Most of the characters he played were simply named "The Bear" or "Bear". The only exceptions were, Ferien zu dritt (1988) when he played "The Bald-Headed Bear", Der Bär (1988) when he played "The Kodiak Bear", and Auf der Spur des großen Bären (1995) where he played the title character. Ironically, the original French title of Der Bär (1988) (L'ours) translates to "The Bear".