Jyri Schreck was born on December 16, 1927 in Tampere, Finland as Jyri Matti Schreck. He was a writer and director, known for Sakari Pälsi (1957), Mies joka oli syntynyt hirtettäväksi (1966) and Korpikirjailija Ilmari Kianto (1954). He was married to Aulikki Tarnanen, Hilkka Murtomaa and Pilvikki Schreck. He died in 1982.