# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gunther-kaufmann
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:11:17.721Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gunther-kaufmann"
name: "Günther Kaufmann"
slug: "gunther-kaufmann"
description: "Günther Kaufmann was a German film actor best known for his association with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder directed Kaufmann in a total of 14 films, casting him in leading and minor roles. Kaufmann was also romantically involved with the director for a time."
tagline: "German actor (1947-2012)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/G%C3%BCntherKaufmann.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1947-06-16"
deathDate: "2012-05-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.98983866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442316/"
    handle:    "nm0442316"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump