Otto Wernicke

Born: 1893-09-30

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Otto Karl Robert Wernicke (30 September 1893, Osterode am Harz – 7 November 1965) was a German actor. He was best known for his role as police inspector Karl Lohmann in the two Fritz Lang films M and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse. He was the first one to portray Captain Smith in the first "official" Titanic film. Wernicke was married to a Jewish woman. Only due to a special permit was he allowed to continue his work in Nazi Germany. Description above from the Wikipedia article Otto Wernicke  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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M

as Inspector Karl Lohmann
Released: 1931-05-11

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes...

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Titanic

as Kapitän Edward J. Smith
Released: 1943-11-10

This little-known German film retells the true story of the British ocean liner that met a...

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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

as Kommissar Lohmann
Released: 1933-04-21

After a detective is assaulted by thugs and placed in an asylum run by Professor Baum, he...

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Kolberg

as Bauer Werner
Released: 1945-01-30

During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the...

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Sein Sohn

as Vater Brugg, Geschäftsführer bei Hellmers
Released: 1942-12-13

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Sky Without Stars

as uncredited
Released: 1955-10-14

Anna is a factory worker in East Germany. Her five-year-old son Jochen lives with his...

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Maria Ilona

as Fürst Windischgrätz
Released: 1939-12-14

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Dreizehn Mann und eine Kanone

as uncredited
Released: 1938-12-22

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Silvesternacht am Alexanderplatz

as Gast im 'Elite'
Released: 1939-03-03

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The Bartered Bride

as Heiratsvermittler Kezal
Released: 1932-08-18

Bohemia in the 19th century, stage-coach driver Hans, loves the mayor's daughter Marie, but she...

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Der große Preis

as Obermeister Kramp
Released: 1944-05-19

The moral is simple: keep your mouth shut, especially when you're working during the wartime in...

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Der Tunnel

as Bärmann
Released: 1933-10-26

The engineer MacAllan designs a tunnel, which will join America and Europe together on the...

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Liebe dumme Mama

as Inspektor Beneke
Released: 1934-09-03

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Autobus S

as 'Kapitän' Kröker
Released: 1937-10-11

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D III 88

as Oberwerkmeister Bonicke
Released: 1939-10-25

Across German screens at the outbreak of WWII streaks "DIII88: The New German Air Force...

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Shadows Over Naples

as Pietro
Released: 1951-05-10

An Italian-German crime film. One of Maria Montez's last films.

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The Great King

as Oberst Rochow
Released: 1942-03-02

King Frederick II (aka "Frederick the Great") of Prussia is engaged in a major battle against...

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Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

as uncredited
Released: 1947-12-11

A group of people gathers back in the post-war ruins of a luxurious Munich hotel they inhabited...

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Wie der Hase läuft

as Warnecke, Ortsvorsteher in Pümpelhausen
Released: 1937-05-24

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Du bist nicht allein

as Martin Jürgens
Released: 1949-04-15

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Ein ganzer Kerl

as Eckhardt
Released: 1935-08-01

Film by Boese.

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Liebesbriefe aus dem Engadin

as Thomas Viertinger, Hotelier
Released: 1938-12-05

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Das Sonntagskind

as Willowitz
Released: 1956-09-11

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City of Violence

as uncredited
Released: 1951-04-05

Amore e sangue (released in the U.S. as "City of Violence"), the 1951 Marino Girolami (billed as...

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The naked truth

as uncredited
Released: 1932-01-31

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Gleisdreieck

as Scheffler - Aufsichtsbeamter
Released: 1937-01-27

Dark love story.

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Rätsel um Beate

as Vater Hübner - Schmied
Released: 1938-02-04

After her husband suddenly dies, a small town woman becomes the target of gossip, as to whether...

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Der Stammbaum des Dr. Pistorius

as Franz Tettenborn, Schuhmachermeister
Released: 1939-12-05

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Drei wunderschöne Tage

as uncredited
Released: 1939-01-27

This is essentially a "Kraft durch Freude" propaganda film though the organization is never...

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Chased by the Devil

as Herr Dakar
Released: 1950-10-23

A doctor discovers a new medical cure with dangerous side effects, and takes the drug himself to...

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Was wird hier gespielt?

as uncredited
Released: 1940-07-19

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The Tempest

as uncredited
Released: 1932-01-22

Two inspiration sources appear clearly: contemporary American gangster movies and Alfred...

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Nordlicht

as Kaufmann Hansen
Released: 1938-09-19

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Die fidele Tankstelle

as Gustav Krause
Released: 1950-12-04

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Das Schloß in Flandern

as Bonnet - Agent
Released: 1936-08-13

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Achtung! Wer kennt diese Frau?

as Thomas Burger
Released: 1934-04-10

Film by Seitz.

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Die blonde Christl

as Franz Lechner
Released: 1933-02-10

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Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann

as Boxmanager Schmidtchen
Released: 1935-03-01

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Immer die Mädchen

as Diener Adam Fröschl
Released: 1959-08-14

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Das große Abenteuer

as Kriminalrat
Released: 1938-01-07

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Die vertauschte Braut

as Der Gefängnisdirektor
Released: 1934-04-16

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The Night of Temptation

as Gesandter
Released: 1932-08-08

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Studentin Helene Willfüer

as Dr. Rainer sr.
Released: 1956-01-12

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Peter Voss, Thief of Millions

as Pitt
Released: 1932-03-21

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions is a 1932 German comedy crime film directed by Ewald André Dupont...

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The Waitress Anna

as Ludwig Burgstaller
Released: 1941-10-22

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Long Is the Road

as doctor
Released: 1948-11-11

"Long is the Road" - The first feature film to represent the Holocaust from a Jewish...

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Wer fuhr den grauen Ford?

as Kriminalkommissar Thieme
Released: 1950-10-11

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Master of the World

as Wolter
Released: 1934-08-11

A German scientist designs and builds a machine that will do dangerous work instead of placing...

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