Acting
Georg John
Born 1879-07-23
Schmiegel, Province of Posen, Imperial Germany [now Śmigiel, Poland]
Department: Acting
Biography
Georg John (born Georg Jacobsohn; 23 July 1879 – 18 November 1941) was a German stage and film actor.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Georg John
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Metropolis
1927
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M
1931
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The Last Laugh
1924
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933
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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1922
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Destiny
1921
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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
1924
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Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
1924
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Spies
1928
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Waxworks
1924
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (68 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Making of 'The Last Laugh' | Nachtwächter (archive footage) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Volga in Flames | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Testament of Dr. Mabuse | Baums Diener | Movie | 1933 |
 | F.P.1 Doesn't Answer | Maschinist | Movie | 1932 |
| Tod über Shanghai | Lutsin | Movie | 1932 | |
 | M | Blind Panhandler | Movie | 1931 |
 | Stormy Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1931 |
 | Danton | Ankläger | Movie | 1931 |
 | Fundvogel | Poacher | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Land of Smiles | Tschang | Movie | 1930 |
 | Andreas Hofer | Franz Raffl | Movie | 1929 |
| Wolga Wolga | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 | |
| The Hangman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 | |
 | Spies | Zugführer (uncredited) | Movie | 1928 |
 | A Daughter Of Destiny | Mörder | Movie | 1928 |
 | So küsst nur eine Wienerin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 |
 | Anastasia, die falsche Zarentochter | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 |
 | At the Edge of the World | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Bordellos of Algiers | Portier | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Weavers | Ansorge | Movie | 1927 |
 | Memoirs of a Nun | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1927 |
 | Metropolis | Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited) | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Flight in the Night | Bediensteter | Movie | 1926 |
 | Hölle der Liebe | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1926 |
 | Eyes Open, Harry! | Nathan Miller | Movie | 1926 |
| Des Königs Befehl | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1926 | |
 | Die Mühle von Sanssouci | General Zieten | Movie | 1926 |
| Abenteuer im Nachtexpreß | Raoul | Movie | 1925 | |
| The Hanseatics | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1925 | |
 | Life's Shadows | Undercover Polizist (uncredited) | Movie | 1925 |
 | Variety | Seemann | Movie | 1925 |
 | Der Herr ohne Wohnung | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1925 |
 | In the Slums of Berlin | Waschfraus Mann | Movie | 1925 |
 | The Last Laugh | Night Watchman | Movie | 1924 |
 | Waxworks | Owner of the Panoptikums | Movie | 1924 |
 | Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge | Blaodel - Etzel's Brother | Movie | 1924 |
 | Die Nibelungen: Siegfried | Mime the Blacksmith / Alberich the Nibelung | Movie | 1924 |
 | Decameron Nights | Astologer | Movie | 1924 |
| Ein Weib, ein Tier, ein Diamant | Zirkusdirektor | Movie | 1923 | |
 | The Stone Rider | Pförtner | Movie | 1923 |
| Glanz gegen Glück | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1923 | |
 | Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin | Robespierre | Movie | 1922 |
 | Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler | Pesch | Movie | 1922 |
| Die Geschichte des grauen Hauses | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1921 | |
 | The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur | Penitent | Movie | 1921 |
 | The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi | Penitent | Movie | 1921 |
 | Destiny | Beggar | Movie | 1921 |
 | The Riddle of the Sphinx | Mummy | Movie | 1921 |
| Die Geschichte von Barak Johnson | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1921 | |
| Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1921 | |
 | The Boy in Blue | Dr. Perennius Bell | Movie | 1921 |
| Planetenschieber | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1921 | |
| Hearts Are Trumps | Dunkler mann | Movie | 1920 | |
 | Humanity Unleashed | Fritz Breese | Movie | 1920 |
| Der König von Paris, 1. Teil - Die Geschichte des André Lifou | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1920 | |
 | Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia | Blind begger | Movie | 1920 |
 | Johann Baptiste Lingg | Gutsverwalter Wolleck | Movie | 1920 |
 | The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship | Dr. Telphas | Movie | 1920 |
 | Eerie Tales | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea | Dr. Telphas | Movie | 1919 |
| Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod | Prof. Dr. Begriffenfeldt | Movie | 1919 | |
| Peer Gynt - 1. Teil: Peer Gynts Jugend | Matz Moen | Movie | 1919 | |
| Veritas vincit | Blind Senator | Movie | 1919 | |
 | Phantome des Lebens | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1919 |
 | Mr. Wu | Tschang-Ta | Movie | 1918 |
 | Verlorene Töchter | Manager Pichler | Movie | 1918 |
 | Hilde Warren and Death | Death | Movie | 1917 |
 | Das Buch des Lasters | Franz Histrich | Movie | 1917 |