Paul Hubschmid

The son of an accountant, Paul Hubschmid was born, raised and schooled in Schoenenwerd, Switzerland. He trained for an acting career at the 'Max Reinhardt 's Harry Palmer trilogy. In 1980, he was awarded the German Filmband in Gold. During the 1980's he scaled down his workload, confining himself to guesting in made-for-television movies and series. He retired from acting in 1992 and died nine years later in Berlin at the age of 84 of a pulmonary embolism.