Overview
- He turns 75 on December 9 and remains a regular presence on German television, most recently appearing in Marie fängt Feuer.
- In recent months he rode his Harley across the United States with his Freeriders group toward the Sturgis motorcycle rally.
- He became a nationwide name with series such as Ein Bayer auf Rügen after early roles in independent films by director Klaus Lemke.
- He maintains a transatlantic life, living in Aying near Munich and at a house in Arizona purchased in 1996 with his wife Djamila.
- A severe motorcycle accident in Austria in 2003 nearly led to amputation, yet he recovered and resumed both riding and acting.