Hans Janowitz was born on December 2, 1890 in Podiebrad, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Podebrady, Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920),
Zirkus des Lebens (1921) and
The Head of Janus (1920). He died on May 25, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.