Paul Henckels

Paul Henckels

actor, director, writer

Paul Henckels was born on Sep 09, 1885 in Germany. Paul Henckels's big-screen debut came with Sex in Chains directed by William Dieterle in 1928, strarring Helenes Vater - der Geheimrat. Paul Henckels is known for Via Mala directed by Paul May, Gert Fröbe stars as Jonas Lauretz and Joachim Hansen as Andreas von Richenau. The most recent award Paul Henckels achieved is German Film Awards. The upcoming new movie Paul Henckels plays is Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl which will be released on Jun 21, 1996.

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, co-director of the Berlin Schlossparktheater. He was also a member of the ensemble of the Berlin Staatstheater from 1936 to 1945. He was discovered for the screen by silent star

  • Birthday

    Sep 09, 1885
  • Place of Birth

    Hürth, Cologne, Rhine Province, Prussia [now Rhine-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia], Germany

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

German Film Awards
1962
For his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years.
Winner - Honorary Award

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