
Born in Berlin, he was a trained carpenter and commercial artist. The entertainer Harald Juhnke was one of the sponsors of the curly headed entertainer. In 1959 Dahlen made his cinema debut in Kurt Meisel's comedy "Love forbidden - marriage allowed". In 1964, Dahlen's career began in television. The actor, also known in Switzerland and Austria, has appeared in more than 35 feature films. He stood in front of the camera with Loni von Friedl, Elke Sommer, Claus Biederstaedt, Rolf Becker and Willy Millowitsch, among others. Dahlen became known to a wide audience in 1978 in Michael Pfleghar's series "Klimbim". Together with Ingrid Steeger and Iris Berben, Dahlen also played in the series "Two Heavenly Daughters". In "A heart and a soul" he took over the role of the son-in-law of "Ekel Alfred" after Diether Krebs left. He also took part in television series such as “The Commissioner”, “The Men from K3”, “Coast Guard” or “Tatort”.

Tender Sharks
1967 · as Alexander

U47 - Kapitänleutnant Prien
1958 · as Matrose

Harlekinade
1964 · as Soldat

The Females
1970 · as Leo

Sabine und die hundert Männer
1960 · as Wölfchen Freitag

Der Held meiner Träume
1960 · as Bernhard Kleinschmidt

Escape from East Berlin
1962

Duel at Sundown
1965 · as Babyface

Fake!
1997

The Butterfly
1970

Madame Bovary
1968 · as Hippolyte

Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt
1962 · as Charly

Fröhliches Beileid
1984 · as Herodes

Der Komödienstadel - Millionen im Heu
1991 · as Erich Meier

Café Oriental
1962 · as Gert

Love Affair
1980

Blind Justice
1961

In the Wild West
1964 · as Harry