--- name: "Klaus Löwitsch" canonical: "https://film.one/person/klaus-lowitsch" fi1m_id: "klaus-lowitsch" imdb_id: "nm0530594" tmdb_id: 9927 wikidata_id: "Q72893" roles: ["Actor"] born: "8 April 1936" died: "3 December 2002" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-04T17:49:01.307028+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Klaus Löwitsch ## Identity Klaus Löwitsch - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/klaus-lowitsch - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** klaus-lowitsch - **IMDb ID:** nm0530594 - **TMDB ID:** 9927 - **Wikidata ID:** Q72893 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_L%C3%B6witsch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72893, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0530594/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9927 Actor. Born 8 April 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Died 3 December 2002. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 8 April 1936, Berlin, Germany - **Died:** 3 December 2002 - **Active:** 1979–1982 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_L%C3%B6witsch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72893, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0530594/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9927 ## Biography Klaus Löwitsch (8 April 1936 – 3 December 2002) was a German-Austrian actor. Born in Berlin, he grew up in Vienna, where he trained as a dancer at the Academy for Music and Performing Arts and studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. He made his stage debut in the musical *Kiss Me, Kate* at the Vienna Volksoper in 1955 and later appeared in leading theatre roles across German-speaking countries. Löwitsch worked extensively with Rainer Werner Fassbinder in the 1970s, including roles in *The Merchant of Four Seasons* (1972), *World on a Wire* (1973) and *The Marriage of Maria Braun* (1979). His international film credits include *The Odessa File* (1974), *Cross of Iron* (1977) and *Firefox* (1982). In Germany he was best known for his long-running title role in the ARD television series *Peter Strohm* (1989–1996), which he also directed. *Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, filmportal.de.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Firefox* (1982), Fi1m 47, as General Vladimirov — [page](https://film.one/film/firefox.md) ## Complete filmography (110) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War* (2011), In Memory Of - *Extreme Ops* (2002), as Slobodan „Pawel“ Pavlov - *What to Do in Case of Fire?* (2001), as Manowsky - *Mayday! Überfall auf hoher See* (2001), as Harris - *Die Bergwacht - Duell am Abgrund* (2001), as Boris Stein - *Hostile Takeover* (2001), as Willi Konrad - *Ich bin Ernst Busch* (2000), as Narrator (voice) - *Ein Mann wie eine Waffe* (1999), as David Bornett - *The Judgement* (1997), as Siegfried Rabinovicz - *Napoleon Fritz* (1997), as Napoleon Fritz - *Napoleon Fritz* (1997), series, as Napoleon Fritz - *Die Straßen von Berlin* (1995), series, as Sternberg - *Zorc – Der Mann ohne Grenzen* (1992), series, as Zorc - *Peter Strohm* (1989), series, as Peter Strohm - *Treasure Island in Outer Space* (1987), series, as Captain Smollet - *Hafendetektiv* (1987), series, as Benno Stepanek - *Detektivbüro Roth* (1986), series, as Albert Löffelhardt - *Kaminsky* (1986), as Kaminsky - *Hart an der Grenze* (1985), as Paul Otto - *Gotcha!* (1985), as Vlad - *Eine Art von Zorn* (1984), as Kai Haller - *Rummelplatzgeschichten* (1984), series, Actor - *Die goldenen Schuhe* (1983), series, as Mirko Bagoryan - *Firefox* (1982), as General Vladimirov — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/firefox.md) - *Krimistunde* (1982), series, as Dick Thurbold - *Night Crossing* (1982), as Schmolk - *Exil* (1981), series, as Sepp Trautwein - *Desideria* (1980), as Tiberi - *St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken* (1979), series, as Rio - *The Marriage of Maria Braun* (1979), as Hermann Braun - *Breakthrough* (1979), as Krüger - *Devil's Island* (1979), as Njemački narednik - *Despair* (1978), as Felix Weber - *Auf den Hund gekommen* (1978), as Ernst Luschnat - *The Old Fox* (1977), series, as Leo Liobschütz, Erich Neubauer, Ingo Marquart - *Cross of Iron* (1977), as Unteroffizier Krüger - *The Brothers* (1977), as Frank Fachmin - *Das Rentenspiel* (1977), Actor - *Shadow of Angels* (1976), as Jude - *Der aufregende Fall des Studienrats Adam Juracek* (1976), Actor - *Attempted Flight* (1976), as Polizist in Wien - *Eurogang* (1975), series, as Sasse - *Eine egoistische Liebe* (1975), as Baxter Dawes - *Rosebud* (1975), as Hans Schloss - *Zwei himmlische Dickschädel* (1974), as Kamberger - *Derrick* (1974), series, as Jakob Lohbach, Richard Hoffmann - *The Odessa File* (1974), as Gustav Mackensen - *Der Jäger von Fall* (1974), as Lenz - *Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin* (1974), series, as Brenig - *Nora Helmer* (1974), as Dr. Rank - *Schloß Hubertus* (1973), as Schipper - *Hell Hounds of Alaska* (1973), as Laporte - *World on a Wire* (1973), series, as Fred Stiller - *Der Bastian* (1973), series, as Manager - *Libero* (1973), as Klaus Löwitsch - *Desaster* (1973), as Urs Werther - *Jail Bait* (1973), as Polizist - *Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day* (1972), series, as Dr Betram - *Sonderdezernat K1* (1972), series, as Paul Matuschek, Harry Wolters - *The Merchant of Four Seasons* (1972), as Harry - *Das Messer* (1971), series, as Frank Batman - *Ball at Savoy* (1971), as Mustafa - *Pioneers in Ingolstadt* (1971), as The Sergeant - *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Johann Strasser, Paco, Werner Rolfs, Dr. Spitzner, Reinhold Dietze - *Die Plebejer proben den Aufstand* (1970), as Putzer - *The Brutes* (1970), as Werner - *Erbe gesucht - Theater vorhanden* (1970), as Gatty - *Amerika oder der Verschollene* (1969), as Delamarche - *The Commissioner* (1969), series, as Kurt Rosse, Erich Lobach, Hans Malott - *Tag für Tag* (1969), as Jimmy Beales - *Im Dickicht der Städte* (1968), as Hotelbesitzer J. Finnay alias 'Der Wurm' - *Till the Happy End* (1968), as Arnold - *Heißes Pflaster Köln* (1967), as Willy - *Das Attentat - Der Tod des Engelbert Dollfuß* (1967), Actor - *Dem Täter auf der Spur* (1967), series, as Gilbert Dennevy, Gérard Limassol, Pierre Rigodou - *Kommissar Brahm* (1967), series, as Harald Steiner - *Liebe für Liebe* (1967), as Benjamin - *Der Reichstagsbrandprozeß* (1967), as Heines - *Ein Riß im Eis* (1967), as Platov - *Girls, Girls* (1967), as Schorsch - *Polizeifunk ruft* (1966), series, as Herr Findler - *Der gute Mensch von Sezuan* (1966), as der Arbeiter - *Das Märchen* (1966), as Robert Well - *Der Mann aus Brooklyn* (1966), as Tony Morello - *Italienische Nacht* (1966), as Der Leutnant - *Üb immer Treu nach Möglichkeit* (1966), series, as Claus - *Jörg Preda berichtet* (1966), series, as Armstrong - *Pater Brown* (1966), series, as David Drews - *Die Reise* (1965), as Maat Alexander - *Machenschaften* (1965), as Jüngerer Schauspieler - *Lydia muss sterben* (1964), as Ernest Reece - *Nicht verzagen - Stangl fragen* (1964), series, as Sebald - *Der Hund des Generals* (1964), as Leutnant Faber - *Die wahre Geschichte vom geschändeten und wiederhergestellten Kreuz* (1963), as Schoch - *Interpol* (1963), series, as SS-Hauptsturmführer Kugler - *The Black Cobra* (1963), as Boogie - *Das Kriminalmuseum* (1963), series, as Kunstmann, Jakob Buschek - *Höllenangst* (1961), as Von Thurming - Oberrichter - *Ein Tag im Leben von...* (1961), as Raymond - *Schlagerparade 1961* (1961), as Haifisch - *Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben* (1960), as Willy Heinemann - *…und noch frech dazu!* (1960), as Bulle - *Der eingebildete Kranke* (1959), as Cléante - *Der Pauker* (1958), as Harry Engelmann - *Der Page vom Palast-Hotel* (1958), as Peter - *Träume von der Südsee* (1957), as Percy Remberg - *Der Jäger von Fall* (1957), Actor - *Scherben bringen Glück* (1957), as Hans Fröhlich - *Bacchus* (1957), as Herzogs Sohn - *Wo die Lerche singt* (1956), as Karl ## Gallery - ![Klaus Löwitsch](https://film.one/media/person/3922311/gallery-efe9f0140999.jpg) Klaus Löwitsch — Werner Bethsold, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Klaus_L%C3%B6witsch.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Klaus Löwitsch](https://film.one/media/person/3922311/gallery-9d6fe027464c.jpg) Klaus Löwitsch — Image via TMDB - ![Klaus Löwitsch](https://film.one/media/person/3922311/gallery-f100c7ba3050.jpg) Klaus Löwitsch — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Bavarian TV Awards 1998: Bavarian TV Awards (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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