Acting
Heinz Weiss
1921-2010
Known for The Great Escape, The Green Archer, Jerry Cotton: Death in the Red Jaguar.
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Born06/12/1921
Died11/20/2010
AgeDied at 89
BirthplaceStuttgart; Germany
DepartmentActing
Biography
Heinz Weiss (12 June 1921 – 20 November 2010) was a German film actor. 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
