Franz Grothe was born on September 17, 1908 in Berlin, Germany as Franz Johannes August Grothe. He is known for his work on Das Wirtshaus im Spessart (1958), Wir Wunderkinder (1958) and Helden (1958). He was married to Gerda Eckert. He died on September 12, 1982 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.