Bio: The son of the painter Richard Bockenheuser and his wife Selma, née Boeling, initially studied civil engineering before he became interested in acting. He received two years of training at the City Theater in Danzig and in Dresden under the tutelage of the court actor Adolf Winds
Born: Tue, Jun 13 1882
Birthplace: Danzig, West Prussia, Germany [now Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland]
