During the 1920s he was a leading man in 30 films with famous film partners (Asta Nielsen, Anny Ondra, Tamara Karsavina, Carmen Cartellieri, Dina Gralla, Mady Christians, Carla Bartheel etc.

He left Prague in 1924 to continue his career in Berlin, where he played in the Schiller- Theater.

Pittschau's film debut in 1924/25 was a leading role in the picture The Clever Fox (director: Conrad Wiene).

He followed this 1925 with an appearance in Anne-Liese of Dessau with Maly Delschaft and Hanseatics with Tamara Karsavina.

(Continuation see filmography below) On Sunday, 28 October 1928, Werner Pittschau and his girlfriend, dancer Wilma Harmening, were driving from Berlin to Mecklenburg when Harmening or Pittschau lost control of the vehicle and collided into a tree near the village of Gerdshagen.