Paul Leni

Biography

German filmmaker and set designer. He died of sepsis from an untreated tooth infection in 1929 at the age of 44.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

56

Birth Date

1885-07-08 00:00:00

Birth Place

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Known For

• 

  The Man Who Laughs
• 

  The Last Warning
• 

  The Chinese Parrot
• 

  The Cat and the Canary
• 

  Waxworks
• 

  Backstairs

Credits

• directing (15 credits)

  • The Last Warning

    director

    directing
    1928
  • The Man Who Laughs

    director

    directing
    1928
  • The Chinese Parrot

    director

    directing
    1927
  • The Cat and the Canary

    director

    directing
    1927
  • Rebus-Film Nr. 1

    director

    directing
    1925
  • Rebus Film Nr. 3

    director

    directing
    1925
  • Waxworks

    director

    directing
    1924
  • Backstairs

    director

    directing
    1921
  • Die Verschwörung zu Genua

    director

    directing
    1921
  • Patience

    director

    directing
    1920
  • Prinz Kuckuck

    director

    directing
    1919
  • Die platonische Ehe

    director

    directing
    1919
  • The Diary of Dr. Hart

    director

    directing
    1918
  • The Mystery of Bangalore

    director

    directing
    1918
  • Sleeping Beauty

    director

    directing
    1917

• art (31 credits)

  • The Cat's Bridge

    art direction

    art
    1927
  • Wie einst im Mai

    art direction

    art
    1926
  • Cab No. 13

    art direction

    art
    1926
  • Manon Lescaut

    set decoration

    art
    1926
  • Der Farmer aus Texas

    art direction

    art
    1925
  • Love Letters of Baroness S

    art direction

    art
    1924
  • Waxworks

    art direction

    art
    1924
  • The Countess of Paris

    production design

    art
    1923
  • The Tragedy of Love

    art direction

    art
    1923
  • Frauenopfer

    art direction

    art
    1922
  • Backstairs

    art direction

    art
    1921
  • Lady Hamilton

    production design

    art
    1921
  • Die Geierwally

    art direction

    art
    1921
  • Die Verschwörung zu Genua

    production design

    art
    1921
  • Der weisse Pfau

    set designer

    art
    1920
  • Patience

    art direction

    art
    1920
  • Prinz Kuckuck

    production design

    art
    1919
  • Intoxication

    art direction

    art
    1919
  • Die platonische Ehe

    art direction

    art
    1919
  • Mania

    art direction

    art
    1918
  • The Diary of Dr. Hart

    art direction

    art
    1918
  • The Mystery of Bangalore

    production design

    art
    1918
  • Sleeping Beauty

    art direction

    art
    1917
  • Der Blusenkönig

    art direction

    art
    1917
  • Stuart Webbs: Die Toten erwachen

    production design

    art
    1915
  • The Catwalk

    art direction

    art
    1915
  • Ein Ausgestoßener, 2. Teil: Der ewige Friede

    set designer

    art
    1915
  • Das Panzergewölbe

    production design

    art
    1914
  • Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar

    production design

    art
    1914
  • Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa

    art direction

    art
    1914
  • Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil

    art direction

    art
    1913

• crew (1 credits)

  • The Golden Butterfly

    art direction

    crew
    1926

• costume & make-up (3 credits)

  • Manon Lescaut

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1926
  • Die Geierwally

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1921
  • Sleeping Beauty

    costume design

    costume & make-up
    1917

• writing (4 credits)

  • Rebus-Film Nr. 1

    writer

    writing
    1925
  • Die Verschwörung zu Genua

    writer

    writing
    1921
  • Der weisse Pfau

    writer

    writing
    1920
  • The Mystery of Bangalore

    writer

    writing
    1918

• actors (1 credits)

  • The Film in the Film

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1924

• camera (1 credits)

  • The Mystery of Bangalore

    director of photography

    camera
    1918