Walter Trier was born on June 25, 1890 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He was an art director and costume designer, known for Mein Herz ist eine Jazzband (1929), Lumpaci the Vagabond (1922) and Acht Maler und ein Modell (1927). He died on June 11, 1951 in Craigleith, Ontario, Canada.