Accidentally shot during a deer hunting trip when a shotgun his chauffeur was unloading accidentally discharged.
Actor, stage director, theater owner/manager and playwright.
After becoming a leading man in Germany he purchased a theater in Berlin.
Began his career in America performing in German language theaters.
Began his career with a Shakespearean repertoire company in Germany.
Father of Ullrich Haupt.
Owned the German Arts Theater in Chicago and had an interest in theaters in Milwaukee and Cincinnati.
Two sons, Ullrich and Hans, accompanied their father on his hunting trip. Ullrich drove for help, but by the time he had returned to the remote campsite with a doctor, he had been dead for several hours.