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Nickname:	Hotte / The James Dean of German Cinema
Known for:	Life Is Beautiful, One, Two, Three, Tiger Bay
Birth name:	Horst Werner Buchholz
Birthday:	4 December 1933, Berlin, Germany

Father of actor Christopher Buchholz Lived in Paris and Switzerland with his wife Myriam Bru. They also had a daughter, Beatrice. Landed his first stage role at 15 in a Berlin theater version of the German children's classic "Emil and the Detectives." In 1981, Buchholz failed as host of the dubious "Astro-Show" on German TV, which was canceled after only five shows. In the show, the popular astrologer Elizabeth Teissier had been at his side. Called "the German James Dean" because he was type casted as rebellious teenager in the late 1950s. Died in intensive care of pneumonia while recovering from a broken thighbone. Made his Broadway debut with "Cherie" in 1959. Son of a shoemaker, he dropped out of school so he could take acting lessons. Christopher Buchholz directed the movie Horst Buchholz - Mein Papa, which deals with his father's life and their relationship. Is buried in the Heerstraße Cemetery, Berlin. Spoke fluent German, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian.

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