Wolfgang Liebeneiner (October 6, 1905 - November 28, 1987) was a German actor and film and theater director.

In 1928, he was taught by Otto Falckenberg, the director of the Munich Kammerspiele, in acting and directing. In 1936, Liebeneiner became a member of the Prussian State Theater of Berlin (Preußisches Staatstheater Berlin) and in 1938, he became artistic director of the German Film Academy Babelsberg (Deutsche Filmakademie Babelsberg). In 1941, he directed the film Ich klage an (I accuse) in cooperation with the National Socialist ministry of propaganda. The film was about voluntary Euthanasia of a woman suffering from multiple sclerosis, but was intended to support the T-4 Euthanasia Program. He received a doctorate in the years from 1942 to 1945 while working for Universum Film AG, the largest German film studio at that time.

In 1947, Wolfgang Liebeneiner directed the debut of Wolfgang Borchert's play Draußen vor der Tür in the Hamburger Kammerspiele.

Liebeneiner was married twice: first, from 1934 to the actress Ruth Hellberg, then from 1944 to the actress Hilde Krahl, with whom he had his daughter Johanna Liebeneiner, who also became a famous actress.

He died on November 28, 1987 in Vienna after a long illness.

Wolfgang Liebeneiner was a German-Austrian film director, stage and film actor. He was born as Wolfgang Georg Louis Liebeneiner in Liebau, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Lubomierz, Poland). His father was in the textile business. Wolfgang was sent to the cadet schools Wahlstatt und Berlin-Lichterfelde and went for further schooling to Berlin-Zehlendorf. After graduating from there he studied philosphy, Germanistik and international history in Innsbruck (Austria), Berlin and Munich. He became a professor of the Economy Spielschar. From 1930 till 1934 he played at the 'Deutsches Theater', Berlin. In 1935 he married actress Ruth Hellberg but the marriage went on the rocks. From 1936 till 1944 he was a member of the 'Staatstheater', Berlin. From 1938 to 1943 he was an art director at the Film Academy in Babelsberg, near Berlin. In 1942 to 1945 he was leader of the UFA Studio. He usually played young lovers in about 20 films. He also had bit parts in films that he directed. Afterwards he also worked for TV films and series. In 1944 he married Yugoslavian actress Hilde Krahl, whom he met during the filming of "Yvette". He had two daughters with her, of which Johanna also became an actress. Wolfgang Liebeneiner died in Mödling near Vienna, Lower Austria, Austria.