G. was born in 1859 in Warsaw, Poland, where he was a helper for a teacher.

In the beginning he performed with a folk singer, then he became an actor.

In 1906, when G. already was a popular singer-actor, he married Frida Zibel, and he acted together with her.

Berta Kalich pictured him as such:

"He was a joker and a satirist, always full of life, filled with a laughter on his lips, always ready to help out."

G. in his last year, due to a partial paralysis, did not act.

On 4 June 1924 G. passed away in New York.

M. E. from Joseph Chizhik, Frida Zibel and Jacob Mestel.

Berta Kalich --  (Memoirs) "Tog", 25 April 1925.