Fritz Wepper
| Fritz Wepper | |
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 Fritz Wepper in 2006 | |
| Born |
17 August 1941 Munich, Germany |
| Nationality |
 Germany |
| Spouse(s) | Angela von Morgen (1979-present); 1 child |
| Website | |
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Fritz Wepper (born 17 August 1941, Munich, Germany) is a German film and television actor.
Career
His character Harry Klein, the assistant in Derrick, became a cult figure all over the world. Before playing Klein in Derrick he portrayed the same character on the popular television drama Der Kommissar (1969–1976) from the series' start until 1974 when he was transferred to Derrick. Harry Klein was replaced by his brother Erwin (played by Fritz Wepper's real-life brother Elmar Wepper). He currently plays the role of an corrupt mayor in the long-running TV series Um Himmels Willen.
In 1972 he played Fritz Wendel, a Jew passing as a Christian, in version of Cabaret (1972), opposite Marisa Berenson.
Family
He has been married to Angela Prinzessin von Hohenzollern (née von Morgen) since 1979. They live in Munich. Their daughter is the actress Sophie Wepper (b. 1981).
Filmography
- Der dunkle Stern (The Dark Star) - 1955
- Tischlein deck dich (Table, Donkey and Stick) - 1956
- Eine verrückte Familie - 1957
- Die Brücke (The Bridge) - 1959
- Question 7 - 1961
- Miracle of the White Stallions - 1963
- Kennwort: Reiher (The River Line) - 1964
- Wenn es Nacht wird auf der Reeperbahn (When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn) - 1967
- Der Arzt von St. Pauli - 1968
- Das Go-Go-Girl vom Blow-Up - 1968
- Der Mann mit dem Glasauge (The Man with the Glass Eye) - 1968
- On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1969)
- Wir hau’n die Pauker in die Pfanne (We'll Take Care of the Teachers) - 1970
- The Games - 1970
- Cabaret - 1972
- Was geschah auf Schloß Wildberg? - 1972
- Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) - 1982
- Der Kommissar - 1968-1974
- Derrick - 1974-1998
- Zwei Brüder (Two Brothers) - 1994
- Vera Brühne (The Trials of Vera B.) - 1999-2000
- Drei in fremden Betten - 1996
- Die blaue Kanone - 1999
- Murder on the Orient Express - 2001
- Hochwürden wird Papa - 2002
- Um Himmels Willen - 2002-today
- Männer im gefährlichen Alter - 2004
- Rikets Røst (TV) - 2007
- Ein unverbesserlicher Dickkopf - 2007
- Mord in bester Gesellschaft - 2007
- Unser Mann im Süden - 2008
- Der Tote im Elchwald - 2008
- Die Nächte des Herrn Senators - 2008
- Der süße Duft des Bösen - 2009
- Baby frei Haus - 2009
- Das eitle Gesicht des Todes - 2010
- Alles Böse zum Hochzeitstag - 2010
- Lindburgs Fall - 2011
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fritz Wepper. |
- Fritz Wepper at the Internet Movie Database
- Fritz Wepper Filmography in: The New York Times
- Alexander Agency Munich (German)
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