Daniel Schmid was born on December 26, 1941 in Flims-Waldhaus, Graubünden, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for Jenatsch (1987), Il Bacio di Tosca (1984) and Worte kommen meist zu spät (1982). He died on August 5, 2006 in Flims Waldhaus, Graubünden, Switzerland.