Jop Pannekoek was born on May 15, 1943 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was a director and producer, known for Herman Finkers: EHBO is mijn lust en mijn leven (1987), Urbanus: Hiep hiep rahoe (1998) and De grens (1999). He died on July 29, 2003 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.