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Fritz Wepper

Fritz Wepper

Highest Rated: 92% Cabaret (1972)

Lowest Rated: 71% Le Dernier Combat (1983)

Birthday: Aug 17, 1941

Birthplace: Munich, Germany

German actor Fritz Wepper may not be widely recognizable to American audiences, but in other parts of the world, primarily Japan and his native country, he is well known for his role on the German television series "Derrick" as Harry Klein, the trustworthy assistant inspector opposite the title character. Wepper starred on the detective series from 1974 until its cancellation in 1998. At one time his Harry Klein was such a popular character in Japan that most Japanese people thought that every German citizen had his own Harry-like sidekick. For much of his career, Wepper acted mostly in German-produced television series and films. But in 1972, American audiences got a chance to see Wepper on the big screen when he was cast as Fritz Wendel, a Jewish man who passes himself off as a Christian, in director Bob Fosse's film version of the popular Broadway musical "Cabaret." "Cabaret" was one of Wepper's few American films; he went on to work steadily in supporting roles on German television.

Highest rated movies

92% Cabaret
71% Le Dernier Combat

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 48% Murder on the Orient Express Wolfgang Bouc (Character) - 2001
71% 68% Le Dernier Combat Captain (Character) - 1983
92% 87% Cabaret Fritz Wendel (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Question 7 Heinz Dehmert - Jugendführer (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bridge Albert Mutz (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet My School Chum Paul (Character) - 1960