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

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, 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), ''

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'' (1982) and Fassbinder's '' Despair'' (1978). He was born in

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. He died in

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from

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Filmography

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1936 births 2002 deaths German male film actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors Burials at the Ostfriedhof (Munich) German Film Award winners Male actors from Berlin Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Germany {{Germany-screen-actor-stub