After high school, Augustin first did a commercial apprenticeship in Erlangen. He then completed an apprenticeship at the Film and Television University in Munich. He played on stages in Munich, Detmold and numerous touring theaters. In 1966 he made his film acting debut in a short film directed by Marran Gosov, under which he starred several more times. Augustin appeared in numerous light comedies such as Engelchen or Die Jungfrau von Bamberg (with Gila von Weitershausen) and Helgalein (alongside Anita Kupsch), often playing stiff and awkward characters. He became known to a wide audience in 1973 as a comedian in the comedy series Klimbim. In the first season of Michael Pfleghar's entertainment series, Augustin acted in various skits and disguises and as the father of the "Klimbim family". After a year Augustin left the production. In the years that followed, he played in Alfred Vohrer's adaptation of Erich Kästner's Three Men in the Snow, in Werner Herzog's Woyzeck adaptation (with Klaus Kinski in the title role), in the Gottschalk comedy Tender Chaos and made guest appearances in numerous television series such as Der Kommissar, Police Inspection 1, The Fast Gerdi and Claude Chabrol's Histoires Insolites. His final resting place is in Erlangen

Filmography

• Bastard — Kapuske
• Die schnelle Gerdi — Verkehrspolizist
• Fabrik der Offiziere — Krottenkopf
• 1989Himmelsheim — Günter Münzel
• Löwengrube — Ermittlungsrichter
• 1988Herbst in Lugano — Grau, Chauffeur
• Hans im Glück
• 1987The Flyer — Vater Klinger
• 1987Three Crazy Jerks — Schroeder
• 1986Goldkronach — Dieter
• 1985Snowroller — Dr. Katz
• Der Fahnder — Franz im Odeon
• 1984Tapetenwechsel
• 1984The Little Drummer Girl — Freiburg City Official
• 1983Eisenhans — Möbelvertreter
• 1983Magdalena — Kooperator
• Der Andro-Jäger — Dr. Schneider
• Die Schraiers
• 1982Jägerschlacht — Neureuther-Ranitzki
• Anderland — Wassermann
• 1980Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold — Fischer, Fischer - Private detective
• 1979Der Durchdreher — Taxifahrer
• Der ganz normale Wahnsinn — Taxifahrer
• 1979The Fall
• 1979Woyzeck — Marktschreier
• 1978Paul kommt zurück — Feile
• SOKO München — Hermann Leonhard, Anzugverkäufer
• The Old Fox
• Geburtstage
• 1976Hugs and Other Things — Möbelpacker
• 1974Drei Männer im Schnee — Barmann
• Münchner Geschichten — Alfred Herrmann
• 1974The Summer People
• 1974Wandas Paradies — Hausmeister
• Klimbim — Max Klimbim
• 1973Libero — Dieter Augustin
• Okay S.I.R. — Dritter Gangster
• Alpha Alpha — Gegnerischer Agent
• Jan Billbusch — Robinson
• 1972Wonnekloß — Gustel Lochner
• Hoopers letzte Jagd — Morris
• 1970Bite Me, Darling — Verkäufer
• 1969Helgalein — Gustl
• 1969Köpfchen in das Wasser, Schwänzchen in die Höh — Dagobert Hintermoser
• 1969That Guy Loves Me, Am I Supposed to Believe That? — Horst
• The Commissioner — Herr Hansen
• 1968Angel Baby — Gustl
• 1968Carrot and Stick — Augustin
• 1968Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiter — Dr. Florian Kainz
• 1967Pfeiffer — Walter Pfeiffer
• 1966Power Slide — Zeitler
• Komische Geschichten mit Georg Thomalla — 2. Monteur

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Zum blauen Bock — Self