Iván Petrovich was born on January 1, 1896 in Novi Sad, Austria-Hungary [now Serbia]. He was an actor, known for Elevator to the Gallows (1958), Mädchen in Weiß (1936) and Der Günstling von Schönbrunn (1929). He was previously married to Lilian Hübner and Friedel Schuster. He died on October 18, 1962 in Munich, West Germany.