Ko van Dijk was born on 25 July 1916 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor and director, known for Dagboek van een herdershond (1978), Uilenspiegel (1973) and Pygmalion (1976). He was married to Pia van den Hurk, Barry Verkaaik, Teddy Schaank, Ellen de Thouars, Elly Van Stekelenburg and Emmy Scholte. He died on 6 May 1978 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.