Born in Vienna, Austria, following Matura at Wiener Oberrealschule
studied for 1 year music (violin) before moving on to absolve the
Max-Reinhardt-Seminar (1945/46) His first parts were on "Theater an der
Josefstadt, Vienna". He is now married the third time and is father of
7 children.
performer: "Grüß Euch Gott, alle miteinander", "Flix, flux, flax, Florian", "Nur im Märchenland kommt das vor", "Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol", "Wir spiel'n bei Hof gar heut'", "Wie mein Ahnl zwanzig Jahr", "Juhuhuhui was Lustig's jetzt", "Du allein bist schuld", "Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol" (reprise) (uncredited)
performer: "Barbara tanzt Mambola", "Ach, was habn Sie denn davon?" (uncredited), "Ja, ja, die Liebe in Tirol", "Wenn die Berge im Abendrot glühn" (uncredited)
When not acting in films or on stage (notably at the Munich Kammerspiele), he was employed as Project Director in his father-in-law's glass and optics factory.