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Georg John

Actor

Georg John

Born July 23, 1879 in Schmiegel, Province of Posen, Imperial Germany [now Śmigiel, Poland]Died November 18, 194168 films

Georg John (born Georg Jacobsohn; 23 July 1879 – 18 November 1941) was a German stage and film actor.

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Metropolis posterFirst watchMetropolis19278.1as Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
M poster8.1M1931The Last Laugh poster7.8The Last Laugh1924The Testament of Dr. Mabuse poster7.6The Testament of Dr. Mabuse1933Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler poster7.7Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler1922Die Nibelungen: Siegfried poster7.7Die Nibelungen: Siegfried1924Destiny poster7.4Destiny1921Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge poster7.6Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge1924Spies poster7.3Spies1928

Filmography

68 films as actor
  1. 1934Volga in Flames
  2. 1933The Testament of Dr. MabuseBaums Diener
  3. 1932F.P.1 Doesn't AnswerMaschinist
  4. 1932Tod über ShanghaiLutsin
  5. 1931MBlind Panhandler
  6. 1931Stormy Night
  7. 1931DantonFouquier-Tinville, der öffentliche Ankläger
  8. 1930FundvogelPoacher
  9. 1930The Land of SmilesTschang
  10. 1929Andreas HoferFranz Raffl
  11. 1928Wolga Wolga
  12. 1928The Hangman
  13. 1928SpiesZugführer (uncredited)
  14. 1928A Daughter Of DestinyMörder
  15. 1928So küsst nur eine Wienerin
  16. 1928Anastasia, die falsche Zarentochter
  17. 1927At the Edge of the World
  18. 1927The Bordellos of AlgiersPortier
  19. 1927The WeaversAnsorge
  20. 1927Memoirs of a Nun
  21. 1927MetropolisWorking Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)
  22. 1926The Flight in the NightBediensteter
  23. 1926Hölle der Liebe
  24. 1926Eyes Open, Harry!Nathan Miller
  25. 1926Des Königs Befehl
  26. 1926Die Mühle von SanssouciGeneral Zieten
  27. 1925Abenteuer im NachtexpreßRaoul
  28. 1925The Hanseatics
  29. 1925Life's ShadowsUndercover Polizist (uncredited)
  30. 1925VarietySeemann
  31. 1925Der Herr ohne Wohnung
  32. 1925In the Slums of BerlinWaschfraus Mann
  33. 1924The Last LaughNight Watchman
  34. 1924WaxworksOwner of the Panoptikums
  35. 1924Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's RevengeBlaodel - Etzel's Brother
  36. 1924Die Nibelungen: SiegfriedMime the Blacksmith / Alberich the Nibelung
  37. 1924Decameron NightsAstologer
  38. 1923Ein Weib, ein Tier, ein DiamantZirkusdirektor
  39. 1923The Stone RiderPförtner
  40. 1923Glanz gegen Glück
  41. 1922Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer KöniginRobespierre
  42. 1922Dr. Mabuse, the GamblerPesch
  43. 1921Die Geschichte des grauen Hauses
  44. 1921The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of EschnapurPenitent
  45. 1921The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the YoghiPenitent
  46. 1921DestinyBeggar
  47. 1921The Riddle of the SphinxMummy
  48. 1921Die Geschichte von Barak Johnson
  49. 1921Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse
  50. 1921The Boy in BlueDr. Perennius Bell
  51. 1921Planetenschieber
  52. 1920Hearts Are TrumpsDunkler mann
  53. 1920Schatten einer Stunde
  54. 1920Humanity UnleashedFritz Breese
  55. 1920Der König von Paris, 1. Teil - Die Geschichte des André Lifou
  56. 1920Die Legende von der heiligen SimpliciaBlind begger
  57. 1920Johann Baptiste LinggGutsverwalter Wolleck
  58. 1920The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond ShipDr. Telphas
  59. 1919Eerie Tales
  60. 1919The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden SeaDr. Telphas
  61. 1919Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und TodProf. Dr. Begriffenfeldt
  62. 1919Peer Gynt - 1. Teil: Peer Gynts JugendMatz Moen
  63. 1919Veritas vincitBlind Senator
  64. 1919Phantome des Lebens
  65. 1918Mr. WuTschang-Ta
  66. 1918Verlorene TöchterManager Pichler
  67. 1917Hilde Warren and DeathDeath
  68. 1917Das Buch des LastersFranz Histrich