Hans Joachim Preil was born on June 26, 1923 in Köslin, Pomerania, Germany [now Koszalin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for DEFA-Disko 77 (1977), Tolle Tage (1969) and Doppelt gebacken (1981). He died on November 2, 1999 in Berlin, Germany.