Willi Schur was born on August 22, 1888 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor and director, known for Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1931), Der große Preis von Europa (1935) and Der unmögliche Herr Pitt (1938). He died on November 1, 1940 in Teltow, Brandenburg, Germany.