Klaus Löwitsch
Date of birth: 1936-04-08
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movie Credits
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979-03-23
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the wa
Shadow of Angels
1976-09-03
Beautiful, detached, laconic, consumptive Lily Brest is a streetwalker with few clients. She loves h
Rosebud
1975-03-24
In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires
Firefox
1982-06-18
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet w
Cross of Iron
1977-01-29
It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front
Breakthrough
1979-03-01
Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut
What to Do in Case of Fire?
2001-11-01
The humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Be
Gotcha!
1985-05-03
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy sp
Despair
1978-09-15
Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufactu
The Judgement
1997-12-15
The Jewish antiques dealer Siegfried Rabinovicz is on his way from New York to Hamburg where he is a
Desideria
1980-09-03
All her life, an overweight girl has been ignored by her rich and attractive mother. But when the ug
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
1971-05-19
Berta, a naive young maid, searches for love when the army engineers come to town to build a bridge.
Schloß Hubertus
1973-12-19
For Count Egge, there is only one meaningful way of life: living in the magnificent natural surround
Ich bin Ernst Busch
2000-07-19
Ernst Busch, singer and actor, was a political artist. For the 20th anniversary of his death on June
Scherben bringen Glück
1957-01-01
The Odessa File
1974-10-17
Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hu
Hell Hounds of Alaska
1973-10-16
A fur-trapper battles the elements and robbers when a gold shipment is ambushed - leaving a boy in u
Der Jäger von Fall
1974-10-09
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972-03-10
Hans is a street fruit peddler and born loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, cau
Der Pauker
1958-10-03
Jail Bait
1973-01-09
Based on Franz Xaver Kroetz's play, which is in turn based on a true story, this film by Rainer Wern
Ball at Savoy
1971-09-17
Zwei himmlische Dickschädel
1974-12-20
The Black Cobra
1963-05-16
After a truck carrying a cargo of narcotics is held up by rival smugglers, the driver sets out to pr
Ein Riß im Eis
1967-01-07
Ein Mann wie eine Waffe
1999-10-15
Criminal psychologist David Bornett is investigating a series of murders in which a police pen is st
The Brutes
1970-02-19
On the edge of a big city on a go-kart track, Mike and Werner meet Alice and her friends. They like
Heißes Pflaster Köln
1967-08-31
Exploitation movie about a war between pimps in Cologne, Germany, in the Sixties.
Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben
1960-09-26
Amerika oder der Verschollene
1969-10-14
Young Karl Roßmann emigrates to the USA, meets a rich man whose money Karl initially lives off, but
Devil's Island
1979-01-01
After Italian capitulation in WW2, German forces are rushing to take control of the Dalmatian coast,
Liebe für Liebe
1967-04-01
Napoleon Fritz
1997-10-08
Das Märchen
1966-06-25
Eine Art von Zorn
1984-09-18
An Iraqi secret service agent is murdered. The only witness is a woman, but she disappeared without
Kaminsky
1986-03-13
Crime scene: 10th police station. A desolate place on the outskirts of Berlin. Two cops are on duty
Der Page vom Palast-Hotel
1958-01-24
…und noch frech dazu!
1960-01-06
Wo die Lerche singt
1956-11-29
The renowned Viennese artist Stefan Helmers spends the summer in a mountain village where he has bee
Libero
1973-06-06
This semi-fictional movie portrays the german soccer player Franz Beckenbauer. It shows the ups and
Träume von der Südsee
1957-12-20
Der Hund des Generals
1964-04-22
Mayday! Überfall auf hoher See
2001-08-09
The family of crooks around Jonathan Harris has once again reached the end of its financial reserves
Lydia muss sterben
1964-09-14
Der Mann aus Brooklyn
1966-05-11
Der Jäger von Fall
1957-01-11
Extreme Ops
2002-11-27
While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terroris
Höllenangst
1961-09-03
Auf den Hund gekommen
1978-05-06
Girls, Girls
1967-01-05
An underage girl starts an affair with her much older employer. Then, her lover is sentenced for the
Nora Helmer
1974-02-03
A childish wife reveals surprising strength when faced with blackmail. Based on A Doll's House by Ib
Italienische Nacht
1966-03-17
Im Dickicht der Städte
1968-12-21
An inexplicable showdown between two men and the downfall of a family that has moved from the prairi
Das Rentenspiel
1977-01-01
Attempted Flight
1976-01-01
The twelve year old Ivo has been living in Vienna with his family for three years. His father and br
Die Plebejer proben den Aufstand
1970-04-25
Schlagerparade 1961
1961-03-02
A gang of hoods led by "Shark" tries to extort protection money from bar owner Susanne. She soon for
Night Crossing
1982-02-05
Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can ta
Die Bergwacht - Duell am Abgrund
2001-06-03
Hostile Takeover
2001-01-31
The Hostile Takeover is a tale of how an average pizza delivery guy named Jay gets caught in the mid
Hart an der Grenze
1985-06-12
The Brothers
1977-01-11
Sex, violence, and family secrets in the German countryside.
Der aufregende Fall des Studienrats Adam Juracek
1976-04-26
Eine egoistische Liebe
1975-03-25
Erbe gesucht - Theater vorhanden
1970-01-29
Tag für Tag
1969-01-02
Till the Happy End
1968-10-09
Photo dealer Arnold and his wife Frieda live in harmony and wealth with their ten-year-old son Peter
Das Attentat - Der Tod des Engelbert Dollfuß
1967-08-29
Der Reichstagsbrandprozeß
1967-02-21
Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
1966-11-27
Die Reise
1965-03-19
Machenschaften
1965-03-03
Der eingebildete Kranke
1959-05-26
Bacchus
1957-01-01
Die wahre Geschichte vom geschändeten und wiederhergestellten Kreuz
1963-09-09
Desaster
1973-03-19
The film addresses the failure of the individual in anonymous urban society. The film begins as men
Ein Tag im Leben von...
1961-05-12