Biography
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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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Morgen gehört der Himmel dir
Character: Oberst Rieger
MOVIE • 1999
Siska
Character: Busse
TV • 1998
Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt
Character: Kommissar Schuster
TV • 1998
Is’ was Trainer?
Character: Hardy Fuchs
TV • 1997
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast
Character: Horst-Wolfgang König
TV • 1997
Der Mordsfilm
Character: Adolf von Meck
TV • 1997
Small Talk
Character: Self
TV • 1997
Helden haben es schwer
Character: Jörg Winter
MOVIE • 1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Character: Self
TV • 1995
Jury Trial
Character: Staatsanwalt Adelbert von Meck
TV • 1995
Versteckte Kamera
Character: Self
TV • 1995
Kissenschlacht
Character: Heinz
MOVIE • 1995
Zwei Brüder
Character: Hentschel
TV • 1994
Schwarz greift ein
Character: Henning Schwarz
TV • 1994
RTL Samstag Nacht
Character:
TV • 1993
Happy Holiday
Character: Helmut
TV • 1993
Vater braucht eine Frau
Character: Andreas Einstein
TV • 1993
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova
Character: Heike's Vater
MOVIE • 1992
Neuner
Character:
MOVIE • 1990
Pyjama für drei
Character: Manfred
TV • 1989