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 (; ) is a 1981 West Germany, West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. An Film adaptation, adaptation of Lothar-Günthe ...

'', 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 Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

. 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 Jürgen Prochnow (; born 10 June 1941) is a German actor. His international breakthrough was his portrayal of the good-hearted and sympathetic U-boat Commander "Der Alte" ("Old Man") in the 1981 war film ''Das Boot''. He is also known for his r ...

. Their real-life friendship further added to the ''on-screen friendship'' of their respective character roles, portrayed in the film ''

''.

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* * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22539863 1940 births 2000 deaths German male television actors German male film actors 20th-century German male actors Deaths from lung cancer People from Recklinghausen (district) Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia {{Germany-screen-actor-stub