- The actor Paul Henckels made his film debut at the beginning of the 10's as a theater actor, one of his greatest successes was his performance of "Schneider Wibbel" for the play "Die deutschen Kleinstädter" in 1913.
- During the wartime he appeared normally in very popular entertainment movies where he impersonated historical figures.
- From 1919 to 1920 he was besides Fritz Holl the director of the "Düsseldorfer theater.
- Paul Henckels shone with his Rhinelander humor in the 30's and he convinced in roles of cranky or stubborn types.
- After the war he continued playing in a numerous of movies, but his talent was only seldom demanded as in "Wozzeck" (1947).
- When the sound film was near at the hand he was enthusiastic about the idea of a talking movie.
- He worked at the "practice of the sound film actor", beside it he realised his only short movie as a director called "Paul Graets als Berliner Zeitungsjunge" (1929).
- 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 more than 1000 times.
- Paul Henckels had started his acting career on the stage in the 1900s.
- As a rare exception, Henckels was allowed to work during the Third Reich. He apparently owed this exception to the intervention of his friend Gustaf Gründgens and to his continuing popularity as a character actor.
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