Wilm ten Haaf was born on February 24, 1915 in Emmerich am Rhein, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Madame Pompadour (1960), Sehnsucht hat mich verführt (1958) and Das Haus der Krokodile (1976). He was previously married to Gitta. He died on June 30, 1995 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.