- 1946 - Had his theatre debut with Goethe's 'Iphigenie auf Tauris' in Potsdam, Germany.
- Had two sons, Robert and Andreas Pfitzmann.
- School friend of Gerd E. Schäfer
- Co-founder and member of the cabaret show "Die Stachelschweine" in Berlin from 1949 to 1957.
- Considered one of Berlin's most popular actors.
- A leg wound sustained during compulsory military service in World War II got him invalided out of the army and consequently forced him to abandon plans for a sporting career. He instead enrolled for acting classes at the Berlin Schauspielakademie "Der Kreis".
- He provided the German voice for many Hollywood stars, dubbing, among others, Kirk Douglas, Charles Bronson, Robert Ryan and Lloyd Bridges.
- Guenter Pfitzmann, was booked aboard the 25 July crash of Air France Concorde flight 4590 but cancelled at the last moment because of heart problems. "It is terrible to think that we might have been aboard that plane," his wife said. "Our hearts go out to the families of the dead.".
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