Hans-Michael Rehberg was born on 2 April 1938 in Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Schindler's List (1993), Geography of the Heart (2016) and Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (1989). He was married to Barbara Sukowa. He died on 7 November 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
The death of his mother brings Richie Bravo back from his adopted home in Italy to his teenage bedroom in Lower Austria, where Charlton Heston is still flexing his biceps and Winnetou is still alive.