Willy Ruys was born on August 20, 1909 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands as Henri Guillaume Gerard Corneille Ruijs. He was an actor, known for De Veroordeelde (1959), Pipo op Marobia (1974) and De wachters bij het graf (1960). He was married to Hea Sury. He died on April 1, 1983 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland.