Wolfgang Heinz was born on May 18, 1900 in Pilsen, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary as Wolfgang Hirsch. He was an actor and director, known for Nosferatu le vampire (1922), Ein blonder Traum (1932) and Die kleinen Füchse (1958). He was married to Erika Pelikowsky. He died on October 30, 1984 in East Berlin, East Germany.