Heinz Weiss (12 June 1921 – 20 November 2010[1]) was a German film actor.[2]

Heinz Weiss
Born12 June 1921
Stuttgart, Germany
Died20 November 2010 (aged 89)
Grünwald, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1958–1999

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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1958 Wenn die Conny mit dem Peter [de] Schmidt - gymnastics teacher
1960 Strafbataillon 999 [fr] 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 [de] Surgeon Major
1981 Confused Feelings [fr] M. Keller
1982 The Roaring Forties Joss
1982 Doctor Faustus Jonathan Leverkühn
1984 The Little Drummer Girl Red Cross
1985 Le transfuge

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1959 As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me Clemens Forell TV miniseries
1964 Flug in Gefahr [de] Pilot
1968 Sir Roger Casement Roger Casement
1971–1973 Graf Luckner [de] Capitain Luckner 39 episodes
1978 Wallenstein [de] Zierotin TV miniseries
1981 Berlin Tunnel 21 Heppner
1983–1999 Das Traumschiff Captain Heinz Hansen 25 episodes
(final appearance)

References

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  1. ^ ZDF-"Traumschiff"-Kapitän Weiss gestorben, welt.de
  2. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | WEISS, Heinz". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  3. ^ Der „Traumschiff“-Kapitän ist gestorben, bunte.de
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