He was also the head of the spokesman department of the Europe radio RIAS Berlin although he expressed himself critical against the Nazi regime. Among others he published information about secret monitors.
The actor Rudolf Günther Wagner was active at the theater before he entered the film business in 1942.
He continued his film career after the war for a short time with "Anonyme Briefe" (1949) but it lasted 15 more years before he appeared in front of the camera regularly again - this time for TV productions.