Walter Hanel was born on September 14, 1930 in Teplice-Sanov, Czechoslovakia [now Teplice, Czech Republic]. He was a production designer, known for General Frédéric (1964) and Tanzparty mit dem Ehepaar Fern (1966). He was married to Gertrud Elisabeth Fischer. He died on April 28, 2024 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
