Paul Weigel

Acting·February 17, 1867·† May 25, 1951 — 84 years old·Halle an der Saale, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]

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).

Known For

The Great Dictator

1940·8.3

Ninotchka

1939·7.5

Dracula's Daughter

1936·6.0

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I Wake Up Screaming

The Invisible Ray

The Miracle Woman

Broken Lullaby

For Heaven's Sake

Above Suspicion

Bewitched

Reunion in France

Filmography · 82

—They Shall PayHenry Seldon 1945BewitchedThe Governor's Butler (uncredited)1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynCandy Store Proprietor (uncredited)1943Happy LandPop Schmidt (uncredited)1943Above SuspicionElderly Man (Uncredited)1943The Moon Is DownElderly Man (uncredited)1942Reunion in FranceOld Man (uncredited)1942Miss V from MoscowHenri Devalier 1942Joan of ParisJanitor at Mlle Rosay's 1941I Wake Up ScreamingGus- Deleicatesson Proprietor (uncredited)1940A Dispatch from ReutersProfessor Gauss (uncredited)1940The Great DictatorMr. Agar 1939NinotchkaVladimir, with Letter from Leon (uncredited)1939Never Say DieConcierge 1937The Gold RacketDaniel Forbes 1937EspionageFrench Telegrapher 1936Dracula's DaughterTransylvania Innkeeper (uncredited)1936Sutter's GoldMan 1936The Invisible RayMonsieur Noyer 1935Just My LuckGraves 1935One More Spring 1934I'll Tell the WorldTelegraph Operator 1933Neighbors' WivesOtto 1932Back StreetAdolph Schmidt 1932Broken Lullaby 1931Soul of the SlumsBrother Jacob 1931The Miracle WomanFlorence's Father (uncredited)1931The Vanishing LegionOil Co. Director Larribee 1931The Boudoir DiplomatDr. Munaterra 1931The Costume Falls 1931The Trial of Mary DuganPräsident Nash 1929Joy Tonic 1929The LeatherneckPetrovitch 1928The Tiger's ShadowMartin Meeker 1928Isle of Lost MenPreacher Jason 1928Code of the AirDoc Carson 1928SkyscraperRedhead's father 1928Marry the GirlThe Butler 1927Broadway After Midnight 1927Hidden AcesSerge Demidoff 1927Sinews of SteelJan Van Der Vetter 1927Blonde or BrunetteButler 1926For Heaven's SakeBrother Paul, the Optimist 1925A Lover's OathSheik Rustum 1925The VerdictButler 1925DéclasséHenri 1925Excuse MeRev. Job Wales 1925Soft ShoesDummy O'Day 1924Folly of VanityOld Roué (fantasy sequence)1924The Silent AccuserThe Stepfather 1924Honor Among MenBaron Barrat 1924The Fatal Mistake 1924Which Shall It Be?Musicmaster 1924Mademoiselle MidnightNapoleon III (Prologue)1923Bag and BaggagePhilip Anthony 1923Bluebeard's 8th WifeMarquis DeBriac 1922Up and GoingFather Le Claire 1921Bring Him InBraganza 1920KismetAfife 1920Merely Mary AnnVicar 1920The Breath of the GodsCount Ronsard 1920The Red LaneFather Leclair 1920Under Crimson SkiesPlum Duff Hargis 1920A Master StrokeHodge 1919Luck in PawnWilliam Rainier 1919EvangelineFather Felician 1919Happiness À La ModeAttorn Logan 1919The Parisian TigressCount de Suchet (the elder)1918Her Body in BondEmmett Gibson 1918The Only RoadManuel Lopez 1917Pride and the ManGeorge Everett 1917Forbidden PathsLuis Valdez 1917The Inner ShrineUndetermined Role 1917The Bond BetweenCarl Riminoss 1917The Winning of Sally TempleTalbot 1917The Black WolfOld Luis 1917Each to His KindAsa Judd 1916WitchcraftMakepeace Struble 1916The IntrigueAttaché to the Baron 1916Each Pearl a TearRoger Winston 1916Naked HeartsCecil's Father 1916The She-DevilMina's father