Maurits Balfoort was born on February 22, 1905 in La Madeleine, France. He was a director and writer, known for Middernachtzon (1965), Wij, heren van Zichem (1969) and De klucht van de brave moordenaar (1962). He died on February 12, 1989 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.