Daniel Schmid was born on December 26, 1941 in Flims-Waldhaus, Graubünden, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for Le baiser de Tosca (1984), Jenatsch (1987) and Schatten der Engel (1976). He died on August 5, 2006 in Flims Waldhaus, Graubünden, Switzerland.