Guus Verstraete was born on December 24, 1914 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and director, known for Uit het leven van Dik Trom (1941), Fair in the Rain (1962) and Claudia (1959). He was married to Lia Dorana and Dientje Nijbacker. He died on March 4, 1994 in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.