Hans-Michael Rehberg (2 April 1938 – 7 November 2017) was a German actor.[1][2]
Biography
Rehberg, born in Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg, was one of six children.[3] He grew up in Bavaria after the family moved to Lake Starnberg.[3]
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.[4] He soon came to the Residenztheater in Munich, where he was appointed Bavarian State Actor at the age of 30.[3] In 1973 he moved to the Münchner Kammerspiele, in 1975 to the Schauspielhaus Hamburg.[3] The versatile actor was present in theater, television and cinema.[4] Rehberg was also active as a director and has received several awards for his work.[4] He was at home on almost every major German-speaking theatre stage.[4] Rehberg died in Berlin at the age of 79.[5]