Klaus Wennemann

Klaus Wennemann

Birth : 1940-12-18, Bad Aibling, Bavière, Germany

Death : 2000-01-07

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Klaus Wennemann (18 December 1940 – 7 January 2000) was a German television and film actor. Wenneman was born in Oer-Erkenschwick, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is perhaps best known for his leading roles as the Chief Engineer, (the LI), in Das Boot, and as Faber in the TV series Der Fahnder. As an actor, he appeared in nine movies, and ten television series. He died in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, at the age of 59, from lung cancer. He was married to the same woman from 1963 until his death; they had two sons together. Wennemann was good friends with fellow actor Jürgen Prochnow. Their real-life friendship further added to the on-screen friendship of their respective character roles, portrayed in the film Das Boot.

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Klaus Wennemann

Movies

Morgen gehört der Himmel dir
Oberst Rieger
Römisches Intermezzo
Pfarrer Schwarz
Helden haben es schwer
Jörg Winter
Kissenschlacht
Heinz
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova
Heike's Vater
Neuner
Der Unsichtbare
Peter Benjamin
TV star Benjamin inherits from his uncle a cloak of invisibility. Invisible he must discover that his wife is cheating on him with his best friend and asks her in front of the television camera, it does not do to. A journalist on the hunt for a story, adds to the confusion.
Out of Order
Heinz
It's Friday evening. The lift repairman leaves the building and wants to finish his work on Monday. But he doesn't know there are four men in the building. They use the lift but stay in it about 100 meters from the floor. They have little oxygen and must survive…
Love Is Not an Argument
The relationship of a married couple in their 40s is broken when the mother has an affair with her teenage daughter's boyfriend.
The Power of Emotion
Richter
The emotion and feelings should not be confused with sentimentality. Emotion is ancient and more powerful than any artistic expression. The film observes young couples face difficulties while trying to move their love experiences clear decision making. A film full of ideas, details and associations, fictional scenes, documentary footage, archival materials and opera music.
Das Boot
Chief Engineer
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.