Gerd E. Schäfer was born on July 14, 1923 in Berlin-Neukölln, Germany as Gerhard Kurt Egilhard Schäfer. He was an actor and writer, known for Die goldene Gans (1964), Maxe Baumann (1976) and König Drosselbart (1965). He was married to Ruth-Ellen. He died on September 20, 2001 in Berlin, Germany.