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Emil Jannings
Receiving the first Academy Award for Best Actor.
The Last Laugh · The Last Command
- Born
- 23 July 1884
- Birthplace
- Rorschach
- Died
- 2 January 1950
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Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings was a Swiss-born German actor prominent in silent cinema who later starred in Nazi propaganda films.
Early life
Beginnings
Grew up in Germany and entered provincial theatre after a brief period at sea.
Career
- 1915
Deutsches Theater
Joined Max Reinhardt’s Berlin company.
- 1929
First Best Actor Oscar
Won for two silent-film performances.
- 1930
Sound cinema
Starred in The Blue Angel.
- 1930s–1940s
Nazi cinema
Appeared in state-sponsored propaganda productions.
Selected work
The Last Laugh
Played a hotel doorman in F. W. Murnau’s film.
The Last Command
One of the performances recognised by his Oscar.
The Blue Angel
Starred opposite Marlene Dietrich.
Beyond work
Later life
Settled in Austria after the war and did not resume acting.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.