Fritz Umgelter was born on August 18, 1922 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Bratkartoffeln inbegriffen (1967), Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplicissimus (1975) and Die rote Zora und ihre Bande (1979). He died on May 9, 1981 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.