[2] He was born in Vienna into an artistic family of Hungarian descent.
His father Eduard was a film director, his uncle Julius a set designer.
When Borsody was three, his family moved to Berlin and obtained German citizenship.
[citation needed] He was married to Karin Dittmann, Rosemarie Fendel, Alwy Becker and Heide Keller.
[citation needed] Von Borsody died in Kiel, aged 84.