Gerhard Zemann (March 21, 1940,

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

— April 14, 2010,

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) was an

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n actor. He appeared in many television series and films through his career, becoming best known for playing

forensic pathologist Forensic pathology is pathology that focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse. A post mortem examination is performed by a medical examiner or forensic pathologist, usually during the investigation of criminal law cases ...

Leo Graf on the series ''

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'' from 1994 until 2004. He died of a

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in 2010, aged 70.

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