Willy was the first born child of goldsmith Johann Heinrich Birgel and his wife Henriette, (nee Dreyers) and he had 5 siblings. He was married twice. 1913 he married a fellow actress, Carola Cajetan, who he met while working at the "Bonner Stadttheater." In 1914, they had a son, George, who died 1967. After their divorce in 1940, he married in the same year to actress Charlotte Michael, with whom he had a daughter, Christine, in 1942. This union also ended in divorce in 1968.
Willy was the first born child of goldsmith Johann Heinrich Birgel and his wife Henriette, (nee Dreyers) and he had 5 siblings. He was married twice. 1913 he married a fellow actress, Carola Cajetan, who he met while working at the "Bonner Stadttheater." In 1914, they had a son, George, who died 1967. After their divorce in 1940, he married in the same year to actress Charlotte Michael, with whom he had a daughter, Christine, in 1942. This union also ended in divorce in 1968.
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