Otto Wernicke
Actor
Biography
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Otto Karl Robert Wernicke (30 September 1893, Osterode am Harz – 7 November 1965) 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 was he allowed to continue his work in Nazi Germany.
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As Director
Filmography
M
as Inspector Karl Lohmann 1931
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
as Kommissar Lohmann 1933
Titanic
as Kapitän Edward J. Smith 1943
Sky Without Stars
as Inspektor Hoffmann 1955
Kolberg
as Bauer Werner 1945
The Great King
as Oberst Rochow 1942
Der Tunnel
as Bärmann 1933
The Bartered Bride
as Heiratsvermittler Kezal 1932
Homecoming
as Old Manz 1941
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
1947
Das Leben ruft
as Der Vater 1944
Die vertauschte Braut
as Der Gefängnisdirektor 1934
Dreizehn Mann und eine Kanone
1938
S.A. Mann Brand
as Herr Brand 1933
Das Sonntagskind
as Willowitz 1956
Gleisdreieck
as Scheffler - Aufsichtsbeamter 1937
Drei wunderschöne Tage
1939