Helmut Pampuch was born on January 30, 1940 in Groß Mahlendorf, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Malerzowice Wielkie, Opolskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for
Der Ring des Nibelungen (1980),
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1984) and
Das Rheingold (1992). He died on March 20, 2008.