Joseph Klein was born on January 3, 1862 in Brünn, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Die Herrin der Welt 4. Teil - König Macombe (1919), Die Herrin der Welt 1. Teil - Die Freundin des gelben Mannes (1919) and Anne de Boleyn (1920). He was married to Elisabeth Hruby. He died on September 24, 1927 in Berlin, Germany.