One of Germany`s most talented and popular comedians. He was famous for
his puns and confused idiomatic expressions.
Was almost blind on stage because he suffered from stage fever and wore
window glass lenses, so he could not see the audience.
In 1979, three days before he died, Heinz Erhardt received the highest
honor of Germany, the Große Bundesverdienstkreuz, the Superior Federal
Cross of Merit.