1940Winner
Best Performance
The Great Dictator
Paul Weigel
Actor
Halle an der Saale, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]
February 17, 1867
Biography
German born Paul Weigel was an actor in American movies. He is perhaps best remembered for his performances in For Heaven's Sake (1926), The Invisible Ray (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1939Winner
Best Performance
Ninotchka
1943Nominee
Best Performance
Above Suspicion
Career Highlights
1936Highlight
Best Performance
Dracula's Daughter
1925Highlight
Best Performance
The Verdict
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The Great Dictator
Ninotchka
Dracula's Daughter