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Paul Weigel

American actor (1867-1951)

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Paul Weigel (18 February 1867 , 25 May 1951) was a German-American actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1916 and 1945.

Weigel debuted with a stock theater company in Germany, and he went on to act in New York. He began acting in films in 1915.

01Selected filmography

Naked Hearts (1916) - Cecil's Father
Each Pearl a Tear (1916) - Roger Winston
The Intrigue (1916) - Attaché to the Baron
Witchcraft (1916) - Makepeace Struble
Each to His Kind (1917) - Asa Judd
The Black Wolf (1917) - Old Luis
The Winning of Sally Temple (1917) - Talbot
The Bond Between (1917) - Carl Riminoss
The Inner Shrine (1917) - Minor Role
Forbidden Paths (1917) - Luis Valdez
Pride and the Man (1917) - George Everett
The Claim (1918) - Mike Bryan
The Only Road (1918) - Manuel Lopez
Her Body in Bond (1918) - Emmett Gibson
Me und Gott (1918) - The Kaiser
The Parisian Tigress (1919) - Count de Suchet (the elder)
The Siren's Song (1919) - Hector Remey
Happiness a la Mode (1919) - Attorney Logan
Evangeline (1919) - Father Felician
Luck in Pawn (1919) - William Rainier
A Master Stroke (1920) - Hodge
Under Crimson Skies (1920) - Plum Duff Hargis
The Red Lane (1920) - Father Leclair
The Breath of the Gods (1920) - Count Ronsard
Merely Mary Ann (1920) - Vicar
Kismet (1920) - Afife
They Shall Pay (1921) - Henry Seldon
Bring Him In (1921) - Braganza
Up and Going (1922) - Father Le Claire (in play)
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923) - Marquis DeBriac
Bag and Baggage (1923) - Philip Anthony
Fighting for Justice (1924) - Sam Culvert
Which Shall It Be? (1924) - Musicmaster
Mademoiselle Midnight (1924) - Napoleon III (Prologue)
The Fatal Mistake (1924)
Honor Among Men (1924) - Baron Barrat
Tainted Money (1924)
The Silent Accuser (1924) - Stepfather
The Folly of Vanity (1924) - Old Roué (fantasy sequence)
Soft Shoes (1925) - Dummy O'Day
Excuse Me (1925) - Rev. Job Wales
Déclassée (1925) - Henri
The Verdict (1925) - Butler
Boys Will Be Joys (1925) - Sheik Rustum
A Lover's Oath (1925) Sheik Rustum
The Speed Limit (1926) - Mr. Charles Benson
For Heaven's Sake (1926) - Brother Paul, The Optimist
Blonde or Brunette (1927) - Butler
Sinews of Steel (1927) - Jan Van Der Vetter
The King of Kings (1927) - (uncredited)
Hidden Aces (1927) - Serge Demidoff
Broadway After Midnight (1927)
The Wagon Show (1928) - Joey
Marry the Girl (1928) - The Butler
Skyscraper (1928) - Redhead's father
Isle of Lost Men (1928) - Preacher Jason
Code of the Air (1928) - Doc Carson
The Tiger's Shadow (1928) - Martin Meeker
Lady of the Pavements (1929) - Prussian Diplomat (uncredited)
The Leatherneck (1929) - Petrovitch
Viennese Nights (1930) - Man in Vienna Opera Box (uncredited)
The Murder Trial of Mary Dugan (1931) - Präsident Nash
The Mask Falls (1931)
Liebe auf Befehl (1931) - Dr. Munaterra
The Vanishing Legion (1931) - Oil Co. Director Larribee
The Miracle Woman (1931) - Florence's Father (uncredited)
Bad Company (1931) - Meyer - the Tailor (uncredited)
Soul of the Slums (1931) - Brother Jacob
Broken Lullaby (1932) - Townsman (uncredited)
Back Street (1932) - Adolph Schmidt - Ray's Father
The Vampire Bat (1933) - Dr. Holdstadt (uncredited)
Luxury Liner (1933) - Father with 20 Marks (uncredited)
Topaze (1933) - Chestnut Vendor (uncredited)
Neighbors' Wives (1933) - Otto
After Tonight (1933) - Concessionaire (uncredited)
The House of Rothschild (1934) - Man in 1780 Sequence (uncredited)
Guilty Parents (1934) - Juror (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World (1934) - Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
All Men Are Enemies (1934) - Landlord (uncredited)
The Black Cat (1934) - Stationmaster (uncredited)
Lottery Lover (1935) - Eiffel Tower Attendant (uncredited)
One More Spring (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited)
The Black Room (1935) - A Peasant (uncredited)
Condemned to Live (1935) - Old Village Doctor (uncredited)
Just My Luck (1935) - Graves
The Invisible Ray (1936) - Monsieur Noyer
Lady of Secrets (1936) - Dr. Claudel (uncredited)
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold (1936) - Townsman (uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter (1936) - Transylvania Innkeeper (uncredited)
Anthony Adverse (1936) - Butler (uncredited)
Ladies in Love (1936) - Waiter (uncredited)
Come Closer, Folks (1936) - Schlemmer (uncredited)
Espionage (1937) - French Telegrapher (uncredited)
Maytime (1937) - Prompter (uncredited)
Thin Ice (1937) - (uncredited)
The Gold Racket (1937) - Daniel Forbes, Assayer (uncredited)
The Road Back (1937) - Member of Dinner Party (uncredited)
Confession (1937) - Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Lancer Spy (1937) - Schreiber, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Prescription for Romance (1937) - Peasant (uncredited)
Little Tough Guy (1938) - Proprietor (uncredited)
The Great Waltz (1938) - Organ Grinder (uncredited)
Disbarred (1939) - Warehouse Watchman (uncredited)
Never Say Die (1939) - Concierge (uncredited)
Ninotchka (1939) - Vladimir - With Letter from Leon (uncredited)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940) - Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Four Sons (1940) - Peasant (uncredited)
The Great Dictator (1940) - Mr. Agar
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) - Professor Gauss (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming (1941) - Gus-Delicatessen Proprietor (uncredited)
Joan of Paris (1942) - Janitor
Crossroads (1942) - Old Man (uncredited)
Berlin Correspondent (1942) - Patron (uncredited)
Miss V from Moscow (1942) - Henri Devallier
Reunion in France (1942) - Old Man (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down (1943) - Elderly Man (uncredited)
Above Suspicion (1943) - Elderly Man (uncredited)
Paris After Dark (1943) - News Dealer (uncredited)
Happy Land (1943) - Pop Schmidt (uncredited)
Passport to Destiny (1944) - Berlin Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)
The Hitler Gang (1944) - Manservant (uncredited)
The Hairy Ape (1944) - Doctor (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) - Candy Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) - Dutch Councilman (uncredited)
Bewitched (1945) - The Governor's Butler (uncredited)

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