Eduard von Winterstein was born on August 1, 1871 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary as Eduard Clemens Freiherr von Wangenheim. He was an actor, known for L'ange bleu (1930), Die Sonnenbrucks (1951) and Hamlet (1921). He was married to Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein and Minna Mengers. He died on July 22, 1961 in Berlin, Germany.