Wilhelm Koch-Hooge was born on February 11, 1916 in Patschkau, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Paczków, Opolskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Valter brani Sarajevo (1974), Begegnungen (1967) and Das grüne Ungeheuer (1962). He was married to Ruth Walter. He died on September 2, 2004 in Berlin, Germany.