He made his screen debut in 1911 with "Die keusche Susanne" (1911), Afterwards followed a whole serial of movies with the first European movie star Asta Nielsen like "Zu Tode gehetzt" (1912), "Der Totentanz" (1912), "Komödianten" (1913) and "Jugend und Tollheit" (1913). All these movies were directed by Urban Gad.