Born October 4, 1935· Mainz-Kastel, Wiesbaden, Germany
† Died January 28, 2025
12Roles★ 6.2Average rating
Born in Mainz-Kastel and raised mainly in Wiesbaden, he pursued acting while still at school, took formal lessons and debuted on stage at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden before entering cinema with a 1959 appearance in The Buddenbrooks. Early roles included a part in Helmut Käutner’s A Glass of Water (1960) and the German-submarine captain in Escape from East Berlin (1962). International recognition f…
