Wolf Ackva was born on July 30, 1911 in Montigny, Metz, Lorraine, Germany. He was an actor and composer, known for Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger (1965), Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger (1978) and Taxi 4012 (1976). He was married to Els Ackva. He died on January 16, 2000 in Fahrenzhausen, Bavaria, Germany.