“Derrick”, “For Heaven's Sake” and Co. – Fritz Wepper's career in pictures

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Highlights: “Derrick”, “For Heaven's Sake” and Co. – Fritz Wepper's career in pictures. As of: March 15, 2024, 3:12 p.m By: Elena Rothammer CommentsPressSplit Fritz Weppers is one of the veterans in the German acting industry. At the age of 82, he can look back on an illustrious career. The Munich native finally achieved his final breakthrough with the ZDF crime series “The Commissioner”

As of: March 15, 2024, 3:12 p.m

By: Elena Rothammer

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Fritz Wepper is one of the veterans in the German acting industry.

At the age of 82, he can look back on an illustrious career.

1 / 14After theater appearances and smaller film roles, Fritz Wepper (r.) achieved his international breakthrough in 1958 with the anti-war film “Die Brücke”.

2 / 14In “Die Brücke” Fritz Wepper (r.) played the 16-year-old Albert Mutz, who was called up for the Wehrmacht shortly before the end of the war in April 1945 - as were six of his friends.

The film received the German Television Award five times, the Golden Globe for best foreign film and an Oscar nomination in the same category.

3 / 14In 1966, the then 25-year-old Fritz Wepper (r.) played the main role in the crime thriller “Behind These Walls”.

As Paul Burgess, he tries to prove his imprisoned father's innocence.

4 / 14 Fritz Wepper appeared in front of the camera with Uschi Glas several times throughout his career.

Among other things, here in “We hit the drummers in the pan” (1970) © IMAGO / United Archives

5 / 14 The Munich native finally achieved his final breakthrough with the ZDF crime series “The Commissioner”.

From 1969 to 1974 he was seen as Harry Klein - chief detective and assistant to Inspector Keller (Erik Ode).

6 / 14In his well-known “The Inspector” role, Fritz Wepper changed the series in 1975.

As an assistant to Chief Inspector Derrick (Horst Tappert, right), he then starred in the crime series of the same name.

7 / 14As Harry Klein, Fritz Wepper accompanied “Derrick” from 1974 to 1998. The sentence “Harry, pull the car over!” developed into a household word - although it was never used in the series itself.

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8 / 14 In 1972, Fritz Wepper was even seen alongside Liza Minelli in “Cabaret”.

The musical film adaptation won a total of eight Oscars at the 1973 Academy Awards.

9 / 14After his last film in 1983, Fritz Wepper (l.) devoted himself to the TV landscape.

With his brother Elmar Wepper (r.) he hunted criminals in the series “Two Brothers” from 1994 to 2000.

10 / 14From 2002 until the ARD series was discontinued in June 2021, Fritz Wepper played Kaltenthal Mayor Wolfgang Wöller in “For Heaven's Sake”.

First he played alongside Jutta Speidel (until 2007), then together with Janina Hartwig (l.).

Stephan Gorlich

11 / 14The TV star even won the German Television Prize in 2003 for his performance in “For Heaven's Sake”.

12 / 14 Fritz Wepper was seen with his daughter Sophie Wepper in the ARD crime series “Murder in the Best Company”.

From February 2007 to April 2017 he played the psychiatrist Dr.

Wendelin Winters.

Kerstin Stelter

13 / 142019 Elmar and Fritz Wepper were awarded the Bavarian Television Prize for their life's work in Munich.

Four years later, Elmar died of sudden heart failure.

14 / 14After a few more TV roles, Fritz Wepper, now 82, announced in October 2023 that he wanted to retire as an actor.

Munich – After a hospital stay due to blood poisoning, Fritz Wepper (82) was transferred to a hospice.

The “Derrick” star, who is suffering from cancer, is considered to have completed his treatment and is now spending his twilight years in the facility.

Among other things, his daughter (12) gives Fritz Wepper strength.

He had already announced in October 2023 that he wanted to retire as an actor.

With his career, which even took off internationally in 1959, he left big footsteps in the film industry.

Sources used:

imdb.com, bild.de

Source: merkur

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