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Georg John

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Georg John

1879 – 1941·Schmiegel, Province of Posen, Imperial Germany [now Śmigiel, Poland]

Georg John (born Georg Jacobsohn; 23 July 1879 – 18 November 1941) was a German stage and film actor.

Filmography

Destiny

Destiny

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

Waxworks

Waxworks

1924Owner of the Panoptikums

The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

1924Night Watchman

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924Mime the Blacksmith / Alberich the Nibelung

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924Blaodel - Etzel's Brother

Variety

Variety

Metropolis

Metropolis

1927Working Man Who Causes Explosion of M-Machine (uncredited)

M

1931Blind Panhandler

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1933Baums Diener