Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
23/06/1884
Place of Birth
Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany
Also Known As
Вернер Краусс
Werner Krauss
Werner Johannes Krauss
Werner Krauß
Werner Krauss
Biography
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 1940 antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß (Süss, the Jew) and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
Known for
Werner Krauss
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
23/06/1884
Place of Birth
Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany
Also Known As
Вернер Краусс
Werner Krauss
Werner Johannes Krauss
Werner Krauß
Biography
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 1940 antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß (Süss, the Jew) and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.