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Home/People/Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss profile photo
Born
Jun 12, 1921Died: Nov 20, 2010
Lived 89 years
Place of Birth
Stuttgart; Germany
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

75
Movies
30
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Heinz Weiss

Acting

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1985
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1981
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1981
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as Generalleutnant v. Lauenstein
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1975
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1974
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1973
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