Valy Arnheim was born on June 8, 1883 in Waldau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Meiers lassen sich scheiden (1918), Im 100-Kilometer-Tempo (1918) and Die Piraten der Ostseebäder (1927). He was married to Marga Lindt. He died on November 11, 1950 in Berlin, Germany.