Christian Grashof was born on 5 August 1943 in Gablonz an der Neiße, Sudetenland, Germany [now Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Besuch bei Van Gogh (1985), Tatort (1970) and Mephisto (1981). He was previously married to Brigitte Grashof-Soubeyran.