Busy character actor, a qualified pharmacist. On stage from 1902 and in films from 1909. Noted for his comical or eccentric impersonations of everyday types.
His film works became more intensive in the sound film era. Till his death he played regularly support roles in well-known movies.
The actor Ernst Behmer, a popular theater actor, made his film debut already in 1909 with "Klebolin klebt alles".