- Horst Wilhelm was born on November 24, 1927 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Zar und Zimmermann (1969), Clivia (1954) and Jacques Offenbach - Ein Lebensbild (1969). He died in 2000 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- In 1963-1964 he sang at the Glyndebourne Festival the role of Flamand in Capriccio by R. Strauss, in 1962-1963 at the Bayreuth Festival the role of Froh in Rheingold.
- During his distinguished career he also performed as a concert and oratorio singer.
- During World War II, he became a soldier and was in English captivity until end of the war.
- Since 1973 Horst Wilhelm taught at the Musikhochschule of Lübeck.
- Horst Wilhelm made his debut 1951 at the Städtischen Oper Berlin, where he was engaged until 1956 as the first lyric tenor.
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