Siegfried Lowitz (22 September 1914 – 27 June 1999) was a German
actor
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.
Born in
Berlin
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, he played the Hauptkommissar ''Erwin Köster'' in the German television drama ''
Der Alte''.
Prior to his tenure as Hauptkommissar, he played a killer in the popular German police series
''Derrick''.
He died at
Munich
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in 1999.
Filmography
Film
* ''Meines Vaters Pferde, 2. Teil: Seine dritte Frau'' (1954) - Zeisig, Bursche des Oberleutnant Michael Godeysen (uncredited)
* ''
The Angel with the Flaming Sword'' (1954) - Krüger
* ''
Hello, My Name is Cox'' (1955) - Gauner Anton Kraczyk
* ''
Jackboot Mutiny'' (1955)
* ''Solang' es hübsche Mädchen gibt'' (1955)
* ''
Hanussen'' (1955) - Prosecutor
* ''
The Fisherman from Heiligensee'' (1955) - Gilchert
* ''
Sky Without Stars'' (1955) - Hüske
* ''
Regine'' (1956) - Direktor Gisevius
* ''Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben'' (1956) - Arzt des Krankenhauses
* ''
The Captain from Köpenick'' (1956) - Stadtkämmerer Rosenkranz
* ''
My Father, the Actor
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'' (1956) - Ruehl, Agent
* ''Das Sonntagskind'' (1956) - Kriminalinspektor
* ''
King in Shadow'' (1957) - Chamberlain Goldberg
* ''
Rose Bernd'' (1957) - Judge
* ''
The Girl and the Legend'' (1957) - Mr. Greene
* ' (1957) - Leutnant Pauli
* ''
Escape from Sahara
''Escape from Sahara'' (German: ''Madeleine und der Legionär'') is a 1958 West German adventure drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Hildegard Knef, Bernhard Wicki and Hannes Messemer. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Be ...
'' (1958) - Kapitän Gerlach
* ''
The Doctor of Stalingrad'' (1958) - Walter Grosse
* ''
The Copper'' (1958) - Dr. Schreiber
* ''
I Was All His'' (1958) - Herr Hinze
* ''
Confess, Doctor Corda'' (1958) - Inspektor Guggitz
* ''
It Happened in Broad Daylight'' (1958) - Leutnant Henzi
* ''
The Man Who Couldn't Say No'' (1958) - Alfons Ulrich
* ''
Der Schinderhannes'' (1958) - Benzel
* ''
Der Frosch mit der Maske'' (1959) - (Ober-) Inspektor Elk (German version) / (Chief) Inspector Hedge (English version)
* ''Headquarters State Secret'' (1960) - Albrecht, Hauptsturmführer
* ''
The Black Sheep
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Black sheep may also refer to:
Film
* ''The Black Sheep'' (1920 film), British silent film directed by Sidney Morgan
* ''Black Sheep ...
'' (1960) - Flambeau
* ''
The Forger of London'' (1961) - Oberinspektor Bourke
* ' (1962) - Kommissar Brahm
* ''
The Brain
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'' (1962) - Mr. Walters
* ''
Dog Eat Dog'' (1964) - Bank Guard (scenes deleted)
* ''
Der Hexer'' (1964) - Inspektor Warren
* ''
The Sinister Monk'' (1965) - Sir Richard
* ''Dr. M schlägt zu'' (1972) - Dr. Orloff
Television
* ''
The Time Has Come'' (1960, TV series) - Inspector Kenton
* ' (1963) - Juror 3
* ' (1964) - Kriminalinspektor Richard Voß
* ' (1966, TV miniseries) - Dennis MacLeod
* ''Der Trinker'' (1967, TV film) - Schlehdorn
* ' (1968, TV miniseries) - Weingarten
* ''
Der Kommissar'' (1969, Season 1, Episode 9 "Geld von toten Kassierern") - Louis Kranz
* ''
Derrick'' (1974, Season 1, Episode 3: "Stiftungsfest") - August Bark
* ' (1975, TV miniseries) - Maître Magloire
* ''
The Old Fox
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'' (1977-1986) - Kommissar Erwin Köster
* ''
La piovra
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'', (1992, TV miniseries) - Milos Danick
* ''
Anna Maria – Eine Frau geht ihren Weg
''Anna Maria – Eine Frau geht ihren Weg'' (Anna Maria – A Woman Follows Her Path) was a German drama television series broadcast between 1994 and 1997 on Sat.1 in 29 episodes. Uschi Glas provided a summary by the series, and claimed to have w ...
'' (1994-1997, TV series) - Alfred Langer
External links
*
Siegfried Lowitz Found
1914 births
1999 deaths
German male television actors
German male film actors
Male actors from Berlin
20th-century German male actors
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