Roger Fritz (22 September 1936 – 26 November 2021) was a German actor, director, producer and photographer, perhaps best known for '' Cross of Iron'', and his work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder in '' Querelle'', '' Lili Marleen'' and '' Berlin Alexanderplatz''. Roger Fritz was born on 22 September 1936 in

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. He was married to the actress, Helga Anders (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, segment ''Sybille'' * ' (''Häschen in der Grube'', 1969) * ' (1970) * '' Motiv Liebe'' (1972, TV series) * ' (1981) Actor * ''...und noch frech dazu!'' (1960, directed by

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) - Michael * ' (1960, directed by Frank Wisbar) - Fähnrich Andreas * ' (1968, directed by Eckhart Schmidt) - Raoul Malsen * ' (1968, directed by ) - Roger * ' (1968, directed by ) - Paul * '' Carnal Circuit'' (1969, directed by Alberto De Martino) - Giulio Lamberti * ' (1969, directed by Ugo Liberatore) - Klaus * ''Kompanie der Knallköppe'' (1971, directed by Rolf Olsen) - Heinz von Kattnig * ' (1972, directed by Rudolf Thome) - Philipp Kramer / Franz Lerchenfeld * ' (1972, TV miniseries, directed by Mario Landi) - Pietro Rusconi * '' Cross of Iron'' (1977, directed by Sam Peckinpah) - Leutnant (Lt.) Triebig * '' Despair'' (1978, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Inspector Braun * '' Berlin Alexanderplatz'' (1980, TV miniseries, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Herbert Virchow * '' Lili Marleen'' (1981, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Kauffmann * '' Querelle'' (1982, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Marcellin * ''Ich bin dein Killer'' (1982, directed by Jochen Richter) - Manager Didi * ' (1984, directed by Burkhard Driest) - Micha * ' (1984, directed by Eckhart Schmidt) - 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) - Producer (final film role) Producer * ' (1968, directed by Eckhart Schmidt) * '' Madame Bovary'' (1969, directed by Hans Schott-Schöbinger)

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* 1936 births 2021 deaths Male actors from Mannheim German male film actors 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-1930s-stub