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German actor and singer, who has released twelve albums.

German dubbing voice of Kris Kristofferson and Dennis Quaid.

Impresario at the Ernst-Deutsch-Theater in Hamburg from 2004 to 2006.

Has a adoptive son, Robert M. Lechtenbrink (b. 1967), and two daughters, Saskia Lechtenbrink (b. 1967) and Sophie Lechtenbrink (b. May 11, 1992, from Anja Topf).

Lechtenbrink has been in front of the camera since he was a teenager, he was also known for his distinctive voice - it brought him into public even earlier.

At the age of eight he already spoke on NDR children's radio.

The anti-war film "Die Brücke" was followed by stints at theaters in Hanover, where he was part of the ensemble for four years, in Cologne, Berlin, Munich and Hamburg.

Lechtenbrink was born on August 18, 1944 as the son of an employee in Cranz / East Prussia, but grew up in Bremen and Hamburg, where he ended up as a refugee child.

Between 1995 and 1997, he was also intendant of Bad Hersfeld Festival.

At the age of 26 he had already played around 60 stage and 50 television roles. "I played everything: from murderers to lovers, from criminals to comedians," he said in a dpa interview on his 70th birthday.

He also became known for his unmistakable sonorous voice: As a voice actor, he used his smoky timbre for Kris Kristofferson and Burt Reynolds, among others.

Lechtenbrink grew up in Hamburg and Bremen and started his career at the age of 15 acting in the Oscar-nominated anti-war movie The Bridge (1959) by director Bernhard Wicki.

He was married for the fifth time. According to his own statements, he maintained a good relationship with his ex-wives, also for the sake of his children. "Once you've made love, it would be stupid to forget.".

The city of Hamburg honoured his life achievements in 2021 by granting the Gustaf Gründgens Award (prize money 15,000 Euro). He donated the 15,000 euros in prize money to charity.

He wrote the lyrics to the song Rücksicht, performed by the duo Hoffmann & Hoffmann at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, achieving 5th place in a field of 20.

After leaving the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums a year after completing his mittlere Reife, he was educated at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (drama school).

In 2007 he was awarded the German Audiobook Prize as "Best Performer", in 2010 the Rolf Mares Prize for his theater work and in 2014 the Biermann Ratjen Medal of the City of Hamburg.

In the Deutsches Schauspielhaus he was a permanent member of the ensemble from 1969 to 1983 and also directed several plays.

The Gustaf Gründgens Prize in August 2021 was honored to him because he "shaped the theater scene in Hamburg and in the entire German-speaking area" and "impressed in countless stage, film and television roles" - "with outstanding artistic professionalism, his great passion and dedication".

At the age of ten he was drawn to the stage: he took on a role in a Christmas fairy tale by the German theater.