Actor and voice actor: Thomas Fritsch died

The well-known actor and voice actor Thomas Fritsch has died.

He was 77 years old.

Munich - Thomas Fritsch is dead. This is reported by

, citing a person close to the deceased.

The well-known actor and voice actor "fell asleep peacefully at 8 o'clock this morning at the age of 77," said his colleague and closest confidante Anja Hauptmann (78) the

.

Thomas Fritsch is dead: actor and voice actor died at the age of 77

Fritsch was known from his roles in the ZDF series “Der Bergdoktor” and from the popular Bavarian crime series “The Rosenheim Cops”. But not only in series he took on different roles. He was also an actor for Rosamunde Pilcher films and in 2018 was still working on the film "Jim Knopf and Lukas, the locomotive driver" for the book of the same name by the German writer Michael Ende.

Fritsch also made a name for himself as a voice actor.

He voiced well-known and Oscar-winning US actors such as Russell Crowe and William Hurt.

He dubbed films such as “Gladiator”, “The Incredible Hulk” and the animated film “The Lion King”.

According to the

, Fritsch was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1990.

Fortunately, the operation was successful at the time.

Thomas Fritsch is dead: fans mourn the deceased actor

Shortly after the news of his death, fans already show their condolences on social networks.

"Your great voice will be very missing," wrote a user on the Twitter news platform.

"We will never forget him," reads another tweet.

Because not only as an actor, but above all as a voice actor, he remains unforgotten by his fans: "Rest in peace, and thank you for your speaking roles."

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