Valy Arnheim was born on June 8, 1883 in Rappel, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire. He was an actor and director, known for Meiers lassen sich scheiden (1918), Die Piraten der Ostseebäder (1927) and Im 100-Kilometer-Tempo (1918). He was married to Lotte Steinhoff and Marga Lindt. He died on November 11, 1950 in Berlin, Germany.