Five weeks in hospital for blood poisoning: Fritz Wepper dies at the age of 82. Cancer, Covid-19 and most recently sepsis had severely weakened the Munich resident.
Born in Munich in 1941, his career began at a young age. He became internationally known in 1959 through the anti-war film ‘Die Brücke’ The younger generation knew him primarily because of his long-standing role as Harry Klein in the cult series ‘Derrick’