Werner Krauss

German actor (1884–1959)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[20]
Date of birth: June 23, 1884
Date of death: October 20, 1959
Place of birth: Gestungshausen
Place of death: Vienna
Country of citizenship: Germany^[12]
Occupation: autobiographer, stage actor, film actor, actor, radio drama
Employer: Leipzig University^[13]
Award received: Iffland-Ring, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Staatsschauspieler, Goethe Medal for Art and Science^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]
Spouse: Maria Bard^[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[26]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Neue Deutsche Biographie^[24]^[25]
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name: Krauss^[22]
Given name: Werner^[23]
Name in native language: Werner Krauß^[27]
Participated in conflict: World War I^[21]
Place of burial: Vienna Central Cemetery^[10]
Start of work period: 1902^[28]

🏷️ Also known as

en Werner Johannes Krauss en Werner Krauss ar فيرنر كراوس cs Werner Krauß cs Werner Kraus de Werner Krauss es Werner Krauss es Werner KrauB fa ورنر کراوس fr Werner Krauß he ורנר קראוס id Werner Johannes Krauss it Werner Krauß ja ヴェルナー・クラウス pl Werner Johannes Krauss pl Werner Krauß ru Вернер Краус ru Краус Вернер ru Краус, Вернер ru Краусс, Вернер

🔖 Identifiers · 81

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GND ID: 118715828
ADK member ID: 51303
AllMovie person ID: p39338
AlloCiné person ID: 2986
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13985019d
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: krauss-werner
CANTIC ID: 981058608833206706
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID: 47122
DDB person (GND) ID: 118715828

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Danish National Filmography person ID: 113689
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118715828
DigitaltMuseum ID: 021037957411
Discogs artist ID: 738652
EDb person ID: n0030623
FAST ID: 1829326
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HAND ID: 61DD-C534-F62F-DB0F-B4CC
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IDU person ID: 52279
IMDb ID: nm0470328
IdRef ID: 061125369
Internet Broadway Database person ID: 427972
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Jewish Museum Berlin person ID: jmb-pers-268263
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Muziekweb performer ID: M00000398068
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NUKAT ID: n2008120755
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National Library of Israel ID (old): 000520315
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1095131
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 123537452
Obálky knih ID: xx0177618
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Open Media Database person ID: 3000
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100043564
PM20 folder ID: pe/010385
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PORT person ID: 6904
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Swedish Film Database person ID: 128774
TMDB person ID: 3000
Treccani ID: werner-krauss
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058608833206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1065128
Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV10885571
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/208964
Vienna History Wiki ID: 18059
Wellcome Collection concept ID: urb6z2zu
WikiTree person ID: Krauß-1081
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Award received 4

Iffland-Ring, Goethe Medal for Art and Science, Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, Staatsschauspieler

Occupation 4

actor, film actor, stage actor, autobiographer

Country of citizenship 1

Germany

Employer 1

Leipzig University

Family name 1

Krauss

Given name 1

Werner

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Participated in conflict 1

World War I

Place of burial 1

Vienna Central Cemetery

Place of death 1

Vienna

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Maria Bard

Spouses 1

Maria Bard

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Summary

Werner Krauss was born on June 23, 1884^[1], in Gestungshausen^[2]. He died on October 20, 1959^[3], in Vienna^[4]. He worked as an autobiographer^[5], stage actor^[6], film actor^[7], actor^[8], and radio drama^[9].

FAQs

Where was Werner Krauss born?

Werner Krauss was born in Gestungshausen^[2].

Where did Werner Krauss die?

Werner Krauss died in Vienna^[4].

Who was Werner Krauss married to?

Werner Krauss's spouses include Maria Bard^[11].

What did Werner Krauss do for work?

Werner Krauss worked as an autobiographer^[5], stage actor^[6], film actor^[7], actor^[8], and radio drama^[9].

What awards did Werner Krauss receive?

Honors received include Iffland-Ring^[14], Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[15], Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna^[16], and Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Werner Krauss — place of birth (P19): Gestungshausen. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved 2015-09-28. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Werner Krauss — place of death (P20): Vienna. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-30. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Werner Krauss — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Werner Krauss — spouse (P26): Maria Bard. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Werner Krauss — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Werner Krauss — occupation (P106): autobiographer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Werner Krauss — occupation (P106): stage actor. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Werner Krauss — occupation (P106): film actor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Werner Krauss — occupation (P106): actor. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-16. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Werner Krauss — occupation (P106): radio drama. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Werner Krauss — employer (P108): Leipzig University. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Werner Krauss — place of burial (P119): Vienna Central Cemetery. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Werner Krauss — award received (P166): Iffland-Ring. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Werner Krauss — award received (P166): Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Werner Krauss — award received (P166): Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Werner Krauss — award received (P166): Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Werner Krauss — award received (P166): Staatsschauspieler. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Werner Krauss — award received (P166): Goethe Medal for Art and Science. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Werner Krauss — date of birth (P569): June 23, 1884. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Werner Krauss — date of death (P570): October 20, 1959. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Werner Krauss — participated in conflict (P607): World War I. Retrieved 2021-07-07. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Werner Krauss — family name (P734): Krauss. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Werner Krauss — given name (P735): Werner. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Werner Krauss — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Werner Krauss — described by source (P1343): Neue Deutsche Biographie. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2026-11-02. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Werner Krauss — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Werner Krauss — name in native language (P1559): Werner Krauß. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Werner Krauss — start of work period (P2031): 1902. wikidata.org.

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