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Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss-born German actor who was popular in Hollywood in the 1920s. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh .
Emil Jannings (1884-1950) Emil Jannings. His real name was Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, and in the early 1900s, he was already working in the theater under Max Reinhardt 's company. Important movies where he defined himself as a convincing actor were Passion (1919) and Quo Vadis? (1924), followed by The Last Laugh (1924) (aka The Last Laugh ...
- Actor, Producer, Art Department
- July 23, 1884
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- January 2, 1950
Mar 15, 2024 · Emil Jannings (born July 23, 1884, Rorschach, Switzerland—died January 2, 1950, Strobl, near Salzburg, Austria) was a German actor who was internationally known for his tragic roles in motion pictures. He was the recipient of the first Academy Award for best actor. Jannings was reared in Görlitz, Germany, where he began his stage career.
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Emil Jannings. Actor: The Last Command. His real name was Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, and in the early 1900s, he was already working in the theater under Max Reinhardt's company. Important movies where he defined himself as a convincing actor were Passion (1919) and Quo Vadis? (1924), followed by The Last Laugh (1924) (aka The Last Laugh) in 1924 and Variety (1925) (aka Variety) in 1925. In ...
- July 23, 1884
- January 2, 1950
Mar 7, 2024 · Emil Jannings was the inaugural Oscar winner for Best Actor. A Swiss-born, naturalized German actor, he won for his roles in films like T he Way of All Flesh (1927) and The Last Command (1928). Jennings didn’t receive the statuette at the ceremony held in the Blossom Room of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood; he had to travel to Germany.
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May 2, 2023 · Jannings would pass away in 1950. Emil Jannings as Grand Duke Sergius Alexander in The Last Command – the first winner of the Best Actor Oscar. directors worked with: F.W. Murnau (2), Josef von Sternberg (2) – two titans of early cinema. Jannings as Mephisto in F.W. Murnau’s Faust – made just one year before Murnau’s Sunrise.
Jun 20, 2010 · Died Jan. 2, 1950 of liver cancer in Zinkenbach, Austria. E mil Jannings was the first actor to win an Academy Award, taking the best actor Oscar in 1928 for his performance in "The Lost Command" and "The Way of All Flesh." Christened Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz in Roschach, Switzerland, he was born to an American father and a German mother.
