Alfred Balthoff was born on December 8, 1905 in Peiskretscham, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Pyskowice, Slaskie, Poland]. He was an actor and composer, known for Vertigo: Aus dem Reich der Toten (1958), Berüchtigt (1946) and Frau ohne Gewissen (1944). He died on March 8, 1989 in Vienna, Austria.