Fritz Wepper, a German actor with a prolific TV career in his native country but known to American audiences for his funny and heartfelt performance as a German Jew is Bob Fosse’s Oscar-winning 1972 hit musical Cabaret, died Monday at a hospice facility in Munich. He was 82.
His death was announced by wife Susanne Kellermann to German newspaper Bild. Kellerman said Wepper passed away peacefully following a long illness.
A familiar presence in Germany from his role as the crime-solving Detective Sergeant Harry Klein in the long-running series Derrick (1974-98), Wepper made a lasting impression on international audiences with his performance as the charming, if insecure, aspiring gigolo Fritz Wendel of Cabaret.
In the film starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey, Wepper’s Fritz befriended Minnelli’s Sally Bowles and York’s Brian Roberts, while longing for the beautiful and wealthy Jewish heiress Natalia Landauer (Marisa Berenson). Secretly Jewish himself,...
His death was announced by wife Susanne Kellermann to German newspaper Bild. Kellerman said Wepper passed away peacefully following a long illness.
A familiar presence in Germany from his role as the crime-solving Detective Sergeant Harry Klein in the long-running series Derrick (1974-98), Wepper made a lasting impression on international audiences with his performance as the charming, if insecure, aspiring gigolo Fritz Wendel of Cabaret.
In the film starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey, Wepper’s Fritz befriended Minnelli’s Sally Bowles and York’s Brian Roberts, while longing for the beautiful and wealthy Jewish heiress Natalia Landauer (Marisa Berenson). Secretly Jewish himself,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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Landmark’s The Plaza Frontenac Theatre has announced RetroREPLAY for Tuesdays in April. Tickets are only 7 and can be purchased in advance Here. The RetroREPLAY for April 12th is the Oscar-winning 1972 classic Cabaret. Showtimes ar 1pm and 7pm
One of the most acclaimed films of its era, Cabaret stars Oscar-winner Liza Minnelli as an American singer looking for love and success in pre-World War II Berlin. Michael York and Academy Award winner Joel Grey co-star in the film, which earned Fosse an Oscar for Best Director and serves as a perfect showcase for his unique choreography and imaginative visual style.
Cambridge University student Brian Roberts arrives in Berlin in 1931 to complete his German studies. Without much money, he plans on making a living teaching English while living in an inexpensive rooming house,...
Landmark’s The Plaza Frontenac Theatre has announced RetroREPLAY for Tuesdays in April. Tickets are only 7 and can be purchased in advance Here. The RetroREPLAY for April 12th is the Oscar-winning 1972 classic Cabaret. Showtimes ar 1pm and 7pm
One of the most acclaimed films of its era, Cabaret stars Oscar-winner Liza Minnelli as an American singer looking for love and success in pre-World War II Berlin. Michael York and Academy Award winner Joel Grey co-star in the film, which earned Fosse an Oscar for Best Director and serves as a perfect showcase for his unique choreography and imaginative visual style.
Cambridge University student Brian Roberts arrives in Berlin in 1931 to complete his German studies. Without much money, he plans on making a living teaching English while living in an inexpensive rooming house,...
- 4/6/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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