Klaus Wennemann
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances
Das Boot
as Chief Engineer
1981
The Power of Emotion
as Richter
1983
Out of Order
as Heinz
1984
Morgen gehört der Himmel dir
as Oberst Rieger
1999
Helden haben es schwer
as Jörg Winter
1996
Kissenschlacht
as Heinz
1995
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova
as Heike's Vater
1992
The Adventures of Superhero
as Peter Benjamin
1987
Neuner
1990
Love Is Not an Argument
1984
Bis ans Ende der Nacht
as Faber
TBA
TV Appearances
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast
as Horst-Wolfgang König
1997
Scene of the Crime
as Frieder Schoen
1970
Der Fahnder
as Hannes Faber
1984
Liebling Kreuzberg
as Rechtsanwalt Keller
1986
Schwarz greift ein
as Henning Schwarz
1994
Zwei Brüder
as Hentschel
1994
Siska
as Busse
1998
Der Mordsfilm
as Adolf von Meck
1997
Happy Holiday
as Helmut
1993
Vater braucht eine Frau
as Andreas Einstein
1993
Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt
as Kommissar Schuster
1998
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
1995