Portly, genial Will Dohm was born in the city of Cologne, the son of a postal worker. He survived the cataclysm of World War I as a lieutenant in the infantry and was fortunate to find employment in the economically depressed early Weimar Republic as a teller in a credit union. At the same time, he took acting lessons under Georg Kiesau, the chief director of the Cologne Schauspielhaus. In 1921, Dohm made his theatrical debut and then went on tour with provincial repertory companies until making a more or less permanent home in Munich. For the remaining decade, he honed his acting skills in classical plays. Dohm's film career began in 1927 with a part as a Russian naval officer, but did not rise to any particular heights until the arrival of sound. By the time he made his final picture is named in his memory.
Father of Gaby Dohm.
He served as a second lieutenant for the infantry during World War I. After the war he accepted a job at a bank in Cologne and beside it he took acting lessons at Georg Kiesau.
He made his stage debut in Mhlhausen in 1921, other engagements followed in Aachen, Cologne and Stuttgart. In 1926 he was engaged to the Munich Kammerspiele and was very successful there.
After the war he concentrated exclusively to the theater and continued his career in Munich.
He had to cut out the film project "Der Apfel ist ab" (48) for health reason. Shortly afterwards he died in Munich.
He married the actress Heli Finkenzeller in 1937. Together they had two children: Gabriela (Gaby) Dohm and Michael Dohm.
