ACTOR

Werner Krauss

1884 - 1959

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Werner Krauss has received more than 241,342 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Werner Krauss is the 1,559th most popular actor (up from 1,777th in 2019), the 2,203rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,404th in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Werner Krausses by language

Over the past year Werner Krauss has had the most page views in the with 41,107 views, followed by English (31,574), and Italian (4,415). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Volapük (98.63%), Afrikaans (89.62%), and Esperanto (81.02%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Werner Krauss ranks 1,559 out of 13,578. Before her are Andrew Lincoln, Van Heflin, Maria Cebotari, Melvyn Douglas, Mercedes McCambridge, and Hugh Fraser. After her are Barry Nelson, Maïwenn, Tod Browning, Paul Lukas, Jim Carter, and Stephen Rea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Werner Krauss ranks 74. Before her are Georg Lindemann, Antoine Pevsner, Mikhail Borodin, Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter, Jean Paulhan, and Johannes Heinrich Schultz. After her are Claude Dornier, Anna Vyrubova, Helene Deutsch, Ferdinand von Bredow, Corrado Gini, and Rómulo Gallegos. Among people deceased in 1959, Werner Krauss ranks 60. Before her are Jose P. Laurel, George Antheil, Imre Schlosser, Jean Behra, Enrique Guaita, and Hitoshi Ashida. After her are Dmitry Manuilsky, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Karl Mauss, George Reeves, Albert Ketèlbey, and Irakli Tsereteli.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner Krauss ranks 2,203 out of 7,253. Before her are Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1337), Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1284), Wilhelm Peters (1815), Berthold, Margrave of Baden (1906), Albert Forster (1902), and Heinrich Aldegrever (1502). After her are Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony (1796), Joachim Streich (1951), Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel (1744), Horst Seehofer (1949), Fredrik Barth (1928), and Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1762).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Werner Krauss ranks 46. Before her are Marianne Koch (1931), Ulrich Mühe (1953), Loriot (1923), Maria Riva (1924), Rachel Félix (1821), and William Dieterle (1893). After her are Marianne Sägebrecht (1945), Sebastian Koch (1962), Martin Lawrence (1965), Rudolf Klein-Rogge (1885), Hans Albers (1891), and Heinz Rühmann (1902).

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Television and Movie Roles

Joyless Street
Josef Geiringer
In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.
Mar 1o 19257 / 10
Tartuffe
Herr Orgon
A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's play "Tartuffe" in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets the young man's inheritance.
Jan 25o 19267.2 / 10
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Dr. Caligari
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
Feb 27o 19207.956 / 10