Gustav von Wangenheim was born on February 18, 1895 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany as Ingo Clemens Gustav Adolf Freiherr von Wangenheim. He was an actor and director, known for Nosferatu le vampire (1922), Der Auftrag Höglers (1950) and Bortsy (1936). He was married to Inge von Wangenheim. He died on August 5, 1975 in Berlin, Germany.