Paul Verhoeven (23 June 1901 – 22 March 1975) was a German actor as well as a film and theatre director. Early life Verhoeven was born in the town of Unna. He had 13 siblings. The family lived in modest circumstances. Career He directed and acted in over 50 films. He wrote over 20 film scripts, the first of which was Das kleine Hofkonzert in 1935, an operetta with music by Edmund Nick based on a comedy by Verhoeven and Toni Impekoven. From 1945 to 1948 he was artistic director at the Residenz Theatre/Staatsschauspiel in Munich. Personal life and demise Verhoeven was married to the actress Doris Kiesow, with whom he had three children: Lis Verhoeven, who became an actress and was the first wife of Mario Adorf; Michael Verhoeven, who became a film director and married Senta Berger; and Monika Verhoeven. From his relationship with the actress Edith Schultze-Westrum, he had a son, Thomas Schultze-Westrum, who became a zoologist and maker of animal documentaries. Paul Verhoeven died on stage of a heart attack in 1975 while delivering the eulogy for the recently deceased actress Therese Giehse at the Munich Kammerspiele. He was buried in the Munich Waldfriedhof next to his wife. Selected filmography Actor 1936: Der Kaiser von Kalifornien (dir. Luis Trenker), as Barmixer Billy 1938: The Stars Shine (dir. Hans H. Zerlett), as Gebauer 1940: The Three Codonas (dir. Arthur Maria Rabenalt), as Juwelen-Max 1959: People in the Net (dir. Franz Peter Wirth), as Karel 1961: Hamlet (dir. Franz Peter Wirth, TV film), as Gravedigger 1965: (dir. Peter Beauvais, TV film), as Bernhard Lichtenberg 1967: The Dance of Death (dir. Michael Verhoeven), as Edgar 1968: (dir. Peter Beauvais, TV miniseries, based on Francis Durbridge), as Samuel Fielding 1968: (dir. Wolfgang Becker, TV miniseries), as Körner 1969: (dir. Peter Beauvais, TV film), as Harro Hassenreuter, former theatrical manager 1973: (dir. Franz Peter Wirth), as Monsignore Berghammer Director Film 1937: 1938: Der Tag nach der Scheidung 1938: Unsere kleine Frau (German-language version) 1938: Mia moglie si diverte (Italian-language version) 1939: Salonwagen E 417 1939: Renate in the Quartet 1939: Gold in New Frisco 1940: Aus erster Ehe 1942: Die Nacht in Venedig 1942: The Rainer Case 1942: Der große Schatten 1943: Ein glücklicher Mensch 1944: Das Konzert 1944: Philharmoniker 1948: The Court Concert 1949: Du bist nicht allein 1950: This Man Belongs to Me 1950: Heart of Stone 1951: Eva