Actor. He was best known for playing the character roles of lieutenants, blind men, colonels, inspectors, detectives, waiters, majors, captains, commanders ringmasters, and doctors. He will be best remembered for playing the role of the 'Luftwaffe Colonel Josef "Pips" Priller' in the epic historical action film drama, "The Longest Day" (1962). The film which was directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, and Gerd Oswald, which was written for the screen by Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, and James Jones, and which also starred John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Robert Wagner, Stuart Whitman, and George Segal, tells the story about the events of D-Day, which is told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. He is also best remembered for playing the role of 'Adrian' in six episodes of the classic adventure television series, "Adrian, der Tulpendieb," in 1966, and which also starred Peter Arens, Karl Lieffen, Eva Christian, and Eva Maria Meineke. He was born as Karl-Heinz Reincke the son of a master tailor in Kiel, Germany, on May 28, 1925. He began his acting career on stage first in 1943, latterly with the Vienna Burgtheater, and in radio with the Norddeutscher Rundfunk before turning to films and television. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Lachlen-ein Schotte' in the film comedy, "Das heiße Herz" (1955), which was directed by Rudolf Steinboeck, and which also starred Hanns Lothar, Max Mairich, and Hanna Rucker. Besides, "Das heiße Herz" (1955), and "The Longest Day" (1962), his many other film credits include, "Straßenknotenpunkt" (1955), "Ein Herz kehrt heim" (1956), "So süß ist kein Tod" (1956), "Confessions Of Felix Krull" (1957), "Tolle Nacht" (1957), "Der 10. Mai" (1957), "Helden" (1957), "Wet Asphalt" (1968), "Penelope oder Die Lorbeermaske" (1958), "Always Victorious" (1958), "Der Dank der Unterwelt" (1958), "Die Caine war ihr Schicksal" (1959), "Das Rennen" (1959), "Der Untergang der 'Freiheit' (1960), "15 Jahre Frieden" (1960), "Faust" (1960), "Die Friedhöfe" (1960), "Das Fenster" (1961), "Ein Mond für die Beladenen" (1961), "Der rote Hahn" (1962), "Der tolle Tag" (1962), "Vorspiel auf dem Theater" (1963), "Heimweh nach St. Pauli" (1963), "Unterm Birnbaum" (1963), "Warten auf Godot" (1963), "Herrn Walsers Raben" (1964), "Geburt eines Provokateurs" (1964), "Mark Of The Tortoise" (1964), "Freddy, Tiere, Sensationen" (1964), "Die Flasche" (1965), "Die echten Sedemunds" (1965), "Apfelsinen" (1966), "Die Ballade von Peckham Rye" (1966), "Murderers Club Of Brooklyn" (1967), "Wenn es Nacht wird auf der Reeperbahn" (1967), "Polizeirevier 21" (1968), "Bedroom Stewardesses" (1968), "Commandos" (1968), "The Bridge At Remagen" (1969), "Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey" (1969), "The Bedroom" (1969), "Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen" (1970), "Passion eines Politikers" (1970), "Heintje - Mein bester Freund" (1970), "Der Pfarrer von St. Pauli" (1970), "Jedermann" (1970), "Der Feldherrnhügel" (1970), "My Father, The Ape And I" (1971), "Morgen fällt die Schule aus - Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, VI. Teil" (1971), "Captain Roughneck from St. Pauli"(1971), "Jailbreak In Hamburg" (1971), "Rudi, benimm dich!" (1971), "Hochwürden drückt ein Auge zu" (1971), "Was geschah auf Schloß Wildberg" (1972), "Kinderarzt Dr. Fröhlich" (1972), "Meine Tochter - Deine Tochter" (1972), "Immer Ärger mit Hochwürden" (1972), "Superbug, Super Agent" (1972), "Crazy - total verrückt" (1973), "Die Reise nach Wien" (1973), "Hell Hounds Of Alaska" (1973), "Wenn jeder Tag ein Sonntag wär'..." (1973), "The Flying Classroom" (1973), "Der Lord von Barmbeck" (1974), "Liebe mal so - mal so (Vergnügliches über ein altes Thema)" (1975), "Der Geheimnisträger" (1975), "Everyone Dies Alone" (1975), "Auch Mimosen wollen blühen" (1976), "Dorothea Merz" (1976), "Preussenkorso 45-48" (1977), "Lady Dracula" (1977), "Hurra - Die Schwedinnen sind da" (1978), "Love Hotel In Tyrol" (1978), "Général... nous voilà!" (1978), "Kirche zu verkaufen" (1979), "Liebe bleibt nicht ohne Schmerzen" (1980), "Ein sturer Bock" (1981), "Mensch, Berni" (1983), "Vor Gericht seh'n wir uns wieder" (1983), "The NeverEnding Story" (1984), "Nägel mit Köpfen" (1986), "Geschichten aus der Heimat - Gift, Schnaps und Meeresleuchten" (1986), "Der Fall Harrer" (1986), "Wer ist dran?" (1987), "Ede und das Kind" (1988), "Schlußabrechnung" (1993), "König & Consorten" (1993), "Begegnungen der anderen Art" (1995), "Geschichten aus der Heimat - Affenliebe" (1997), and "Eine Frau mit Pfiff" (1998). His last film role was playing 'Paulsen' in the film drama, "Zwei Asse und ein König" (2000), which was directed and written by Bernd Fischerauer, and which also starred Heiner Lauterbach, Heinz Hoenig, and Martin Benrath. Besides, the six episodes of the classic adventure television series, "Adrian, der Tulpendieb" in 1966, his many other television credits include, "Haifischbar," "Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne," "Tatort," "Fritz Muliar Schau," "Der Kommissar," "Hallo - Hotel Sacher... Portier!," "Pariser Geschichten," "Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein," "Ein verrücktes Paar," "Die Fischer von Moorhövd," "Kurtheater Holtendiek," "Nordlichter: Geschichten zwischen Watt und Wellen," "Derrick," "The Black Forest Hospital," "The Old Fox," "Kasse bitte," "Der Bastard," "Baldur Blauzahn," "Geschichten aus der Heimat," "Liebe auf Bewährung," "Unsere Hagenbecks," "Zwei Münchner In Hamburg," "Cornelius hilft," "A Case For Two," "Zwischen Tag und Nacht," "Die Männer vom K3," "Sylter Geschichten," "Evelyn Hamann's Geschichten aus dem Leben," "Großstadtrevier," "Heimatgeschichten," and "Oben ohne." His last television role was playing 'Albert Eckholm' in 225 episodes of the romance television drama, "The Country Doctor," from 1987 to 2010, which also starred Gerhard Olschewski, Walter Plathe, Franziska Troegner, and Edith Behleit. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. He was also the German dubbing voice for actors Marlon Brando, James Coburn, Alec Guinness, and Sid James. He passed away in Vienna, Austria, on July 13, 2011, at the age of 86, and he was buried in the famous Zentralfriedhof in Vienna, Austria. He was married to Herta Maria Gessulat on July 5, 1950, but they later divorced. They had one child together. He married the actress Erni Mangold in 1958 but they divorced in 1978. They had no children. He married third to Elfi Petsch in 1981 and they were together until his death.