Karl Anton was born on 25 October 1898 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Immer nur Du (1941), Die Wirtin zum Weißen Röß'l (1943) and Peter Voss, der Millionendieb (1946). He was married to Ruth Buchardt-Hansen. He died on 12 April 1979 in Berlin, Germany.