Joris Diels was born on January 14, 1903 in Antwerpen, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for 't Is wreed in de wereld (1954), De Roof van Hop-Marianneke (1955) and Barak 1 (1945). He was previously married to Ida Wasserman. He died on June 16, 1992 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.