Scion of a family of artists: his father and grandfather were both painters, his younger brother is a composer.
Active as a voice actor, he has provided the German dubbing voice for actors like Pierre Brice, Fredric March, Tim Curry and Montgomery Clift.
Attended the Max-Reinhardt-Academy in Berlin. First stage appearances in Wuppertal, 1959-62, then Hamburg (1965-69). From 1985 ensemble member of the Hamburger Thalia Theater.