Willy Richartz was born on September 25, 1900 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is known for his work on Wenn Männer verreisen (1940), Krach um Jolanthe (1934) and Oberwachtmeister Schwenke (1935). He died on August 8, 1972 in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, Germany.