Father of Stella Adorf (born 1963).
Former brother-in-law of director Michael Verhoeven.
He has an entry in Jean Tulard's "Dictionnaire du Cinéma/Les Acteurs", published in Paris in 2007 (pgs 12 and 13).
His father was an Italian surgeon, his mother a German nurse.
Lived together with Monique since 1968, before marrying her in 1985.
Member of the jury at the International Berlin Film Festival in 2007.
Ranked #2 in a survey by "Unsere Besten" (2003) searching Germany's all-time favorite actors (24 November 2006).
Received Germany's Great Cross of Merit in 2001.
Started a singing career with his solo program "Al Dente" (1994).
Studied acting at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule in Munich from 1953 to 1955.
Was raised in Mayen/Eifel, Germany.
Wrote several bestselling books like "Der Mäusetöter" (The mice killer, 1992) or "Der Dieb von Trastevere" (The thief of Trastevere, 1995). In 2005, he published "Mit einer Nadel bloß" (With just one needle), which focuses on his mother's life.