Erich Nikowitz was born on February 20, 1906 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and writer, known for Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956), Sissi (1955) and Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957). He was married to Elisabeth Markus. He died on August 26, 1976 in Vienna, Austria.