Werner Krauss
German actor (1884–1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the professor of Romance studies, see Werner Krauss (academic).
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 antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
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Born | Werner Johannes Krauß (1884-06-23)23 June 1884 |
Died | 20 October 1959(1959-10-20) (aged 75) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1902–1959 |
Spouses | Paula Saenger
(m. 1908; div. 1930)Liselotte Graf
(m. 1940) |
Awards | Staatsschauspieler (1934) Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (1938) Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1954) Iffland-Ring (1954) Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1955) |
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