Rainer Basedow was born on May 20, 1938 in Mühlhausen/Thüringen, Germany. He is known for Dynamit in grüner Seide (1968), Der Heiland auf dem Eiland (2004) and Alles über Anna (2006). He was married to Mathilde Basedow. He died on May 15, 2022 in Salzburg, Austria.