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 actor to portray Captain Smith in the first "official" Titanic film.

Otto Wernicke

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 1944–1945 propaganda epic Kolberg.

Selected filmography

Girls You Don't Marry (1923)
Wo Menschen Frieden finden (1923)
The Searching Soul (1925)
Mrs Worrington's Perfume (1925) - Philipp Worrington
The Gambling Den of Montmartre (1928) - Der Apache
M (1931) - Inspector Karl Lohmann
Storms of Passion (1932) - Police Commissioner
Nacht der Versuchung (1932)
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1932) - Pitt
The Bartered Bride (1932) - Kezal - Heiratsvermittler
The Naked Truth (1932) - Karl, Lokomotivführer
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) - Inspector Karl Lohmann
Die blonde Christl (1933) - Franz Lechner
S.A.-Mann Brand (1933) - Herr Brand
The Tunnel (1933) - Bärmann
The Fugitive from Chicago (1934) - Wolke, Werkmeister
Achtung! Wer kennt diese Frau? (1934) - Thomas Burger
Die vertauschte Braut (1934) - Der Gefängnisdirektor
Master of the World (1934) - Wolter, Oberingenieur
Stupid Mama (1934) - Inspektor Beneke
Between Heaven and Earth (1934) - Motz, Schieferbruchbesitzer
Peer Gynt (1934) - Parker
Knockout (1935) - P. F. Schmidtchen
Ein ganzer Kerl (1935) - Eckhardt, Wiegemeister
The Valiant Navigator (1935) - Bäckermeister Holm
Hangmen, Women and Soldiers (1935) - Pieter Timm
Die lustigen Weiber (1936) - Herr Fluth / Frank Ford
Arzt aus Leidenschaft (1936) - Geheimrat Grimm, Chefarzt der Klinik
Street Music (1936) - Godemann - Gastwirt
The Castle in Flanders (1936) - Bonnet - Agent
Uncle Bräsig (1936) - Onkel Bräsig
Dangerous Crossing (1937) - Scheffler - Aufsichtsbeamter
Wie der Hase läuft (1937) - Warnecke - Ortsvorsteher in Pümpelhausen
Heimweh (1937) - Stober, Pastor
Unternehmen Michael (1937) - Der Artillerie-Kommandeur
Manege (1937) - Jan Morell
Autobus S (1937) - 'Kapitän' Kröker
Der Katzensteg (1937) - Gastwirt Merckel
Starke Herzen (1937) - Ludwig
Das große Abenteuer (1938) - Kriminalrat
Stimme des Blutes (1938)
Rätsel um Beate (1938) - Vater Hübner - Schmied
Wie einst im Mai (1938) - Schradecke, Stellmacher
Eine Frau kommt in die Tropen (1938) - Verwalter Miller
Secret Code LB 17 (1938) - Police Commissar Borel
Nordlicht (1938) - Kaufmann Hansen
Love Letters from Engadin (1938) - Thomas Viertinger, Hotelier
Dreizehn Mann und eine Kanone (1938)
Three Wonderful Days (1939)
Silvesternacht am Alexanderplatz (1939) - Gast im 'Elite'
Gold in New Frisco (1939) - Jonathan Pepper
D III 88 (1939) - Oberwerkmeister Bonicke
Midsummer Night's Fire (1939) - Vogelreuter
Der Stammbaum des Dr. Pistorius (1939) - Franz
Maria Ilona (1939) - Fürst Windischgrätz
Was wird hier gespielt? (1940)
Ohm Krüger (1941) - British concentration camp commander
Friedemann Bach (1941) - Kunde im Musikladen (uncredited)
Heimkehr (1941) - Old Manz
Die Kellnerin Anna (1941) - Ludwig Burgstaller
Sein Sohn (1942) - Vater Brugg, Geschäftsführer bei Hellmers
The Great King (1942) - Oberst Rochow
Der Seniorchef (1942) - Georg von Schulte, Pferdezüchter
Titanic (1943) - Captain Edward J. Smith
Der große Preis (1944) - Obermeister Kramp
Seinerzeit zu meiner Zeit (1944) - Amtgerichtsrat Witt
Das Leben ruft (1944) - Der Vater
Kolberg (1945) - Bauer Werner
Kamerad Hedwig (1945) - Fritz Beier
Der Fall Molander (1945) - Kunsthändler
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (1947) - Ministerialdirektor Trunk
Der Herr vom andern Stern (1948) - General
Long Is the Road (1949) - Senior Doctor
Amico (1949) - Robert Kornagel, Konditormeister
Du bist nicht allein (1949) - Martin Jürgens
Who Drove the Grey Ford? (1950) - Kriminalkommissar Thieme
Chased by the Devil (1950) - Herr Dakar
Die fidele Tankstelle (1950) - Gustav Krause
Love and Blood (1951)
Shadows Over Naples (1951) - Pietro
Sky Without Stars (1955) - Inspektor Hoffmann
Studentin Helene Willfüer (1956) - Dr. Rainer sr.
The Captain from Köpenick (1956) - Schuhmachermeister
Das Sonntagskind (1956) - Willowitz
Die feuerrote Baronesse (1959)
Liebe auf krummen Beinen (1959) - Hausmeister
Immer die Mädchen (1959) - Diener Adam Fröschl

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