Leonard Steckel was born on January 18, 1901 in Knihinin, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Zwiespalt des Herzens (1953), The Captain from Köpenick (1956) and Bieder der Flieger (1941). He died on February 9, 1971 in Aitrang, Bavaria, Germany.