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.
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.
The son of a railway official.
Romantic leading man of Austrian musical comedies, operettas and 'Heimatfilms' in the 1950's.