Friedrich Wolf was born on December 23, 1888 in Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Professor Mamlock (1938), Bürgermeister Anna (1950) and Cyankali (1930). He was married to Else (Eva) Dreibholz and Kaethe Gumpold. He died on October 5, 1953 in Berlin, Germany.