Wolfgang Heinz was born on May 18, 1900 in Pilsen, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Plzen, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Nosferatu (1922), A Blonde Dream (1932) and Die kleinen Füchse (1958). He was married to Erika Pelikowsky. He died on October 30, 1984 in East Berlin, East Germany.