Klaus Löwitsch

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 of Iron'' (1977), ''The Odessa File'' (1974), ''Firefox'' (1982) and Fassbinder's ''Despair'' (1978).

He was born in Berlin. He died in Munich from pancreatic cancer. Provided by Wikipedia