Willy Mattes was born on January 4, 1916 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He is known for his work on Ein Toter hing im Netz (1960), Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) and Der rote Kreis (1960). He was married to Christel Schaack and Margit Symo. He died on July 30, 2002 in Salzburg, Austria.