Actor

Michael Maien

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2.8

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Movies: 20Series: 4

TMDB ID: 553251

IMDb ID: nm0537418

Known for: Acting

Born: October 12, 1947

Age: 78

Place of birth: Nürnberg, Germany

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1948 - 1978

Years active: 31

Average TMDB rating: 5.44

Wikidata: Q1928504

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Biography

Michael Maien (born October 12, 1945, in Nuremberg, Germany) is a German actor, pop singer, screenwriter, and author. Trained at Munich’s Otto Falckenberg School, he made his film debut in 1965 with the controversial drama Wälsungenblut, earning the Bambi Award for Best Newcomer. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Maien became a prominent screen presence in popular cinema, appearing in educational films by Oswalt Kolle, crime films, sex comedies, and international genre productions. At the same time, he pursued a Schlager music career with several singles and frequent television appearances. From the late 1970s onward, he shifted his focus to television, theatre, and writing. Since the 1990s, Maien has worked primarily as a freelance writer, publishing novels and cultural essays while living in Düsseldorf.

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