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 The Secret Spring (1923). He was married to Friedel Schuster and Lilian Hübner. He died on October 18, 1962 in Munich, West Germany.