Richard Hulsenbeck was born on April 23, 1892 in Frankenau, Hessen-Nassau, Germany as Carl Wilhelm Richard Hülsenbeck. He was an actor, known for 8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1957). He was married to Elisabeth Loechelt and Beate Wolff. He died on April 20, 1974 in Muralto, Ticino, Switzerland.