Hanns Anselm Perten was born on August 12, 1917 in Bromberg [now Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor and director, known for Terra incognita (1965), Happy End (1967) and Ich - Axel Caesar Springer (1968). He was previously married to Christine van Santen. He died on November 29, 1985 in Rostock, German Democratic Republic.