andre Dupont's Variété (1925), FW Murnau's Herr Tartüff, and Der Student von Prag (1927). Robert Wiene (born April 27, 1873 in Breslau; died 17 July 1938 in Paris) was a German film director. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Othello and Desdemona in Venice by Théodore Chassériau (1819–1856) Othello: The Moor of Venice is a tragedy by Shakespeare written around 1603. ... Waxworks (original title: Das Wachsfigurenkabinett) is an episodic 1924 fantasy/horror film directed by Paul Leni. ... Ewald André Dupont (1891-1956) was a German movie director. ... F W Murnau Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (December 28, 1888 - March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential directors of the silent film era. ...

When Adolf Hitler came to power, Krauss developed a Nazi ideology. He was made an Actor of the State by Joseph Goebbels, and took up anti-semitic roles such as the title role in the anti-Semitic epic Jud Süß (1940). After World War II, Krauss was "forgiven" to the extent of being invited to German film festivals. Hitler redirects here. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Joseph Goebbels (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was Adolf Hitlers Propaganda Minister (see Propagandaministerium) in Nazi Germany. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Cover of the program for the 1940 Nazi film Jud Süß. Jud Süß, (The Jew Süss), was the nickname of Joseph Süss Oppenheimer and is the title of an 1827 novella by Wilhelm Hauff, a 1925 historical novel by Lion Feuchtwanger, a 1934 British film and a Nazi... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead... A film festival is a mostly annual festival showcasing films, usually of a recent date, sometimes with a focus on a specific genre (e. ...

Kruass passed away in Vienna, Austria in 1959. Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 UN complex in Vienna, with the non-affiliated Austria Center Vienna in front - picture taken from Danube Tower in nearby Danube Park. ...

External links

• Werner Krauss at the All Movie Guide
• Werner Kruass at the IMDb