Paul Henckels 2 pictures

Actor, Director, Miscellaneous Crew
Distinctive German star character actor, specialising in quaint or dyed-in-the-wool eccentrics, grumpy civil servants, pedantic school principals, doctors, head waiters and stuffy accountants. He studied under Louise Dumont and Gustav Lindemann and cut his acting teeth at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus. Henckels was co-founder, and, from 1921, ...

Born: September 9, 1885
Star sign: Virgo
Known for: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933), The Punch Bowl (1944), Hermine und die sieben Aufrechten (1935), Schneider Wibbel (1931)
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