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Born:
1921-06-12

Birthplace:
Stuttgart; Germany

Credits:
105 Total Roles

Heinz Weiss

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Biography

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

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.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1998 Rosamunde Pilcher: Rückkehr ins Paradies MOVIE Ned Goldman
1994 Immenhof TV Peter 'PS' Stahl
1994 Immenhof TV Peter Stahl
1993 Cluedo - Das Mörderspiel TV Hauptkommissar Rolf Taller
1987 Wallenstein MOVIE Kommandant Gordon
1986 Peter the Great TV Austrian Doctor
1986 Die Zukunft hat Geburtstag - 100 Jahre Automobil MOVIE Gottlieb Daimler
1985 Die Schwarzwaldklinik TV Baden-Württembergs Ministerpräsident
1985 Der Stadtbrand MOVIE Self
1985 Christopher Columbus TV Noscomb

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