- Emil Albes was born on October 30, 1861 in Pyrmont, Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont [now Bad Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany]. He was a director and actor, known for Seltsame Seelen (1918), Traue nie dem blossen Schein (1916) and Trick-Track (1921). He died on March 22, 1923 in Berlin, Germany.
- He began his artistic career at the theater where he made his stage debut in 1881.
- Although already 50 years old he had a positive attitude to the new arising film business in contrast to many other stage actors. He saw the possibility to express stories in a new way.
- He was born as the son of the opera singer Ludwig Albes.
- He already made his film debut both as an actor and director in 1911.
- The actor and director Emil Albes was a very busy movie actor and director in the 10s who realised as many movies as an actor as he impersonated roles in movies.
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