Werner Krauss
Werner Krauss is credited on 15 movies, best known by TMDB votes for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Tartuffe and Waxworks.
Born June 23, 1884 in Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany; died October 20, 1959.
Filmography · 15 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · Movie
On fuboTV and Philo
Tartuffe
1926 · Movie
Free with ads on Kanopy
Waxworks
1924 · Movie
Free with ads on JustWatch TV
Joyless Street
1925 · Movie
On Fandor
Variety
1925 · Movie
Free with ads on Darkroom
Nana
1926 · Movie
Free with ads on Kanopy
Süss, the Jew
1940 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Secrets of a Soul
1926 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Student of Prague
1926 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Burning Soil
1922 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Universal Horror
1998 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Othello
1922 · Movie
Free with ads on Fawesome
The Treasure
1923 · Movie
The Ancient Law
1923 · Movie
Paracelsus
1943 · Movie
About Werner Krauss
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...
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.