Rien Poortvliet was born on August 7, 1932 in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands as Marius Harm Poortvliet. He was a writer and actor, known for David el gnomo (1985), Gnomes (1980) and La llamada de los gnomos (1987). He died on September 15, 1995 in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.