Berno von Cramm is a German actor and voice actor born on November 28, 1934, in Göttingen, Germany. He trained at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna from 1956 to 1959, a prestigious acting academy, and began his stage career in 1959 at the Nordmark Theater in Schleswig. Over the years, he has performed on numerous renowned German-language stages, including the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna, the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, and the Staatstheater Stuttgart.

While von Cramm has an extensive career in film, television, and theater, his work as a voice actor for anime series has reached a wide international audience. He is known for providing the German dubbing voice for several prominent characters in the genre. In the classic post-apocalyptic series Fist of the North Star, he voiced the character Ryuken. Ryuken is the 63rd successor of the deadly martial art Hokuto Shinken and the adoptive father of the series' protagonist, Kenshiro. In the modern re-adaptation Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal, von Cramm provided the voice for the main antagonist Wiseman, also known as Death Phantom, a manipulative entity that serves as the true leader of the Black Moon Clan.

Beyond these specific roles, von Cramm's voice is featured in several other animated series that are popular within anime and broader animation fandom. His credits include roles in the long-running series One Piece, the adventure series Maya the Bee, and the superhero parody Darkwing Duck. He has also voiced characters in the German dubs of international hits like The Simpsons and Duel Masters.

Throughout his career, von Cramm has participated in several recurring voice acting collaborations. He is notably a regular voice actor for the German dubs of various Star Trek series, including the original series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, where he voiced characters such as General Denning, Lon Suder, and Kolopak. He also became the established German voice for the Muppet character Miss Piggy beginning in 1993. Another notable recurring role was providing the German voice for the character Lionel Hutz and Superintendent Chalmers in The Simpsons.

Among his notable achievements, von Cramm provided the German voice for actor John Cleese as the ghost Nearly Headless Nick in the first two Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. He has also voiced characters in major Disney animated films, such as Preston B. Whitmore in Atlantis: The Lost Empire. His performance as Wiseman in Sailor Moon Crystal represents a significant role in a major modern revival of a classic anime franchise, bringing a new interpretation of the character to German-speaking audiences.