Heinz Weiss
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Heinz Weiss | |
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| Born | 12 June 1921 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Died | 20 November 2010 (aged 89) Grünwald, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958–1999 |
Heinz Weiss (12 June 1921 – 20 November 2010[1]) was a German film actor.[2]
Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in Das Traumschiff. He also played the character "Kramer" in the iconic World War II film The Great Escape (1963). He himself had served in German military, the Wehrmacht, during World War II.
He died on 20 November 2010 in Grünwald near Munich.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Wenn die Conny mit dem Peter | Schmidt - gymnastics teacher | |
| 1960 | Strafbataillon 999 | Lieutenant Obermeier | |
| 1960 | Brandenburg Division | Dörner | |
| 1960 | Big Request Concert | Stefan | |
| 1961 | The Green Archer | John Bellamy / John Wood / The Green Bowman | |
| 1961 | Only the Wind | Jack Johnston | |
| 1961 | Blind Justice | prosecutor | |
| 1961 | Auf Wiedersehen | Steve O'Hara | |
| 1963 | The Great Escape | Kramer | |
| 1965 | Tread Softly | Phil Decker | |
| 1965 | Mordnacht in Manhattan | ||
| 1966 | The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight | ||
| 1966 | Die Rechnung – eiskalt serviert | ||
| 1967 | Murderers Club of Brooklyn | ||
| 1968 | Death and Diamonds | ||
| 1968 | Death in the Red Jaguar | ||
| 1969 | Dead Body on Broadway | ||
| 1970 | Immer bei Vollmond | Commissar Mallet | |
| 1975 | Die Brücke von Zupanja | Surgeon Major | |
| 1981 | Confused Feelings | M. Keller | |
| 1982 | The Roaring Forties | Joss | |
| 1982 | Doctor Faustus | Jonathan Leverkühn | |
| 1984 | The Little Drummer Girl | Red Cross | |
| 1985 | Le transfuge |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me | Clemens Forell | TV miniseries |
| 1964 | Flug in Gefahr | Pilot | |
| 1968 | Sir Roger Casement | Roger Casement | |
| 1971–1973 | Graf Luckner | Capitain Luckner | 39 episodes |
| 1978 | Wallenstein | Zierotin | TV miniseries |
| 1981 | Berlin Tunnel 21 | Heppner | |
| 1983–1999 | Das Traumschiff | Captain Heinz Hansen | 25 episodes (final appearance) |
References
[edit]- ^ ZDF-"Traumschiff"-Kapitän Weiss gestorben, welt.de
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | WEISS, Heinz". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ Der „Traumschiff“-Kapitän ist gestorben, bunte.de
External links
[edit]- Heinz Weiss at IMDb
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