About
Austrian-born director remembered for numerous films based on books by Karl May and Edgar Wallace. He also directed several war films and other movies set in the German wilderness.
Before Fame
He started his career as an extra in the mountain films of Arnold Fanck.
Trivia
He worked as a screenwriter on a 1954 movie called Tiefland.
Family Life
He was married three times. His second wife, Karin Dor, was a popular German screen actress.
Associated With
He made films based on Karl May's books.
