Joachim "Blacky" Fuchsberger was born and raised in Heidelberg, Germany. He attended secondary school and was later conscripted into the Reich Labor Service. Towards the end of World War II, Fuchsberger received training as a parachutist at the jumper school in Wittstock.
After the war, Fuchsberger initially worked as a miner and fitter. He then became advertising manager for the German Building Exhibition in Nuremberg in 1949. In 1950, he started his media career as a speaker for Bayerischer Rundfunk and soon appeared on camera as an actor.
Fuchsberger married the pop singer Gitta Lind in 1951, but the marriage ended in divorce after two and a half years. He then married the actress Gundula Korte in 1954, with whom he had a son named Thomas, born on August 5, 1957.
Fuchsberger gained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for his roles in the "08/15" films and as "Private Asch" in Edgar Wallace film adaptations. He also appeared in numerous other films and television shows, including "Just Don't Get Nervous", "Glücksspirale", "The Hot Wire", and "Let's Go".
In the 1970s and 1980s, Fuchsberger continued to act and appeared in numerous films and television shows. He also became a songwriter and show host, and published his first book, "Unplanned Adventures," in 1972.
Fuchsberger's love for Australia led him to live on the island of Tasmania and in Sydney in the 1980s. He published a book called "Good Morning, Australia" in 1987 and began making films for his TV series "Terra Australis" in 1988.
In the 1990s, Fuchsberger continued to act and appeared in numerous films and television shows. He also became a presenter for the guessing show "Yes or No" and returned to acting in 1995.
Fuchsberger received numerous awards throughout his career, including the "Bambi" in 1969 and 1982, the "Bavarian Order of Merit" in 1979, the "Golden Camera" in 1981, the Federal Cross of Merit in 1983, the "Golden Europe" in 1986, and the Grand Federal Cross of Merit in 1994.
In his later years, Fuchsberger continued to act and appeared in numerous films and television shows. He also became a patron of the volunteer program for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and received the television award for his life's work in 2011.
Fuchsberger suffered a second stroke in 2013 and passed away on September 11, 2014, at the age of 87, in Grünwald near Munich.
