Richard Lauffen was born on June 2, 1907 in Mönchengladbach, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ödipussi (1988), Drei Frauen im Haus (1968) and Timm Thaler (1979). He was married to Elisabeth Wiedemann. He died on August 27, 1990 in Marquartstein, Bavaria, West Germany.