Klaus Löwitsch
Klaus Löwitsch (8 April 1936 – 3 December 2002) was a German actor, best known in Germany for his starring role in the television detective series Peter Strohm. He appeared in several films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, beginning with Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) and notably including World on a Wire (1973) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979). His English language films include Cross of Iron (1977), The Odessa File (1974), Firefox (1982) and Fassbinder's Despair (1978). He was born in Berlin. He died in Munich from pancreatic cancer.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.644 |
| Birthday | 1936-04-08 |
| Place of Birth | Berlin, Germany |
| Also Known As |
1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
7.362/250
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to nav...
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The Marriage of Maria Braun
1976
Shadow of Angels
4/7
Beautiful, detached, laconic, consumptive Lily Brest is a streetwalker with few clients. She loves her idle boyfriend Raoul who gambles away what litt...
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Shadow of Angels
1975
Rosebud
4.9/12
In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it. At first they demand film c...
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Rosebud
1982
Firefox
6/553
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are...
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Firefox
1977
Cross of Iron
7.1/416
It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews betw...
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Cross of Iron
1979
Breakthrough
5.8/28
Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to...
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Breakthrough
2001
What to Do in Case of Fire?
6.2/51
What To Do In Case of Fire? tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its...
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What to Do in Case of Fire?
1985
Gotcha!
5.841/145
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
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Gotcha!
1978
Despair
6.5/39
Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his te...
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Despair
1997
The Judgement
6/4
The Jewish antiques dealer Siegfried Rabinovicz is on his way from New York to Hamburg where he is about to testify as the principal witness in a murd...
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The Judgement
1980
Desideria
3.1/10
All her life, an overweight girl has been ignored by her rich and attractive mother. But when the ugly duckling becomes a swan, she turns into a world...
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Desideria
1971
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
5.3/11
Berta, a naive young maid, searches for love when the army engineers come to town to build a bridge.
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Pioneers in Ingolstadt
1973
Schloß Hubertus
3.7/3
A drama directed by Harald Reindl, based on the novel by Ludwig Ganghofer.
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Schloß Hubertus
2000
Ich bin Ernst Busch
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Ernst Busch, singer and actor, was a political artist. For the 20th anniversary of his death on June 8, 2000, Peter Voigt embarked on an unusual searc...
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Ich bin Ernst Busch
1957
Scherben bringen Glück
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Scherben bringen Glück
1974
The Odessa File
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The Odessa File
1973
Hell Hounds of Alaska
4.3/7
A fur-trapper battles the elements and robbers when a gold shipment is ambushed - leaving a boy in urgent need of medical attention.
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Hell Hounds of Alaska
1974
Der Jäger von Fall
5.3/3
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Der Jäger von Fall
1972
The Merchant of Four Seasons
6.7/70
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The Merchant of Four Seasons
1958
Der Pauker
6.5/4
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Der Pauker
1973
Jail Bait
6/11
Based on Franz Xaver Kroetz's play, which is in turn based on a true story, this film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder tells the story of a very young girl...
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Jail Bait
1971
Ball at Savoy
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Ball at Savoy
1974
Zwei himmlische Dickschädel
3.5/1
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Zwei himmlische Dickschädel
1963
The Black Cobra
8/1
After a truck carrying a cargo of narcotics is held up by rival smugglers, the driver sets out to prove his innocence.
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The Black Cobra
1967
Ein Riß im Eis
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Ein Riß im Eis
1999
Ein Mann wie eine Waffe
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Ein Mann wie eine Waffe
1970
The Brutes
7.1/10
On the edge of a big city on a go-kart track, Mike and Werner meet Alice and her friends. They like the girl. Mike manages to separate Alice from her...
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The Brutes
1967
Heißes Pflaster Köln
4.2/2
Exploitation movie about a war between pimps in Cologne, Germany, in the Sixties.
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Heißes Pflaster Köln
1960
Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben
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Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben
1969
Amerika oder der Verschollene
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Amerika oder der Verschollene
1979
Devil's Island
5.2/4
After Italian capitulation in WW2, German forces are rushing to take control of the Dalmatian coast, forcing thousands of people to take refuge. One p...
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Devil's Island
1967
Liebe für Liebe
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Liebe für Liebe
1997
Napoleon Fritz
7/1
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Napoleon Fritz
1966
Das Märchen
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Das Märchen
1984
Eine Art von Zorn
0/0
An Iraqi secret service agent is murdered. The only witness is a woman, but she disappeared without a trace. The journalist Piet Maas actually tracks...
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Eine Art von Zorn
1986
Kaminsky
1/1
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Kaminsky
1958
Der Page vom Palast-Hotel
4/1
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Der Page vom Palast-Hotel
1960
…und noch frech dazu!
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…und noch frech dazu!
1956
Wo die Lerche singt
6/1
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Wo die Lerche singt
1973
Libero
1.3/6
This semi-fictional movie portrays the german soccer player Franz Beckenbauer. It shows the ups and downs of being a superstar.
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Libero
1957
Träume von der Südsee
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Träume von der Südsee
1964
Der Hund des Generals
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Der Hund des Generals
2001
Mayday! Überfall auf hoher See
10/1
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Mayday! Überfall auf hoher See
1964
Lydia muss sterben
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Lydia muss sterben
1966
Der Mann aus Brooklyn
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Der Mann aus Brooklyn
1957
Der Jäger von Fall
5.5/4
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Der Jäger von Fall
2002
Extreme Ops
4.8/95
While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terrorists.
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Extreme Ops
1961
Höllenangst
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Höllenangst
1978
Auf den Hund gekommen
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Auf den Hund gekommen
1967
Girls, Girls
6.5/10
An underage girl starts an affair with her much older employer. Then, her lover is sentenced for the seduction of a minor, and the young woman gets in...
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Girls, Girls
1974
Nora Helmer
7.3/6
A childish wife reveals surprising strength when faced with blackmail. Based on A Doll's House by Ibsen, this is a video recording made for German tel...
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Nora Helmer
1966
Italienische Nacht
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Italienische Nacht
1968
Im Dickicht der Städte
0/0
An inexplicable showdown between two men and the downfall of a family that has moved from the prairies to the jungle of the big city.
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Im Dickicht der Städte
1977
Das Rentenspiel
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Das Rentenspiel
1976
Attempted Flight
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The twelve year old Ivo has been living in Vienna with his family for three years. His father and brothers work at construction sites. Their Austrian...
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Attempted Flight
1970
Die Plebejer proben den Aufstand
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Die Plebejer proben den Aufstand
1961
Schlagerparade 1961
8/1
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Schlagerparade 1961
1982
Night Crossing
6.1/36
Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story...
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Night Crossing
2001
Die Bergwacht - Duell am Abgrund
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Die Bergwacht - Duell am Abgrund
2001
Hostile Takeover
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The Hostile Takeover is a tale of how an average pizza delivery guy named Jay gets caught in the middle of the largest territorial war in the city's h...
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Hostile Takeover
1985
Hart an der Grenze
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Hart an der Grenze
1977
The Brothers
1/1
Sex, violence, and family secrets in the German countryside.
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The Brothers
1976
Der aufregende Fall des Studienrats Adam Juracek
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Der aufregende Fall des Studienrats Adam Juracek
1975
Eine egoistische Liebe
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Eine egoistische Liebe
1970
Erbe gesucht - Theater vorhanden
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Erbe gesucht - Theater vorhanden
1969
Tag für Tag
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Tag für Tag
1968
Till the Happy End
0/0
Photo dealer Arnold and his wife Frieda live in harmony and wealth with their ten-year-old son Peter in Bonn, when Arnold's brother Paul and his wife...
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Till the Happy End
1967
Das Attentat - Der Tod des Engelbert Dollfuß
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Das Attentat - Der Tod des Engelbert Dollfuß
1967
Der Reichstagsbrandprozeß
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Der Reichstagsbrandprozeß
1966
Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
6/1
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Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
1965
Die Reise
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Die Reise
1965
Machenschaften
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Machenschaften
1959
Der eingebildete Kranke
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Der eingebildete Kranke
1957
Bacchus
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Bacchus
1963
Die wahre Geschichte vom geschändeten und wiederhergestellten Kreuz
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Die wahre Geschichte vom geschändeten und wiederhergestellten Kreuz
1973
Desaster
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Desaster
1961
Ein Tag im Leben von...
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