Born in Weißenfels, Saxony-Anhalt, Gérard Tichy was the son of a physician and spent his youth moving from military service in World War II to a prisoner-of-war camp in Bordeaux before escaping to Spain, where he settled in Madrid after a brief stint as a waiter. His chance encounter with director César Fernández Ardavín led to his first screen role as a German officer, and he quickly became a pro…
