Hans-Michael Rehberg

German actor

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Hans-Michael Rehberg (2 April 1938 – 7 November 2017) was a German actor.
He grew up in Bavaria after the family moved to Lake Starnberg.
He soon came to the Residenztheater in Munich, where he was appointed Bavarian State Actor at the age of 30.
The versatile actor was present in theater, television and cinema.
He was at home on almost every major German-speaking theatre stage.

Hans-Michael Rehberg (2 April 1938 – 7 November 2017) was a German actor.

Biography

Rehberg, born in Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg, was one of six children. He grew up in Bavaria after the family moved to Lake Starnberg. After training as an actor at the Folkwang School in Essen from 1956 to 1958, his professional career began at the Theater Krefeld und Mönchengladbach. He soon came to the Residenztheater in Munich, where he was appointed Bavarian State Actor at the age of 30. In 1973 he moved to the Münchner Kammerspiele, in 1975 to the Schauspielhaus Hamburg. The versatile actor was present in theater, television and cinema. Rehberg was also active as a director and has received several awards for his work. He was at home on almost every major German-speaking theatre stage. Rehberg died in Berlin at the age of 79.