Wolfgang Windgassen was born on June 26, 1914 in Annemasse, Haute Savoie, Switzerland as Wolfgang Fritz Hermann Windgassen. He was an actor, known for Schwarzwaldmädel (1973), Die Fledermaus (1972) and Tristan und Isolde (1967). He was married to Lore Wissmann. He died on September 8, 1974 in Stuttgart, Germany.