Born 1941 in Ramsen, Switzerland. After an apprenticeship as a typesetter and two years working as such, trained to become an actor at the «Bühnenstudio» (Stage studio) in Zurich. Engagements among others: Theatre at the Newmarket Zurich, Stages of «The Free Hansestadt» Bremen, National Theatre Stuttgart, Zurich Playhouse, Schaubühne Berlin.