Introduction
Paul Henckels (9 September 1885 – 27 May 1967) was a German film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1921 and 1965. Paul Henckels had started his acting career at the stage in the 1900s.
Although his father was Jewish and he was considered a "Half-Jew" by the rules of the Nazis, Henckels was still allowed to work during the Third Reich, mainly because of the help of his friend Gustaf Gründgens and his popularity as a character actor. He was well known for his eccentric, colourful roles and his trademark Rhineland accent. Among his most popular roles were the school teacher Professor Bömmel in Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944) and the veterinarian Dr. Pudlich in the "Immenhof film series" during the 1950s. He was also notable as a stage actor and appeared at the Schauspielhaus Berlin for many years. His most popular stage role was Wibbel the Tailor which he played over 1000 times.
Selected filmography
- State Attorney Jordan (1926)
- Professor Imhof (1926)
- The House of Lies (1926)
- The Trial of Donald Westhof (1927)
- Assassination (1927)
- Sex in Chains (1928)
- The Last Night (1928)
- Der Ladenprinz (1928)
- Ariadne in Hoppegarten (1928)
- The Insurmountable (1928)
- The Beaver Coat (1928)
- At Ruedesheimer Castle There Is a Lime Tree (1928)
- Thérèse Raquin (1928)
- Napoleon at Saint Helena (1929)
- Hungarian Nights (1929)
- A Mother's Love (1929)
- Diary of a Coquette (1929)
- German Wine (1929)
- Foolish Happiness (1929)
- Dawn (1929)
- Perjury (1929)
- Spring Awakening (1929)
- Skandal um Eva (1930)
- Dolly Gets Ahead (1930)
- Pension Schöller (1930)
- Dreyfus (1930)
- The Immortal Vagabond (1930)
- The Great Longing (1930)
- The Tender Relatives (1930)
- The Last Company (1930)
- Cyanide (1930)
- Her Majesty the Barmaid (1931)
- Gloria (1931)
- My Leopold (1931)
- The Unfaithful Eckehart (1931)
- The Scoundrel (1931)
- Wibbel the Tailor (1931)
- The Sorceror (1932)
- The Pride of Company Three (1932)
- The Testament of Cornelius Gulden (1932)
- No Money Needed (1932)
- The Mad Bomberg (1932)
- Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen (1932)
- The Country Schoolmaster (1933)
- Typhoon (1933)
- The Roberts Case (1933)
- Little Man, What Now? (1933)
- Happy Days in Aranjuez (1933)
- Charley's Aunt (1934)
- A Woman With Power of Attorney (1934)
- The Prodigal Son (1934)
- An Ideal Husband (1935)
- Peter, Paul and Nanette (1935)
- Victoria in Dover (1936)
- Paul and Pauline (1936)
- A Woman of No Importance (1936)
- A Hoax (1936)
- The Impossible Woman (1936)
- The Muzzle (1938)
- The Immortal Heart (1939)
- The Great King (1942)
- Das Grosse Spiel (1942)
- Vienna Blood (1942)
- Two in a Big City (1942)
- Melody of a Great City (1943)
- The Bath in the Barn (1943)
- Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944)
- Good Fortune in Ohio (1950)
- Holidays From Me (1952)
- No Greater Love (1952)
- Once on the Rhine (1952)
- Pension Schöller (1952)
- Dutch Girl (1953)
- The Dancing Heart (1953)
- Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel (1954)
- The Little Czar (1954)
- Die Mädels vom Immenhof (1955)
- The Spanish Fly (1955)
- Hochzeit auf Immenhof (1956)
- A Thousand Melodies (1956)
- Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden (1956)
- Ferien auf Immenhof (1957)
- The Mad Bomberg (1957)
- Via Mala (1961)