German actor and director
Very popular actor in his home town Cologne, which erected a monument in his honor during his lifetime and named a square near his theater the Willy-Millowitsch-Platz.
Son of Wilhelm Millowitsch Sr. and Kthe Planck, father of Katarina Millowitsch , Peter Millowitsch , Susanne Millowitsch and Mariele Millowitsch , father-in-law of Barbie Millowitsch-Steinhaus , brother of Lucy Millowitsch.
Honorary citizen of Cologne (17 November 1988)
After taking over the "Volkstheater Millowitsch", where plays in Cologne dialect have been shown, from his father in 1940, he was its director until 1996.
Played the leading character in "Der Etappenhase", the first live broadcast of a theatrical performance in German television history (27 January 1953).
Participated in the anti-Nazi campaign "Arsch huh, Zhn ussenander!" (Ass up, teeth apart!), which was attended by 100.000 people in his hometown Cologne.
As he came from a traditional theater family, he quit school without a degree to concentrate on his acting career.
Internationally known for his single line in National Lampoons National Lampoons European Vacation : "Wer zum Teufel waren die Leute?" (Who the devil were those people?).
His hobbies were movies and dancing (waltzes).
Retired from performing in 1995 for health reasons.
Had intended to be an engineer.
His distant ancestors founded the Volkstheater Millowitsch in Cologne in 1796.
