Kurt Meisel was born on August 18, 1912 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary as Kurt Franz-Joseph Meisel. He was an actor and director, known for The Odessa File (1974), Vater sein dagegen sehr (1957) and Der Teufel führt Regie (1951). He was married to Ursula Lingen. He died on April 4, 1994 in Vienna, Austria.