Background
He was born on February 11, 1927 in Stuttgart, Germany.
He was born on February 11, 1927 in Stuttgart, Germany.
He was an actor, known for Jonas (1957), The Country Doctor (1987) and The Last Winter (1960). He was a prolific German character actor, seen in many television crime series like Tatort, Derrick and The Old Fox. In the 1950"s and 60"s, he had leading roles in several Edgar Wallace adaptations.
Often portraying military types, he was noted for his starring role in U 47 – Kapitänleutnant Prien (1957).
He also did horror as in the character of the evil vampire in the 1962 film Slaughter of the Vampires. He stayed in Germany and worked there and in European films until his death in 2008.