- During the first World War he left Germany, lived in Spain and was temporarily secretary of a Egyptian prince.
- He tried to earn his living as farmer of vegetables, as rabbit breeder, as mule driver in the Pyrenees, and last bot not least as salesman.
- The transition to the sound film was no problem for Wolfgang Schwind and he impersonated again many support roles on the big screen.
- In 1947 his only book "Die grosse Rolle des Andreas Witt" had been published. Two years later Wolfgang von Schwind died at the age of 69.
- During World War II he was able to work for the film business again. He appeared in "Bal paré" (1940), "Trenck, der Pandur" (1940), "U-Boote westwärts" (1941), "Frau Luna" (1941) and "Gefährlicher Frühling" (1943).
- When World War I broke out Wolfgang von Schwind went to Spain where he took a timeout from acting. Finally he returned to Germany in 1920 where he continued his acting career.
- He only impersonated two more roles after the war for the feature movies "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" (1947) and "Die Glücksmühle" (1947).
- Wolfgang von Schwind was engaged at different theaters in Germany, among them as a singer at the Hofopera in Berlin. Other engagements followed which made him well-known to a huger audience.
- When he finished his education he began his theater career at the Stadttheater in Brünn in 1904 where he not only strengthened his acting abilities but also got an education in singing.
- During his time in Munich he was at the cadet coprs and studied at the university in Munich. At the same time he took acting lessons by the actor Otto König.
- He was the grandson of Austrian painter Moritz von Schwind.
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