Dietrich Haugk was born on May 12, 1925 in Ellrich, Thuringia, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Der Alte (1977), Derrick (1974) and Gerechtigkeit in Worowogorsk (1964). He was married to Johanna von Koczian, Suzanne Lyncker, Silvia Lukan and Signe Seidel. He died on June 28, 2015 in Berlin, Germany.