Roger Fritz (22 September 1936 – 26 November 2021) was a German actor, director, producer and photographer, perhaps best known for ''

Cross of Iron ''Cross of Iron'' ( German: ''Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz'', lit. "Steiner – The Iron Cross") is a 1977 war film directed by Sam Peckinpah, featuring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason and David Warner. Set on the Eastern Fron ...

'', and his work with

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder's main ...

in ''

Querelle ''Querelle'' is a 1982 West German-French English-language arthouse film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Brad Davis, adapted from French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel ''Querelle of Brest''. It was Fassbinder's last film, rel ...

'', ''

Lili Marleen "Lili Marleen" (also spelled "Lili Marlen'", "Lilli Marlene", "Lily Marlene", "Lili Marlène" among others; ) is a German love song that became popular during World War II throughout Europe and the Mediterranean among both Axis and Allied troo ...

'' and '' Berlin Alexanderplatz''. Roger Fritz was born on 22 September 1936 in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's 2 ...

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. He was married to the actress,

Helga Anders Helga Anders (11 January 1948 – 30 March 1986) was an Austrian actress. She was born Helga Scherz in Innsbruck, to an Austrian father and a German mother, and she grew up in Ruhpolding and Bielefeld after her parents divorced. She made her ...

(1948–1986), from 1968 to 1974, when they divorced. They had one child, Leslie Fritz, who is an assistant director.

Selected filmography

Director * ' (1967) * ' (1968),

Anthology film An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film, package film, or portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of several shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme ...

, segment ''Sybille'' * ' (''Häschen in der Grube'', 1969) * ' (1970) * '' Motiv Liebe'' (1972, TV series) * ' (1981) Actor * ''...und noch frech dazu!'' (1960, directed by

Rolf von Sydow Rolf von Sydow (18 June 1924 – 16 June 2019) was a German film director and author. Life Von Sydow worked as a film director in Germany. He married on three occasions. As an author, Sydow wrote several books and audible books. Works by Syd ...

) - Michael * ' (1960, directed by

Frank Wisbar Frank Wisbar (born Franz Wysbar 9 December 1899 – 17 March 1967) was a German film director and screenwriter. Born in Lithuania, Wisbar directed more than 20 films between 1932 and 1967 in Germany and the United States, as well as amassin ...

) - Fähnrich Andreas * ' (1968, directed by

Eckhart Schmidt Eckhart Schmidt (born October 31, 1938) is a German film director, producer, writer and photographer. In 1982 he directed the film '' Der Fan'', with Désirée Nosbusch in the lead role, which became a cult film in Germany and worldwide. The fi ...

) - Raoul Malsen * ' (1968, directed by ) - Roger * ''Bis zum Happy-End'' (1968, directed by ) - Paul * ''

Carnal Circuit ''Carnal Circuit'' ( it, Femmine insaziabili, german: Mord im schwarzen Cadillac, also known as ''The Insatiables'' and ''Beverly Hills'') is a 1969 Italian-German giallo written and directed by Alberto De Martino. Plot A man hides his best fri ...

'' (1969, directed by

Alberto De Martino Alberto De Martino (12 June 1929 – 2 June 2015) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Rome, De Martino started as a child actor and later returned to the cinema where worked as a screenwriter, director and dubbing supervis ...

) - Giulio Lamberti * ''Lovemaker'' (1969, directed by

Ugo Liberatore Ugo Liberatore (26 September 1927 – 21 June 2012) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He contributed to more than forty films since 1960. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liberatore, Ugo 1927 ...

) - Klaus * ''Kompanie der Knallköppe'' (1971, directed by Rolf Olsen) - Heinz von Kattnig * ' (1972, directed by

Rudolf Thome Rudolf Thome (born 14 November 1939) is a German film director and producer. He has directed more than 30 films since 1964. His 1986 film ''Tarot'' was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography Director * ...

) - Philipp Kramer / Franz Lerchenfeld * ' (1972, TV miniseries, directed by

Mario Landi Mario Landi (12 October 1920 – 18 March 1992) was an Italian director known for his giallo movies such as ''Giallo a Venezia'' and his television series ''Le inchieste del commissario Maigret''. Life and career Born in Messina, Sicily, Landi ...

) - Pietro Rusconi * ''

'' (1977, directed by

Sam Peckinpah David Samuel Peckinpah (; February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic '' The Wild Bunch'' received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institut ...

) - Leutnant (Lt.) Triebig * '' Despair'' (1978, directed by

) - Inspector Braun * '' Berlin Alexanderplatz'' (1980, TV miniseries, directed by

) - Herbert Virchow * ''

'' (1981, directed by

) - Kauffmann * ''

'' (1982, directed by

) - Marcellin * ''Ich bin dein Killer'' (1982, directed by Jochen Richter) - Manager Didi * ' (1984, directed by

Burkhard Driest Burkhard Driest (; 28 April 1939 – 27 February 2020) was a German actor, writer and director, known for his acting work in Sam Peckinpah's '' Cross of Iron'' and Rainer Werner Fassbinder's ''Querelle''. He also wrote novels and screenplays. L ...

) - Micha * ' (1984, directed by

) - Franz * ''Der Havarist'' (1984, directed by Wolf-Eckart Bühler) * ' (1984, directed by Dieter Pröttel) * ''Ich schenk dir die Sterne'' (1991, directed by Jörg Graser) * '' Daniel – Der Zauberer'' (2004, directed by

Ulli Lommel Ulli Lommel (21 December 1944 – 2 December 2017) was a German actor and director, noted for his many collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his association with the New German Cinema movement. Lommel spent time at The Factory and ...

) - Producer (final film role) Producer * ' (1968, directed by

) * ''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by France, French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities ...

'' (1969, directed by Hans Schott-Schöbinger)

References

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