Biography

Willy Kaiser-Heyl was born on August 4, 1876 in Frankfurt, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Tragödie eines Großen (1920), Der Hund von Baskerville - 6. Teil: Das Haus ohne Fenster (1920) and Alexandra (1922). He died on December 2, 1953 in Berlin, Germany.

As an adult he got engagements on different German stages in the next years, both as an opera singer and actor.

During his engagement in Berlin where he worked at the Volksoper Berlin and at the Kurfürstenoper he joined the the film business.

The actor Willy Kaiser-Heyl began his career as a singer in Pavia after finishing a singing education in Frankfurt and later in Milano. Afore he already had first singing appearances on stage as a child from 1887.

He became a demanded movie actor in the 20s who normally impersonated support roles in silent movies.

The transition to the sound film was no problem for him but from now he normally got offered only minor roles.