Otto Wernicke
Biography
Otto Karl Robert Wernicke was a German actor known for his roles in Fritz Lang's films M and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, where he portrayed police inspector Karl Lohmann. In 1943, he played Captain Edward J. Smith in the film Titanic, which combined fictional characters with true events of the sinking. Despite being married to a Jewish woman, Wernicke was allowed to continue working in Nazi Germany due to a special permit. He also appeared in the propaganda epic Kolberg in 1944.