Max Douwes was born on May 22, 1923 in Klijndijk, Drenthe, Netherlands. He was a director and cinematographer, known for
Stiefbeen en zoon (1963),
Swiebertje (1955) and
De wachters bij het graf (1960). He died on March 23, 1998 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.