Jyri Schreck was born on December 16, 1927 in Tampere, Finland. He was a writer and director, known for Mies joka oli syntynyt hirtettäväksi (1966), Hanjo (1964) and Teatterituokio (1962). He was married to Aulikki Tarnanen, Hilkka Murtomaa and Pilvikki Schreck. He died in 1982.