Paul Mederow was born on 30 June 1887 in Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. He was an actor, known for 1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand (1931), Krach im Hinterhaus (1935) and Wenn wir alle Engel wären (1936). He died on 17 December 1974 in Brissago, Ticino, Switzerland.