Early career In 1969, Ohrner made his television debut at the age of four, guest-starring in an episode of the television crime drama,
Der Kommissar and in 1970, he made his feature film debut appearing as "Bübchen" in the romantic comedy '
. He followed up with small roles in the comedy films ' and
Hilfe, die Verwandten kommen, and in 1973, he appeared alongside his sister Carolin in the dramatic television movie
Nicht einmal das halbe Leben. Ohrner continued to appear in film and on television until 1976, when he landed his first lead role as Victor Laroche alongside his sister Carolin as Cora Laroche in the children's mystery miniseries
Das Haus der Krokodile. Throughout the rest of the 1970s, Ohrner continued to make occasional television appearances as well as working as a voice actor, dubbing voices for the German broadcasts of the Japanese animated series,
Heidi, Girl of the Alps and the American comedy series
The Bad News Bears.
Teen idol In 1979, Ohrner landed the lead role in the 13-part television miniseries,
Timm Thaler. Based on the children's
novel by James Krüss, Ohrner played the titular role of Timm Thaler, a boy who trades his enchanting laughter to a wealthy Baron in exchange for the ability to win any bet he makes. In January 1980, he followed up with a starring role in the miniseries
Merlin, playing the wizard as a boy. In the following years, he began working as a television host, serving as host of the family game show,
Boing from 1990 to 1993, and as host of the teen game show
Herzklopfen from 1993 to 1995, as well as becoming program director of the cable channel
kabel eins in 1992. In 2001, Ohrner returned to
kabel eins, hosting German adaptations of the American game shows ''
Child's Play and Wheel of Fortune, as well as hosting the monthly variety show Fröhlicher Alltag'' from 2006 to 2008. In October 2011 it was announced that Ohrner would be returning to the big screen, appearing in the feature film adaptation of
Das Haus der Krokodile. The film '''' was released on 21 March 2012 and, having played Victor in the original 1976 miniseries, Ohrner appeared in a cameo role, this time as Victor's father. ==Personal life==