Paul Henckels: Paul Henckels. Actor: Schneider Wibbel. 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...
Known For: Schneider Wibbel (Schneider Wibbel), Thérèse Raquin (Grivet), Schneider Wibbel (Anton Wibbel), The Ringer (Hauptinspektor Bliss)