Harry Buckwitz was born on March 31, 1904 in Munich, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Die Irre von Chaillot (1959), Pauken und Trompeten (1967) and Die erste Legion (1964). He was married to Margarethe Sajowitz and Ruth von Zerboni. He died on December 28, 1987 in Zürich, Switzerland.