Michael Bohnen was born on May 2, 1887 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor and producer, known for Viktoria und ihr Husar (1931), Johann Strauss, k. u. k. Hofkapellmeister (1932) and Gold (1934). He was married to Mary Lewis (singer), Ingeborg Behrend (singer) (first) and La Jana. He died on April 26, 1965 in Berlin, Germany.