- Was the German voice of actors Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra.
- Dark-haired, smoky-voiced German character actor, who began as a singing child star. He was best known internationally for his role as East German 'Stasi' goon Hermann Gromek, killed dramatically by Paul Newman in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Torn Curtain (1966).
- Conscripted into the German Army in World War II, he was captured and became a Russian POW until 1949.
- Worked and lived alternately in East and West Germany during the 1950's and 60's.
- German voice of Bert from Sesame Street (1969)
- Father of Susanne Uhlen and former father-in-law of her husband Charly Steinberger.
- Grandfather of Florian and Christopher Steinberger and/or Uhlen.
- Father of Florian Martens (mother: Ingrid Rentsch)
- Has a daughter, Annette, with Johanna Göllnitz.
- Step-father of Barbara Bertram.
- Studied acting under Albert Florath.
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