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 ''

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''. 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) * ''

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'' (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 * ''Bis zum Happy-End'' (1968, directed by ) - Paul * '' Carnal Circuit'' (1969, directed by Alberto De Martino) - Giulio Lamberti * ''Lovemaker'' (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

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) - Pietro Rusconi * '' Cross of Iron'' (1977, directed by Sam Peckinpah) - Leutnant (Lt.) Triebig * '' Despair'' (1978, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Inspector Braun * ''

'' (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

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

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

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