Louis van Gasteren was born on November 20, 1922 in Amsterdam, Netherlands as Louis Alphonse van Gasteren. He was a director, known for Het huis (1961), De prijs van overleven (2003) and In een Japanse stroomversnelling (2002). He was married to Joke Meerman. He died on May 10, 2016 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.