Heinz Weiss
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Heinz Weiss (12 June 1921 – 20 November 2010[1]) was a German film actor.[2]
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Heinz Weiss | |
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Born | 12 June 1921 Stuttgart, Germany |
Died | 20 November 2010 (aged 89) Grünwald, Germany |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1958–1999 |
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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.