
Born in Avignon, France, he found work as a stage actor until the early 1970s, when he began working on films. His most famous role was in John Milius's historical epic The Wind and the Lion (1975), where he played a German colonel. He also appeared, playing similar characters, in the Spaghetti Westerns A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) and My Name is Nobody (1973). He also appeared as the zombified artist Schweick in Lucio Fulci's cult horror film The Beyond (1981). He spoke fluent English and German.
2016FantastiCozziMovieas (archive footage)
1987CrossMovieas Le premier kidnappeur
1986Ginger and FredMovieas (credit only)
1981The BeyondMovieas Schweick
1978Le MutantTV showas Garde Saül · 1 episodes
1975The Old GunMovieas Le soldat allemand tué dans la cuisine
1975Mad Enough to KillMovieas Marcellin
1975The Wind and the LionMovieas Von Roerkel
1975The Killer Must Kill AgainMovieas Killer
1974The SecretMovieas Gardien
1973My Name Is NobodyMovieas Scape
1972All the Way BoysMovieas Mr. Ears' Thug
1971Duck, You SuckerMovieas Col. Günther Reza
1971The Big Black SowMovie