Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss
Krauss about 1920
Born	Werner Johannes Krauß (1884-06-23)23 June 1884 Gestungshausen, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	20 October 1959(1959-10-20) (aged 75) Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1902–1959
Spouses	Paula Saenger ​ ​ (m. 1908; div. 1930)​ Maria Bard ​ ​ (m. 1931; div. 1940)​ Liselotte Graf ​ ​ (m. 1940)​
Awards	Staatsschauspieler (1934) Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (1938) Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1954) Iffland-Ring (1954) Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1955)

Werner Johannes Krauss (Krauß in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.