Heyse, a son of the industrialist and St. Petersburg honorary citizen Ludwig Heyse and his wife Wilhelmine, née Keller, received his acting training probably before the turn of the century . At the beginning of the 20th century he was engaged at German provincial theaters, including the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus under the direction of Louise Dumont and the Municipal Theater of Leipzig under the artistic directorship of Max Martersteig.
The Man in the Iron Mask
Die Abenteuer der schönen Dorette
The Ship of Lost Men
Moon of Israel
(Khi, the High Priest)
Die Tophar-Mumie
(Dr. Morris, chief of police)
The Death in the Greenstreet
The Old Fritz
(Marquis d'Argens)
The Stone Rider
(Befreundete Burgherr)
Playing with fire
The Other
(Polizeikommissar)
Die Buddenbrooks
(Kesselmeyer)
Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein
A Woman with Style
Zirkus des Lebens
(Agapit)
Gräfin Walewska
Der Mann ohne Schlaf
Die Augen der Welt
(Justizrat ter Holt)