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Werner Krauss

1884 - 1959

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Werner Krauss is the 1,918th most popular actor (down from 1,557th in 2019), the 2,576th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,203rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular German Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Werner Krauss ranks 1,918 out of 13,578. Before her are Frank Vincent, Ben McKenzie, Sam Heughan, Dana Delany, Robert Blake, and Folco Lulli. After her are Tim Allen, Norma Aleandro, Jared Harris, Perry King, Crispin Glover, and Alicia Rhett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Werner Krauss ranks 81. Before her are Tanzan Ishibashi, Halide Edib Adıvar, Ferdinand von Bredow, Anna Vyrubova, Gustave Garrigou, and Josias Braun-Blanquet. After her are Billie Burke, Jules Supervielle, Jaan Anvelt, Claude Dornier, Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter, and James Alberione. Among people deceased in 1959, Werner Krauss ranks 71. Before her are Karl Mauss, Mutara III Rudahigwa, Dmitry Manuilsky, Victor McLaglen, Benjamin Péret, and Kathryn Adams. After her are Adolf Ziegler, Maxie Long, Curt Sachs, Carl Switzer, Ernst Fast, and Phetsarath Ratanavongsa.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner Krauss ranks 2,577 out of 7,253. Before her are Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900), Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1652), Hermann Tilke (1954), John III, Duke of Cleves (1490), Theodor Boveri (1862), and Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg (1677). After her are Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1284), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1846), John II, Count Palatine of Simmern (1492), Karl Ernst (1904), and Bernhard Förster (1843).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Werner Krauss ranks 48. Before her are Marianne Koch (1931), Fritz Wepper (1941), Martin Lawrence (1965), George Dzundza (1945), Heinz Rühmann (1902), and Marianne Sägebrecht (1945). After her are Götz George (1938), Walter Gotell (1924), Henny Porten (1890), Andrzej Seweryn (1946), Hans Albers (1891), and Marcel Ophüls (1927).

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