Portrait of Otto Wernicke

Otto Wernicke

Acting

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Otto Wernicke  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: September 30, 1893

Place of Birth: Osterode am Harz, Germany

Filmography

1959
Immer die Mädchen

as Diener Adam Fröschl

1956
Das Sonntagskind

as Willowitz

1956
1951
1950
Die fidele Tankstelle

as Gustav Krause

1950
Chased by the Devil

as Herr Dakar

1950
Wer fuhr den grauen Ford?

as Kriminalkommissar Thieme

1949
Du bist nicht allein

as Martin Jürgens

1948
1945
Kolberg

as Bauer Werner

1944
Der große Preis

as Obermeister Kramp

1943
Titanic

as Kapitän Edward J. Smith

1942
Sein Sohn

as Vater Brugg, Geschäftsführer bei Hellmers

1942
The Great King

as Oberst Rochow

1941
The Waitress Anna

as Ludwig Burgstaller

1939
Maria Ilona

as Fürst Windischgrätz

1939
Der Stammbaum des Dr. Pistorius

as Franz Tettenborn, Schuhmachermeister

1939
D III 88

as Oberwerkmeister Bonicke

1939
1938
Liebesbriefe aus dem Engadin

as Thomas Viertinger, Hotelier

1938
Nordlicht

as Kaufmann Hansen

1938
Rätsel um Beate

as Vater Hübner - Schmied

1938
Das große Abenteuer

as Kriminalrat

1937
Autobus S

as 'Kapitän' Kröker

1937
Wie der Hase läuft

as Warnecke, Ortsvorsteher in Pümpelhausen

1937
Gleisdreieck

as Scheffler - Aufsichtsbeamter

1936
Onkel Bräsig

as Onkel Bräsig

1936
Das Schloß in Flandern

as Bonnet - Agent

1935
Ein ganzer Kerl

as Eckhardt

1934
Liebe dumme Mama

as Inspektor Beneke

1934
1934
Die vertauschte Braut

as Der Gefängnisdirektor

1934
1934
The Fugitive from Chicago

as Wolke, Werkmeister

1933
Der Tunnel

as Bärmann

1933
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

as Kommissar Lohmann

1933
Die blonde Christl

as Franz Lechner

1932
The Two from South Express

as Karl, Lokomotivführer

1932
The Bartered Bride

as Heiratsvermittler Kezal

1932
1931
M

as Inspector Karl Lohmann

1925
The Perfume of Mrs. Worrington

as Philipp Worrington