Roger Fritz

German actor (1936–2021)

Roger Fritz (22 September 1936 – 26 November 2021) was a German actor, director, producer and photographer, perhaps best known for Cross of Iron, and his work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Querelle, Lili Marleen and Berlin Alexanderplatz.^[1]

Roger Fritz was born on 22 September 1936 in Mannheim, Baden, Germany. He was married to the actress, Helga Anders (1948–1986), from 1968 to 1974, when they divorced. They had one child, Leslie Fritz, who is an assistant director.^[2]

Selected filmography

Director

Mädchen, Mädchen [de] (1967)
Erotik auf der Schulbank [de] (1968), Anthology film, segment Sybille
Rabbit in the Pit [de] (Häschen in der Grube, 1969)
The Brutes [de] (1970)
Motiv Liebe (1972, TV series)
Frankfurt: The Face of a City [de] (1981)

Actor

...und noch frech dazu! (1960, directed by Rolf von Sydow) - Michael
Officer Factory [de] (1960, directed by Frank Wisbar) - Fähnrich Andreas
Jet Generation [de] (1968, directed by Eckhart Schmidt) - Raoul Malsen
Zuckerbrot und Peitsche [de] (1968, directed by Marran Gosov [de]) - Roger
Till the Happy End [de] (1968, directed by Theodor Kotulla [de]) - Paul
Carnal Circuit (1969, directed by Alberto De Martino) - Giulio Lamberti
Lovemaker [it] (1969, directed by Ugo Liberatore) - Klaus
Kompanie der Knallköppe (1971, directed by Rolf Olsen) - Heinz von Kattnig
Strange City [de] (1972, directed by Rudolf Thome) - Philipp Kramer / Franz Lerchenfeld
Nessuno deve sapere [it] (1972, TV miniseries, directed by Mario Landi) - Pietro Rusconi
Cross of Iron (1977, directed by Sam Peckinpah) - Leutnant (Lt.) Triebig
Despair (1978, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Inspector Braun
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980, TV miniseries, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Herbert Virchow
Lili Marleen (1981, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Kauffmann
Querelle (1982, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Marcellin
Ich bin dein Killer (1982, directed by Jochen Richter) - Manager Didi
Anna's Mother [de] (1984, directed by Burkhard Driest) - Micha
Die Story [de] (1984, directed by Eckhart Schmidt) - Franz
Der Havarist (1984, directed by Wolf-Eckart Bühler)
Mama Mia – Don't Panic [de] (1984, directed by Dieter Pröttel)
Ich schenk dir die Sterne (1991, directed by Jörg Graser)
Daniel – Der Zauberer (2004, directed by Ulli Lommel) - Producer (final film role)