Hans Heinrich von Twardowski was born on May 5, 1898 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Le cabinet du docteur Caligari (1920), Les bourreaux meurent aussi (1943) and I.N.R.I. (1923). He died on November 19, 1958 in New York City, New York, USA.