His first movie was "Die Wittenberger Nachtigal" (1913) and in the next years he impersonated support roles in movies like "Frau Annas Pilgerfahrt" (1915), "Carl und Carla" (1915), "Die Töchter des Herrn von Dornberg" (1918), "Das Ende vom Liede" (1919) and "Das Geheimnis des Amerika-Docks" (1919).