John Olden was born on October 3, 1918 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and producer, known for
The Great British Train Robbery (1966),
Frau Irene Besser (1961) and
Die große Postraub (1967). He was married to
Inge Meysel. He died on September 12, 1965 in Hamburg, West Germany.