Otto Wernicke

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 and substantial donation to the Nazi Party was he allowed to continue his work in Nazi Germany. He appeared in the notorious 1944-45 propaganda epic Kolberg.

External links

• Otto Wernicke at the Internet Movie Database
• Photographs of Otto Wernicke

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Name	Wernicke, Otto
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Date of birth	30 September 1893
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Date of death	7 November 1965
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