Willy Birgel was born on September 19, 1891 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Agent 505: Death Trap in Beirut (1966), The Final Chord (1936) and Coffin from Hong Kong (1964). He was married to Charlotte Michael and Carola Cajetan. He died on December 29, 1973 in Dübendorf, Zurich, Switzerland.