Heinrich Witte died at the age of only 45 in 1933 because of pneumonia.
The actor Heinrich Witte was active at the theater in the first place where he also worked for Max Reinhardt.
He joined the film business in 1920 and he played the role of Don Alvaro in "Der Richter von Zalamea" (1920).
Afterwards followed two movies for the legendary director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.