It was among a few west German movies to be shown in east Germany.
He has also appeared in numerous Austrian and German movies.
The film won several awards making it one of the most significant German movies of 1986.
With 14.5 million sold tickets it's the most successful German movie.
Since opening here in March, it has been seen by 1.6 million people, a huge audience for a German movie.
For one thing, it's the rare German movie calling itself a comedy that is actually funny, even if only in bits and pieces.
The Bearskin is a German movie from the year 1986.
She has also appeared in the German movie, Gate to Heaven.
Warning is a 2000 German movie about a 17-year-old boy who runs away from home to become an Oi!
A German movie about his life, entitled 23, was released in 1998.