Otto Wernicke

Actor, Film actor

1893 – 1965

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Who was Otto Wernicke?

Otto Karl Robert Wernicke 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 and substantial donation to the Nazi Party was he allowed to continue his work in Nazi Germany. He appeared in the 1944-45 propaganda epic Kolberg.

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Born
Sep 30, 1893
Osterode am Harz
Also known as
  • Wernicke
  • Otto Karl Robert Wernicke
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Died
Nov 7, 1965
Munich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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