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Rainer Basedow
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Born
May 20
,
1938
·
Mühlhausen/Thüringen, Germany
Died
May 15
,
2022
·
Salzburg, Austria
(serious illness)
Height
5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
Mini Bio
Rainer Basedow was born on May 20, 1938 in Mühlhausen/Thüringen, Germany. He was an actor, known for
Death and Diamonds (1968)
,
Der Heiland auf dem Eiland (2004)
and
Go for It, Baby (1968)
. He was married to Mathilde Basedow. He died on May 15, 2022 in Salzburg, Austria.
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Spouse
Mathilde Basedow
(1971 - May 15, 2022) (his death, 4 children)
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Enjoys diving in his leisure time.
Retired as the German voice of Pumbaa in 'The Lion King' in 2016, relinquishing the part to Jürgen Kluckert for 'The Lion Guard'.
Escaped from the GDR in the mid 1950s after learning he wasn't allowed to study there because of his "political unreliability".
From 1976 to 1995, he was a permanent member of the Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft.
He worked as a voice actor for John Belushi, Jerry Lewis (The Big Mouth), Ned Beatty, and John Goodman.
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