Theo Lingen was born on June 10, 1903 in Hanover, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for M: Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931), Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933) and Till Eulenspiegel: Wie Eulenspiegel sich einmal erbot, zu fliegen (1936). He was married to Marianne Lingen-Zoff. He died on November 10, 1978 in Vienna, Austria.