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Paul Weigel

Actor

Paul Weigel

Born February 17, 1867 in Halle an der Saale, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]Died May 25, 195182 films

German born Paul Weigel was an actor in American movies. He is perhaps best remembered for his performances in For Heaven's Sake (1926), The Invisible Ray (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940).

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The Great Dictator posterFirst watchThe Great Dictator19408.3as Mr. AgarDictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Ninotchka poster7.5Ninotchka1939A Tree Grows in Brooklyn poster7.5A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1945Dracula's Daughter poster5.9Dracula's Daughter1936I Wake Up Screaming poster6.9I Wake Up Screaming1941The Miracle Woman poster6.7The Miracle Woman1931The Invisible Ray poster6.4The Invisible Ray1936

Filmography

82 films as actor
  1. TBAThey Shall PayHenry Seldon
  2. 1945BewitchedThe Governor's Butler (uncredited)
  3. 1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynCandy Store Proprietor (uncredited)
  4. 1943Happy LandPop Schmidt (uncredited)
  5. 1943Above SuspicionElderly Man (Uncredited)
  6. 1943The Moon Is DownElderly Man (uncredited)
  7. 1942Reunion in FranceOld Man (uncredited)
  8. 1942Miss V from MoscowHenri Devalier
  9. 1942Joan of ParisJanitor at Mlle Rosay's
  10. 1941I Wake Up ScreamingGus- Deleicatesson Proprietor (uncredited)
  11. 1940A Dispatch from ReutersProfessor Gauss (uncredited)
  12. 1940The Great DictatorMr. Agar
  13. 1939NinotchkaVladimir, with Letter from Leon (uncredited)
  14. 1939Never Say DieConcierge
  15. 1937The Gold RacketDaniel Forbes
  16. 1937EspionageFrench Telegrapher
  17. 1936Dracula's DaughterTransylvania Innkeeper (uncredited)
  18. 1936Sutter's GoldMan
  19. 1936The Invisible RayMonsieur Noyer
  20. 1935Just My LuckGraves
  21. 1935One More Spring
  22. 1934I'll Tell the WorldTelegraph Operator
  23. 1933Neighbors' WivesOtto
  24. 1932Back StreetAdolph Schmidt
  25. 1932Broken Lullaby
  26. 1931Soul of the SlumsBrother Jacob
  27. 1931The Miracle WomanFlorence's Father (uncredited)
  28. 1931The Vanishing LegionOil Co. Director Larribee
  29. 1931The Boudoir DiplomatDr. Munaterra
  30. 1931The Costume Falls
  31. 1931The Trial of Mary DuganPräsident Nash
  32. 1929Joy Tonic
  33. 1929The LeatherneckPetrovitch
  34. 1928The Tiger's ShadowMartin Meeker
  35. 1928Isle of Lost MenPreacher Jason
  36. 1928Code of the AirDoc Carson
  37. 1928SkyscraperRedhead's father
  38. 1928Marry the GirlThe Butler
  39. 1927Broadway After Midnight
  40. 1927Hidden AcesSerge Demidoff
  41. 1927Sinews of SteelJan Van Der Vetter
  42. 1927Blonde or BrunetteButler
  43. 1926For Heaven's SakeBrother Paul, the Optimist
  44. 1925A Lover's OathSheik Rustum
  45. 1925The VerdictButler
  46. 1925DéclasséHenri
  47. 1925Excuse MeRev. Job Wales
  48. 1925Soft ShoesDummy O'Day
  49. 1924Folly of VanityOld Roué (fantasy sequence)
  50. 1924The Silent AccuserThe Stepfather
  51. 1924Honor Among MenBaron Barrat
  52. 1924The Fatal Mistake
  53. 1924Which Shall It Be?Musicmaster
  54. 1924Mademoiselle MidnightNapoleon III (Prologue)
  55. 1923Bag and BaggagePhilip Anthony
  56. 1923Bluebeard's 8th WifeMarquis DeBriac
  57. 1922Up and GoingFather Le Claire
  58. 1921Bring Him InBraganza
  59. 1920KismetAfife
  60. 1920Merely Mary AnnVicar
  61. 1920The Breath of the GodsCount Ronsard
  62. 1920The Red LaneFather Leclair
  63. 1920Under Crimson SkiesPlum Duff Hargis
  64. 1920A Master StrokeHodge
  65. 1919Luck in PawnWilliam Rainier
  66. 1919EvangelineFather Felician
  67. 1919Happiness À La ModeAttorn Logan
  68. 1919The Parisian TigressCount de Suchet (the elder)
  69. 1918Her Body in BondEmmett Gibson
  70. 1918The Only RoadManuel Lopez
  71. 1917Pride and the ManGeorge Everett
  72. 1917Forbidden PathsLuis Valdez
  73. 1917The Inner ShrineUndetermined Role
  74. 1917The Bond BetweenCarl Riminoss
  75. 1917The Winning of Sally TempleTalbot
  76. 1917The Black WolfOld Luis
  77. 1917Each to His KindAsa Judd
  78. 1916WitchcraftMakepeace Struble
  79. 1916The IntrigueAttaché to the Baron
  80. 1916Each Pearl a TearRoger Winston
  81. 1916Naked HeartsCecil's Father
  82. 1916The She-DevilMina's father