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Klaus Wennemann

Actor
Died January 7, 2000 (59 years)
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Klaus Wennemann (18 December 1940 – 7 January 2000) was a German television and film actor.

Wenneman was born in Oer-Erkenschwick, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is perhaps best known for his leading roles as the Chief Engineer, (the LI), in Das Boot, and as Faber in the TV series Der Fahnder. As an actor, he appeared in nine movies, and ten television series. He died in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, at the age of 59, from lung cancer. He was married to the same woman from 1963 until his death; they had two sons together.

Wennemann was good friends with fellow actor Jürgen Prochnow. Their real-life friendship further added to the on-screen friendship of their respective character roles, portrayed in the film Das Boot.
Known For
  • Das Boot
  • Das Boot
  • Out of Order
  • Der Fahnder
  • The Power of Emotion
  • Schwarz greift ein
  • Morgen gehört der Himmel dir
  • Neuner

Filmography

1999
Morgen gehört der Himmel dir · as Oberst Rieger
1998
Siska (TV Series) · as Busse
1998
Medicopter 117 (TV Series) · as Kommissar Schuster
1997
Behind Bars (TV Series) · as Horst-Wolfgang König
1997
Küstenwache (TV Series) · as Kapitän
1994
Two Brothers (TV Series) · as Hentschel
1994
Schwarz greift ein (TV Series) · as Henning Schwarz
1993
RTL Samstag Nacht (TV Series)
1993
Happy Holiday (TV Series) · as Helmut
1990
1990
1987
The Adventures of Superhero · as Peter Benjamin
1986
Liebling Kreuzberg (TV Series) · as Rechtsanwalt Keller
1985
Das Boot (TV Series) · as Leitender Ingenieur
1984
Der Fahnder (TV Series) · as Hannes Faber
1984
Out of Order · as Heinz
1983
Red Earth (TV Series) · as Betriebsführer
1983
The Power of Emotion · as Richter
1981
Das Boot · as Chief Engineer
1980
Auf Achse (TV Series) · as Hans Korff
1970
Tatort (TV Series) · as Frieder Schoen

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