Gerlach Fiedler was born on June 27, 1925 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Die Theaterwerkstatt (1970), Die merkwürdigen Erlebnisse des Hansjürgen Weidlich (1961) and Das geliebte Klischee - Wandlungen zentraler Motive der deutschen Dramatik des 20. Jahrhunderts (1971). He died on September 15, 2010 in Hamburg, Germany.