Facts: - death place: berlin , germany - birth name: norbert georg kuchinke - death date: 3 december 2013 - birth date: 1 january 1940 - name: norbert kuchinke - birth place: schwarzwaldau wabrzych county , poland , silesia , germany now czarny bor , - occupation: journalist , actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of norbert kuchinke .
norbert georg kuchinke -lrb- 1 january 1940 -- 3 december 2013 -rrb- was a german journalist and actor .born in schwarzwaldau , silesia , germany -lrb- now czarny bor , poland -rrb- , until 1956 , he studied at a russian speaking school and mastered the language .from 1973 , kuchinke was the first correspondent of '' der spiegel '' -lrb- hamburg , west germany -rrb- and '' stern '' in moscow , soviet union .apart from journalism , he was an actor , appearing in five films through 1979 to 2008 , most commonly playing foreign roles .his most noted role was as bill hansen , a danish professor in the soviet comedy-drama '' autumn marathon '' .norbert kuchinke died following a long illness on 3 december 2013 , aged 73 , at a hospital in berlin , germany .