Trivia

Coincidentally, his first wife's parents' names were Rolf and Liesl.

After filming The Sound of Music (1965), he joined the United States Marine Corps and served his country.

Met his first wife, Gabriele, in Austria during the on-location filming was of The Sound of Music (1965). Gabriele was Charmian Carr's Austrian stand-in.

Was originally turned down for the role of Rolf because his hair was brown. He got the role after his agent called and asked for another shot and he wowed producers with his rendition of "Sixteen Going On Seventeen".

He played Captain Von Trapp in a local town production of The Sound of Music at the Old Courthouse Theater in Concord, North Carolina, with his hair its natural brown; he looked very different than he did in the movie. This event was covered by the TV show, Entertainment Tonight (1981) in September 1993.

His son Thomas Rolf Truhitte is a famous operatic tenor

He has toured with Juliet Prowse as her lead singing and dancing partner and portrayed Gene Kelly in the MGM Grand's "Hallelujah Hollywood" production.

Has 3 sons from 2 previous marriages.

Lives in North Carolina (April 2002)

He has performed with Juliet Prowse, Tab Hunter, and Celeste Holm.