Klaus Gendries was born on June 22, 1930 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He is a director and writer, known for Aus dem Tagebuch eines Minderjährigen (1965), Claire Berolina (1987) and Verlobung in Hullerbusch (1979). He is married to Edda Dentges. They have one child.