Wolfgang Bahro is 65: five facts about the “GZSZ” actor

Wolfgang Bahro (65) is the longest-serving actor of the RTL series “Good times, bad times (Monday to Friday, 7:40 p.m.) and with his role Dr. Jo Gerner is considered Germany’s best-known TV fiesling. However, he privately ticks very differently, as he always likes to emphasize in interviews. Berliners.

In episode 185 he had his first appearance at “GZSZ”: since February 3, 1993, Bahro embodies the role of Dr. Jo Gerner. “Intrigen is only available as Dr. Gerner – not private!”, The actor cleared in an interview with “Bild” for his 20th anniversary and emphasized his charitable engagement. “I am ambassadors of the ‘Children’s Guardians’ who help families financially and also support the ‘Arche’.”

And he also runs much calmer privately than in his famous TV role. While Gerner has already been married and engaged several times and did various children, Wolfgang Bahro has been married to his wife Barbara for more than 20 years. The two have a son together and are already proud grandparents.

The Berliner is happy to be active in his free time. He climbs, dives, travels. And he has a very special hobby. “I collect figures. I never counted, but it could be several thousand. An entire basement full of Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Batman …”, he said to “Bild.”

He revealed Barbara Schöneberger (51) that he even has figures from North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong -Un and Donald Trump – and his basement has long since become too small for his collection. “In the meantime they are already on the floor.” He even owns his own Wolfgang Bahro figure from the 3D printer. “I look a bit like Doctor Who, with a long coat.”

The series star has been a member of the Freemasons since 2009 and also wrote about it in a chapter of his biography “always gardening – my life as a villain as a villain”, which was published in 2020. Bahro came to the Freemasons by chance. He had bought a silver amulet in London and only later learned from an art historian that it contained Freemasonry symbols.

There is a lot of speculation about the first German lodge, Bahro wants to help reduce prejudices. “The only real secret of the Freemasons is that they have none,” emphasized. “People of different professions come together in the box. For me, the exchange with them is an enrichment. Our clothing and the background music are given a very special, solemn character.”

In addition to acting, Wolfgang Bahro also tried to start musically. However, that was less successful. With “GZSZ” colleague Anne Brendler (53) he released the duet “Close Your Eyes”. “We were even on Viva in the show by Stefan Raab at the time, who also liked the song, but unfortunately it became a flop,” said Bahro.

An even larger flop was the common rap with his long -time friend Charles Rettinghaus “Delicious, Schmecker, Baby”, with which the two also performed in the series. “Stupidly, we should call ourselves ‘Dr. G-spot and the exaggerated’. And again the record label did not give up any tired marks for advertising.” Therefore, hardly anyone could have found the record anywhere. “Of course we did not leave anything untidy to be successful. We even let ourselves be photographed naked, with a line of text from the song”, but hardly anyone even considered that. “Unfortunately, the music business is even more complicated than the actor industry!” Was the abundant conclusion.

Even if Wolfgang Bahro is known primarily through “GZSZ” – he never rested on it. In addition to the filming of the series, he regularly works for other projects, such as at the theater, as a cabaret artist and as a voice actor. He will be shown in his first RTL-Primetime production in the new year of life. In the Tuesday film “HavelteDz – A Potsdam -Krimi” announced for early 2026, Wolfgang Bahro plays the role of profiler Armin Weber, who, after his return to the police service together with his son Gregor Weber (Felix Kreutzer). “I love to dive into completely different characters. This is exactly what makes my job fascinated as an actor,” said Bahro in a press release from the station. However, he remains true to his cult role. “Dr. Jo Gerner is a role that I play with great passion – and I’m already curious about all the new stories that expect it. So it will be exciting and exciting – on both sides!”