Heinrich Schroth was born on 23 March 1871 in Pirmasens, Kingdom of Bavaria [now Rhineland-Palatinate], Germany. He was an actor, known for 1914, die letzten Tage vor dem Weltbrand (1931), Die Ratte (1918) and Das Tagebuch des Dr. Hart (1918). He was married to Käthe Haack and Else Ruttersheim. He died on 13 January 1945 in Berlin, Germany.