Bald, wiry German comic actor, acrobatic dancer and choreographer. Had initially planned for a career as an engineer. Ensemble member of the Berliner Ballet in the 1950's, touring Europe and South America. Solo dancer at the Deutschen Oper Berlin from 1961 to 1965. Popular slapstick comedian in films and television of the 60's and 70's. A noted amateur pilot, he was killed in a crash of his single-engine plane in September 1978.