Fritz Wepper dead – Cabaret star who appeared alongside Liza Minnelli in Oscar-winning movie dies aged 82
CABARET actor Fritz Wepper has died at the age of 82.
The German star was best known for appearing alongside Liza Minnelli in his Oscar-winning movie.
Wepper died on Monday morning in a Munich hospice, according to reports.
It’s claimed he had been treated for around a month before succumbing to a long illness.
In the five weeks leading up to his death, Wepper had been receiving palliative care.
His wife, Susanne Kellermann, announced his death, telling German newspaper Bild that he died peacefully in his sleep.
The German actor was also known for playing the character Harry Klein in more than 280 episodes of the cult long-running German crime series Derrick, between 1974 and 1998.
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