Erhard 'Big Bimbo' Weller (1926–1986) was a
German
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actor known for his height of 7'9.75".
Weller was born in
Zwickau
Zwickau (; ) is the fourth-largest city of Saxony, Germany, after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz, with around 88,000 inhabitants,.
The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ''Zwickauer Mulde''; progression: ), ...
,
Germany
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in 1926 as Paul Siegfried Erhard Weller and died in
Erlangen
Erlangen (; , ) is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 119,810 inhabitants (as of 30 September 2024), it is the smalle ...
, West Germany.
He appeared in two movies, ''
Bottoms Up'' (1974) and ''
Milo Barus, der stärkste Mann der Welt'' and two television series, ''
Monaco Franze'' and ''
Am laufenden Band''.
In January 1963 he married Christa Neuber.
References
Further reading
*https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/groesster-mann-europas-kauft-in-der-waro-ein-621006554347
*https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305840187/4EF707466E154916PQ/1?sourcetype=Magazines
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1926 births
People from Zwickau
People with gigantism
German male television actors
German male film actors
1986 deaths
Male actors from Saxony
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