Heinz Schimmelpfennig was born on April 6, 1919 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Tatort (1970), Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979) and Das Glück sucht seine Kinder (1958). He was married to Hanne Wieder. He died on December 31, 2010 in Gernsbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.