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Horst Buchholz

German actor (1933–2003)

  • Fame60.3
  • Momentum18.8
  • Wikipedia32.7K
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Lived 1933–2003, aged 70Germany
GermanyGermanyActorsActor
  • Wikipedia
    33 languages
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  • Era
    1933–2003
    Aged 70
  • Known for
    Life Is Beautiful
    1997
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Horst Werner Buchholz was a German actor who appeared in more than 60 feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth, he was sometimes called "the German James Dean". He is perhaps best known in English-speaking countries for his roles as Chico in The Magnificent Seven (1960), as a communist in Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three (1961), and as Dr. Lessing in Life Is Beautiful (1997).

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  • German Film Award
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60.3
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Momentum18.8
Historical24.1
Now attention7.4
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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