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 1944-45 propaganda epic Kolberg.

Selected filmography

Mrs Worrington's Perfume (1925)

M (1931)

Storms of Passion (1932)

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1932)

The Bartered Bride (1932)

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)

The Tunnel (1933)

Peer Gynt (1934)

Knockout (1935)

The Valiant Navigator (1935)

Uncle Bräsig (1936)

Street Music (1936)

Autobus S (1937)

Secret Code LB 17 (1938)

Gold in New Frisco (1939)

D III 88 (1939)

Maria Ilona (1939)

Midsummer Night's Fire (1939)

Three Wonderful Days (1939)

Ohm Krüger (1941)

Friedemann Bach (1941)

Titanic (1943)

Kolberg (1945)

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (1947)

Long Is the Road (1948)

Amico (1949)

Who Drove the Grey Ford? (1950)

Chased by the Devil (1950)

Love and Blood (1951)

Shadows Over Naples (1951)