Wolf Ackva was born on July 30, 1911 in Montigny, Metz, Lorraine, Germany [now Montigny-lès-Metz, Moselle, France]. He was an actor and composer, known for Le comte de Monte-Cristo (1979), Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger (1965) and Die Fledermaus (1959). He was previously married to Els Ackva. He died on January 16, 2000 in Fahrenzhausen, Bavaria, Germany.