Trivia

Father of Meret Becker and Ben Becker, father-in-law of Alexander Hacke and Anne Seidel, son-in-law of Claire Schlichting, brother-in-law of Jonny Buchardt.

As his father, an army officer, died in 1943, he was raised by his grand-parents.

German dubbing voice of Jeremy Irons, Ben Cross and Jacques Perrin.

Attended acting lessons at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich from 1956 and 1958.

Member and political activist of the German trade union ver.di.

Has three children with his second wife Sylvia Wempner: Max, Emil and their adopted son Anton.