Carl Hoffmann was born on June 9, 1885 in Neisse, Silesia, Germany [now Nysa, Opolskie, Poland]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Die Leute mit dem Sonnenstich (1936), Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel (1928) and Ab Mitternacht (1938). He died on August 5, 1947 in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.