Willy Fritsch was born on January 27, 1901 in Kattowitz, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Katowice, Slaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for La femme sur la lune (1929), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Amphitryon (1935). He was previously married to Dinah Grace. He died on July 13, 1973 in Hamburg, Germany.