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name: "Paul Weigel"
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born: "17 February 1867"
died: "25 May 1951"
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# Paul Weigel

Actor. Born 17 February 1867 in Halle an der Saale, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]. Died 25 May 1951.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 February 1867, Halle an der Saale, Province of Saxony, Prussia [now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]
- **Died:** 25 May 1951
- **Also known as:** Paul Weigle, Paul Wiegle

## Biography

Paul Weigel (18 February 1867 – 25 May 1951) was a German-American actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1916 and 1945.

Born in Halle, Germany, Weigel began his career with a stock theatre company in Germany before acting in New York. He made his film debut in 1916.

He is known for roles including Vladimir in *Ninotchka* (1939), the Transylvania innkeeper in *Dracula's Daughter* (1936), and Mr. Agar in *The Great Dictator* (1940).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Great Dictator* (1940), Fi1m 80, as Mr. Agar — [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-dictator.md)

## Also known for

- *Ninotchka* (1939), Vladimir, with Letter from Leon (uncredited)
- *Dracula's Daughter* (1936), Transylvania Innkeeper (uncredited)
- *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* (1945), Candy Store Proprietor (uncredited)
- *I Wake Up Screaming* (1941), Gus- Deleicatesson Proprietor (uncredited)
- *The Invisible Ray* (1936), Monsieur Noyer
- *The Miracle Woman* (1931), Florence's Father (uncredited)
- *Broken Lullaby* (1932)
- *For Heaven's Sake* (1926), Brother Paul, the Optimist

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