Al Shean was born on May 12, 1868 in Dornum, Lower Saxony, Germany as Abraham Elieser Adolph Schoenberg. He was an actor, known for San Francisco (1936), The Great Waltz (1938) and Music in the Air (1934). He was married to Johanna Davidson. He died on August 12, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA.