Heinz Weiss
Actor
89 years (Jun 12, 1921 – Nov 20, 2010)Stuttgart; Germany
Heinz Weiss has spent most of a working life as an actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. The filmography runs to some 48 credits between film and television. Playing Kramer in 'The Great Escape' put him in front of the widest audience of the career.
Heinz Weiss
Actor
Heinz Weiss has spent most of a working life as an actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. The filmography runs to some 48 credits between film and television. Playing Kramer in 'The Great Escape' put him in front of the widest audience of the career.
29 Movies
Plays Kramer
The Great Escape
1963
Plays Steve O'Hara
Auf Wiedersehen
1961
Plays Red Cross
The Little Drummer Girl
1984
Plays Phil Decker
Deadly Shots on Broadway
1969
Plays Phil Decker
Jerry Cotton: Death and Diamonds
1968
Plays Phil Decker
The Violin Case Murders
1965
Plays John Bellamy
The Green Archer
1961
Plays Phil Decker
Jerry Cotton: Tip Not Included
1966
Plays M. Keller
Confused Feelings
1981
Plays Ned Goldman
Rosamunde Pilcher: Rückkehr ins Paradies
1998
Plays Oberleutnant Barth
Punishment Battalion
1960
Plays Clemens Forell
So weit die Füße tragen
1959
Plays Staatsanwalt
Blind Justice
1961
Plays Jonathan Leverkühn
Doctor Faustus
1982
Plays Turnlehrer Schmidt
Wenn die Conny mit dem Peter
1958
Plays Phil Decker
Murderers Club of Brooklyn
1967
Plays Phil Decker
Manhattan Night of Murder
1965
Plays Joss
The Roaring Forties
1982
Plays Phil Decker
Jerry Cotton: The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight
1966
Plays Phil Decker
Jerry Cotton: Death in the Red Jaguar
1968
Plays Major Howard
Der Mann, der sich Abel nannte
1966
Plays Jack Johnston
Nur der Wind
1961
19 TV Shows
Plays Kapitän Luckner
Graf Luckner
1971
Plays Heinz Hansen
Das Traumschiff
1981
Plays Franz Ritter
Ritter's Cove
1980
Plays Peter 'PS' Stahl
Immenhof
1994
Plays Clemens Forell
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me
1959
Plays Herzog von Württemberg
Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck
1976
Plays Crustiew
Die unfreiwilligen Reisen des Moritz August Benjowski
1975
Plays Austrian Doctor
Peter the Great
1986
Plays Noscomb
Christopher Columbus
1985
Plays Karel
Wie eine Träne im Ozean
1970
Plays Robert Selnik
Der Winter, der ein Sommer war
1976
Plays Inspektor
Der Staudamm
1969
Plays Dr. Bucher
Die fünfte Kolonne
1963
Plays Kommissar Widmann
Das Kriminalmuseum
1963
Plays Georg Kastrup
Scene of the Crime
1970
Plays Zullewitz
Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus
1975
Plays Schröder
Die Protokolle des Herrn M
1979
Plays Baden-Württembergs Ministerpräsident
Die Schwarzwaldklinik
1985
Plays Heinz Guderian
The Winds of War
1983
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The Little Drummer Girl
Full Filmography
Rosamunde Pilcher: Rückkehr ins Paradies
Ned Goldman
1998
Immenhof
Peter 'PS' Stahl
1994–
Die Schwarzwaldklinik
Baden-Württembergs Ministerpräsident
1988Season 3
Wallenstein
Kommandant Gordon
1987
Peter the Great
Austrian Doctor · 4 episodes
1986–
Christopher Columbus
Noscomb · 4 episodes
1985–
The Little Drummer Girl
Red Cross
1984
The Winds of War
Heinz Guderian · 1 episode
1983–
Doctor Faustus
Jonathan Leverkühn
1982
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Heinz Weiss still alive?
Heinz Weiss passed away on November 20, 2010 at age 89.
What are the most famous roles of Heinz Weiss?
Heinz Weiss is best known for roles in The Great Escape, The Little Drummer Girl, The Green Archer.
How many movies has Heinz Weiss been in?
Over a 52-year career (since 1958), Heinz Weiss has appeared in 29 movies and 19 TV shows.
What was Heinz Weiss's first movie?
The career of Heinz Weiss began with Wenn die Conny mit dem Peter (1958).
What is Heinz Weiss's most recent movie or series?
Heinz Weiss's most recent release is Rosamunde Pilcher: Rückkehr ins Paradies, which premiered on September 20, 1998.
What TV shows has Heinz Weiss appeared in?
On television, Heinz Weiss has appeared in Scene of the Crime, The Winds of War, Die Schwarzwaldklinik, Das Traumschiff.
Heinz Weiss
1921-06-12 · Stuttgart; Germany
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.