Fritz Umgelter

Fritz Umgelter
Umgelter in the early 1960s
Born	(1922-08-18)18 August 1922 Stuttgart, Germany
Died	9 May 1981(1981-05-09) (aged 58) Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Nationality	German
Occupation(s)	television director, television writer, film director
Known for	Der Winter, der ein Sommer war

Fritz Umgelter (18 August 1922 – 9 May 1981) was a German television director, television writer, and film director.

Umgelter worked mainly in television as both a writer and director. He received directing credit for 68 TV films or series, and received writing credits for 22 TV films or series segments. He also directed 7 cinema films (of which he received directing credit for 6), but these were not critically acclaimed, and he remains best known for his television works. ^{[citation needed]}