Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss | |
|---|---|
| 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 WWII.
He died on 20 November 2010 in Grünwald near Munich.[3]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Schmidt - gymnastics teacher | ||
| 1960 | 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 Johnston961 | |
| 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 | Commissar Mallet | ||
| 1975 | Die Brücke von Zupanja | Surgeon Major | |
| 1981 | M. Keller | ||
| 1982 | The Roaring Forties | Joss | |
| 1982 | Doctor Faustus | Jonathan Leverkühn | |
| 1984 | The Little Drummer Girl | Red Cross | |
| 1985 | Le transfuge |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me | Clemens Forell | TV miniseries |
| 1964 | Pilot | ||
| 1968 | Sir Roger Casement | Roger Casement | |
| 1971–1973 | Capitain Luckner | 39 episodes | |
| 1978 | Zierotin | TV miniseries | |
| 1983–1999 | Das Traumschiff | Captain Heinz Hansen | 25 episodes (final appearance) |
References[]
- ^ ZDF-"Traumschiff"-Kapitän Weiss gestorben, welt.de
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2010-09-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Der „Traumschiff“-Kapitän ist gestorben, bunte.de
External links[]
- Heinz Weiss at IMDb
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