Valy Arnheim was born on June 8, 1883 in Waldau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany as Valentin Appel. He was an actor and director, known for Der Todesflieger (1921), Die Piraten der Ostseebäder (1927) and Kautschuk (1938). He died on November 11, 1950 in Berlin, Germany.