Friedrich Mokross was born on May 4, 1916 in Hindenburg, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Zabrze, Slaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Hälfte des Lebens (1985), Rückwärts laufen kann ich auch (1990) and Engel im Fegefeuer (1964). He died on January 3, 1999 in Berlin, Germany.