Norbert Schwientek was born on March 6, 1942 in Oppeln, Silesia, Germany [now Opole, Opolskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Stefanies Geschenk (1995), Le château (1997) and Marmorera, le village englouti (2007). He died on June 22, 2011 in Zürich, Switzerland.