Klaus Löwitsch

Acting

Klaus Löwitsch

Born April 8, 1936 · Berlin, Germany

Died December 3, 2002 · aged 66

Klaus Löwitsch (8 April 1936 – 3 December 2002) was a German actor, best known in Germany for his starring role in the television detective series Peter Strohm. He appeared in several films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, beginning with Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) and notably including World on a Wire (1973) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979). His English language films include Cross o…

Known For

Night CrossingNight Crossing · 1982
Night Crossing
6.21982
MovieAdventureDrama
Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.
Cross of IronCross of Iron · 1977
Cross of Iron
7.11977
MovieDramaAction
It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous Corporal Steiner. Stransky is the only man who believes that the Third Reich is still vastly superior to the Russian army. However, within his pompous persona lies a quivering coward who longs for the Iron Cross so that he can return to Berlin a hero. Steiner, on the other hand is cynical, defiantly non-conformist and more concerned with the safety of his own men rather than the horde of military decorations offered to him by his superiors.
The Odessa FileThe Odessa File · 1974
The Odessa File
6.61974
MovieThriller
Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hunt down an SS Captain and former concentration camp commander. In doing so he discovers that, despite allegations of war crimes, the former commander has become a man of importance in industry in post-war Germany, protected from prosecution by a powerful organisation of former SS members called Odessa.
FirefoxFirefox · 1982
Firefox
6.11982
MovieScience FictionAction
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
Heißes Pflaster KölnHeißes Pflaster Köln · 1967
Heißes Pflaster Köln
5.91967
MovieActionCrime
Exploitation movie about a war between pimps in Cologne, Germany, in the Sixties.
The BrothersThe Brothers · 1977
The Brothers
3.01977
MovieRomanceDrama
Sex, violence, and family secrets in the German countryside.
Devil's IslandDevil's Island · 1979
Devil's Island
6.21979
MovieActionWar
After Italian capitulation in WW2, German forces are rushing to take control of the Dalmatian coast, forcing thousands of people to take refuge. One partisan boat, filled with refugees, tries to reach a safe area, but because of a storm it must stop near a small island. While the crew tries to repair it, a German gunboat comes from nearby.
KaminskyKaminsky · 1986
Kaminsky
3.31986
MovieThriller
Crime scene: 10th police station. A desolate place on the outskirts of Berlin. Two cops are on duty here. Dieter Stecker - young and hopeful - and Rolf Kaminsky - scrapped and bitter. Kaminsky was once a good cop, but because of a crime he was sent to this deserted precinct. Now he is obsessed with just one idea: to get back at those who hurt him. The compulsion to demonstrate his dwindling strength and vitality turns him into an animal, a devil in human form who only follows his animalistic instincts...

Movies

Night CrossingNight Crossing · 1982
Night Crossing
6.21982
MovieAdventureDrama
Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.
Cross of IronCross of Iron · 1977
Cross of Iron
7.11977
MovieDramaAction
It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous Corporal Steiner. Stransky is the only man who believes that the Third Reich is still vastly superior to the Russian army. However, within his pompous persona lies a quivering coward who longs for the Iron Cross so that he can return to Berlin a hero. Steiner, on the other hand is cynical, defiantly non-conformist and more concerned with the safety of his own men rather than the horde of military decorations offered to him by his superiors.
The Odessa FileThe Odessa File · 1974
The Odessa File
6.61974
MovieThriller
Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hunt down an SS Captain and former concentration camp commander. In doing so he discovers that, despite allegations of war crimes, the former commander has become a man of importance in industry in post-war Germany, protected from prosecution by a powerful organisation of former SS members called Odessa.
FirefoxFirefox · 1982
Firefox
6.11982
MovieScience FictionAction
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
Heißes Pflaster KölnHeißes Pflaster Köln · 1967
Heißes Pflaster Köln
5.91967
MovieActionCrime
Exploitation movie about a war between pimps in Cologne, Germany, in the Sixties.
The BrothersThe Brothers · 1977
The Brothers
3.01977
MovieRomanceDrama
Sex, violence, and family secrets in the German countryside.
Devil's IslandDevil's Island · 1979
Devil's Island
6.21979
MovieActionWar
After Italian capitulation in WW2, German forces are rushing to take control of the Dalmatian coast, forcing thousands of people to take refuge. One partisan boat, filled with refugees, tries to reach a safe area, but because of a storm it must stop near a small island. While the crew tries to repair it, a German gunboat comes from nearby.
KaminskyKaminsky · 1986
Kaminsky
3.31986
MovieThriller
Crime scene: 10th police station. A desolate place on the outskirts of Berlin. Two cops are on duty here. Dieter Stecker - young and hopeful - and Rolf Kaminsky - scrapped and bitter. Kaminsky was once a good cop, but because of a crime he was sent to this deserted precinct. Now he is obsessed with just one idea: to get back at those who hurt him. The compulsion to demonstrate his dwindling strength and vitality turns him into an animal, a devil in human form who only follows his animalistic instincts...
Schloß HubertusSchloß Hubertus · 1973
Schloß Hubertus
4.51973
MovieDrama
For Count Egge, there is only one meaningful way of life: living in the magnificent natural surroundings of his mountains. Only hunting matters to him; he even neglects his own children for its sake. Inevitably, this leads to conflicts that result in tragic alienation within the family. These conflicts continue even after the youngest son, Willy, is found dead and Count Tassilo, the eldest, breaks with his father, whose stubbornness he can no longer bear.
Der Jäger von FallDer Jäger von Fall · 1957
Der Jäger von Fall
6.21957
MovieDramaRomance
The Marriage of Maria BraunThe Marriage of Maria Braun · 1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
7.41979
MovieDrama
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
Gotcha!Gotcha! · 1985
Gotcha!
6.01985
MovieActionComedy
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
Extreme OpsExtreme Ops · 2002
Extreme Ops
4.82002
MovieActionAdventure
While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terrorists.
RosebudRosebud · 1975
Rosebud
5.31975
MovieActionThriller
In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European TV stations. Undercover agent Martin is hired to hunt the terrorists down.
The BrutesThe Brutes · 1970
The Brutes
7.11970
MovieThrillerDrama
On the edge of a big city on a go-kart track, Mike and Werner meet Alice and her friends. They like the girl. Mike manages to separate Alice from her group and get into the car with Werner. It had been decided to go to a lake with the others to take a bath at night. Too late Alice realizes that Mike and Werner did not drive to the agreed lake, but to a lonely gravel pit. The friends will not come anymore. And she realizes the intentions of her companions.
Scherben bringen GlückScherben bringen Glück · 1957
Scherben bringen Glück
7.31957
MovieComedy
BreakthroughBreakthrough · 1979
Breakthrough
5.91979
MovieDramaHistory
Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in its mission by coming up against a Russian tank. Steiner then takes a furlough to Paris just as the Allies launch their invasion of Normandy.
The JudgementThe Judgement · 1997
The Judgement
6.81997
MovieDramaTV Movie
The Jewish antiques dealer Siegfried Rabinovicz is on his way from New York to Hamburg where he is about to testify as the principal witness in a murder case. During a stop-over, an airport hostess talks him into giving up his seat on the connecting flight to another passenger. While Rabinovicz is waiting in the VIP lounge, he gets into a conversation with a stranger who is remarkably well informed about the murder Rabinovicz is going to testify about.
DesideriaDesideria · 1980
Desideria
3.11980
MovieDrama
All her life, an overweight girl has been ignored by her rich and attractive mother. But when the ugly duckling becomes a swan, she turns into a world-class tease, exacting her revenge by seducing her mother's boyfriend...
Träume von der SüdseeTräume von der Südsee · 1957
Träume von der Südsee
10.01957
MovieComedy
The Merchant of Four SeasonsThe Merchant of Four Seasons · 1972
The Merchant of Four Seasons
6.71972
MovieDrama
Hans is a street fruit peddler and born loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him to turn to drinking and violence. After recovering from a debilitating heart attack, his business finally begins to take off. However, the more he becomes a credit to his family, the more depressed he becomes.
Wo die Lerche singtWo die Lerche singt · 1956
Wo die Lerche singt
7.51956
MovieDramaComedy
The renowned Viennese artist Stefan Helmers spends the summer in a mountain village where he has been commissioned to paint a church window. There, he falls in love with a peasant girl who accompanies him to Vienna after completing his work. But in the metropolis, both realize they have made a mistake. The girl returns to her village, and Helmers marries his longtime friend Anita.
Jail BaitJail Bait · 1973
Jail Bait
6.11973
MovieDramaTV Movie
In a small German town, a 14-year-old girl's relationship with an older man draws scrutiny and leads to legal consequences, reflecting the constraints of their social surroundings.
Lydia muss sterbenLydia muss sterben · 1964
Lydia muss sterben
7.01964
MovieCrime

TV Shows

The Old FoxThe Old Fox · 1977
The Old Fox
6.31977
SeriesCrimeDrama
A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
Wetten, dass..?Wetten, dass..? · 1981
Wetten, dass..?
5.41981
SeriesDrama
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
Scene of the CrimeScene of the Crime · 1970
Scene of the Crime
6.21970
SeriesDramaCrime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
DerrickDerrick · 1974
Derrick
6.11974
SeriesDramaCrime
Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.
Die Harald Schmidt ShowDie Harald Schmidt Show · 1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show
7.21995
Series
The Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1. Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher, but he returned to Sat.1 on 13 September 2011. After cancellation on Sat.1, the show continued on Sky Deutschland in September 2012.
NDR Talk ShowNDR Talk Show · 1979
NDR Talk Show
6.61979
Series
The CommissionerThe Commissioner · 1969
The Commissioner
8.01969
SeriesDramaCrime
Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.
NachtcaféNachtcafé · 1987
Nachtcafé
4.71987
Series
Boulevard BioBoulevard Bio · 1991
Boulevard Bio
7.01991
Series
Polizeifunk ruftPolizeifunk ruft · 1966
Polizeifunk ruft
5.01966
SeriesCrimeDrama
Polizeifunk ruft is a German television series.
Das KriminalmuseumDas Kriminalmuseum · 1963
Das Kriminalmuseum
8.01963
SeriesCrime
Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.
Dem Täter auf der SpurDem Täter auf der Spur · 1967
Dem Täter auf der Spur
10.01967
SeriesCrime
Dem Täter auf der Spur is a German television series.
Peter StrohmPeter Strohm · 1989
Peter Strohm
6.81989
SeriesCrime
Peter Strohm is a private detective with radical methods. His work begins where police work ends; he takes on sensitive cases that require a certain scale, or explosive situations that can lead to international crises.
Aktuelle SchaubudeAktuelle Schaubude · 1957
Aktuelle Schaubude
8.01957
Series
St. Pauli-LandungsbrückenSt. Pauli-Landungsbrücken · 1979
St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken
4.51979
SeriesDrama
World on a WireWorld on a Wire · 1973
World on a Wire
7.31973
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In the future, Simulacron, a computer project simulating reality, encounters strange occurrences after its leader's death. Dr. Stiller questions the sudden disappearance of a friend and wonders if Simulacron holds the answers.
Napoleon FritzNapoleon Fritz · 1997
Napoleon Fritz
1997
SeriesCrime
Die Straßen von BerlinDie Straßen von Berlin · 1995
Die Straßen von Berlin
8.01995
SeriesCrime
Die Straßen von Berlin is a German television series.
Treasure Island in Outer SpaceTreasure Island in Outer Space · 1987
Treasure Island in Outer Space
6.41987
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Treasure Island in Outer Space is a 1987 science fiction Italian and German television miniseries directed by Antonio Margheriti. It is based on the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, setting the story in space on the year 2300. The series was produced by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana in co-production with West Germany and France, and directed by Anthony M. Dawson. It is the biggest sci-fi production of Italian television. The miniseries of 5 episodes of 100 min was originally aired in Italy from November 19, 1987 on RAI Due channel. It was also adapted as a 120 min film. The miniseries is also known as Space Island (UK and Norway, USA on VHS) and Der Schatz im All (Germany).
Pater BrownPater Brown · 1966
Pater Brown
8.01966
SeriesCrime
Der BastianDer Bastian · 1973
Der Bastian
5.21973
SeriesComedy
Der Bastian is a German television series written by Barbara Noack, broadcast in 13 episodes between 1972 and 1973 on ZDF.
HafendetektivHafendetektiv · 1987
Hafendetektiv
8.01987
SeriesCrime
Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayEight Hours Don’t Make a Day · 1972
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
7.71972
SeriesComedyDrama
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (German: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) is a West German television drama miniseries written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, it broadcast in five episodes between 1972 and 1973. In Cologne, West Germany, young toolmaker Jochen's world is explored, including those around him: the woman he loves, his eccentric family, and his fellow workers, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.
Kommissar BrahmKommissar Brahm · 1967
Kommissar Brahm
8.01967
SeriesCrime
Kommissar Brahm is a German television series.