Herbert Reinecker was born on December 24, 1914 in Hagen, Westphalia, Germany. He was a writer, known for Der Kommissar (1969), Deadly Decision (1954) and Wer erschoß Boro? (1987). He was married to Brunhilde 'Holly' Reinecker and Angela Schmikowski. He died on January 27, 2007 in Kempfenhausen, Bavaria, Germany.
One of Europe's most successful TV screenwriters, best known for
writing all 281 episodes of widely popular Derrick (1974) from 1974 to
1998.
Being a strong supporter of the Nazi regime, he became editor-in-chief
of the youth magazine "Jungvolk" in 1936 and later war correspondent
for the Waffen-SS.