Heinz Weiss

Actor · Died November 20, 2010, aged 89 · Stuttgart; Germany

Heinz Weiss (12 June 1921 – 20 November 2010) was a German film actor. Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in Das Traumschiff. He also played the character "Kramer" in the iconic World War II film The Great Escape (1963). He himself had served in German military, the Wehrmacht, during World War II. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Biography from TMDB.

Born: June 12, 1921
Died: November 20, 2010 (aged 89)
From: Stuttgart; Germany
Works as: Actor
Titles: 6 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 34% in 30 days

What are Heinz Weiss' films like?

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Allyas Phil Dekker in Mordnacht in Manhattan (1965)
Allyas Phil Decker in Dead Body on Broadway (1969)

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Where can I watch Heinz Weiss' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

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Subscription and free streaming for Heinz Weiss' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

98 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Rosamunde Pilcher: Rückkehr ins Paradies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Ned Goldman
Immenhof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 20 episodes · as Peter 'PS' Stahl · as Peter Stahl
Cluedo - Das Mörderspiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 8 episodes · as Hauptkommissar Rolf Taller
Wallenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Kommandant Gordon
Peter the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 4 episodes · as Austrian Doctor
Die Zukunft hat Geburtstag - 100 Jahre Automobil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Gottlieb Daimler
Die Schwarzwaldklinik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Baden-Württembergs Ministerpräsident
Der Stadtbrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Actor
Christopher Columbus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 4 episodes · as Noscomb
The Little Drummer Girl(1984)
as Red Cross
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Die Matrosen von Kronstadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Kalinin
The Winds of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 1 episode · as Heinz Guderian
Doctor Faustus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Jonathan Leverkühn
The Roaring Forties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Joss
Das Traumschiff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Show 27 episodes · as Heinz Hansen · as Mr. Hansen
Confused Feelings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as M. Keller
Der Fuchs von Ovelgönne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Show 1 episode · as Kapitän Schülke
Berlin Tunnel 21(1981)
as Herr Heptner
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as Menk-Frickenheim
Ritter's Cove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Show 25 episodes · as Franz Ritter
Blauer Himmel den ich nur ahne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as Dr. Haussmann - Verteidiger
Die Protokolle des Herrn M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 1 episode · as Schröder
Die Kur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 1 episode · as Wagner
Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Generalleutnant v. Lauenstein
Der Winter, der ein Sommer war (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 3 episodes · as Robert Selnik
Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 5 episodes · as Herzog von Württemberg
Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Show 1 episode · as Zullewitz
Die Brücke von Zupanja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Major
Der tödliche Schlag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Timon
Die unfreiwilligen Reisen des Moritz August Benjowski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Show 4 episodes · as Crustiew
Im Vorhof der Wahrheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Vater
Der Vorgang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Actor
Jugend einer Studienrätin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Dr. Dietrich Lewejohann
Max Hölz. Ein deutsches Lehrstück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Polizeimajor Folte
Der Fall Eleni Voulgari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Stevens
Annemarie Lesser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Carl von Wynanki
Graf Luckner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 39 episodes · as Kapitän Luckner
Preußen über alles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 2 episodes · as Kronprinz
Tatort(1970)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Münzer · as Georg Kastrup
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Claus Graf Stauffenberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Marineoberstabsrichter Dr. Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Friedrich III. '...gestorben als Kaiser' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Friedrich III
Immer bei Vollmond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Commissioner Mallet
Wie eine Träne im Ozean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Show 3 episodes · as Karel
Marinemeuterei 1917 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Kapitän zur See Roden
Das Vermächtnis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Monclair
Sir Basil Zaharoff - Makler des Todes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Venizelos
Nennen Sie mich Alex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Oberst Penkowskij
Friedrich Ebert und Gustav Stresemann, Schicksalsjahre der Republik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Zweites SPD-Fraktionsmitglied
Der Staudamm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Show 2 episodes · as Inspektor
Verratener Widerstand - Das Funkspiel der deutschen Abwehr in Holland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Giskes
Dead Body on Broadway(1969)
as Phil Decker
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Anna Böckler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Wilhelm Böckler
Sir Roger Casement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Show 2 episodes · as Sir Roger Casement
Die Schlacht bei Lobositz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Lüderitz
Jerry Cotton: Death in the Red Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Phil Decker
Jerry Cotton: Death and Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Phil Decker
Der Tod des Sokrates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Simmias
In Sachen Erzberger gegen Helfferich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Karl Helfferich
Murderers Club of Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Phil Decker
Die Affäre Eulenburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as General von Kessel
Begründung eines Urteils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Oberleutnant Schlüter
Der Fall der Generale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Oberst Hoßbach
Jerry Cotton: Tip Not Included (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Phil Decker
Der Mann, der sich Abel nannte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Major Howard
Die venezianische Tür (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Nigel Chester
Intercontinental-Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Show 1 episode · as Robert
Jerry Cotton: The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Phil Decker
Mordnacht in Manhattan(1965)
as Phil Decker
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Violin Case Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
as Phil Decker
Die Silberflöte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
as Mr. Watson
Ein Abschiedsgeschenk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Actor
Flight in Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
as Pilot
Die Truhe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
as Paul Emerson
Der Traum des Eroberers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Actor
Der Mann nebenan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
as Mark Westby
The Great Escape(1963)
as Kramer
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Freundschaftsspiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as Reitmayer
Sonderurlaub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as Lehrer Zinner
Die fünfte Kolonne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Bucher · as Lehmann
Das Unbrauchbare an Anna Winters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as Keller
Dumala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as Pastor Erwin Werner
Die Abrechnung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as General Diebitsch
Das Kriminalmuseum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Kommissar Widmann · as Polizeiinspektor Grabert
Der Belagerungszustand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as Der Pfarrer
Auf Wiedersehen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
as Steve O'Hara
Blind Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
as Staatsanwalt
Nur der Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
as Jack Johnston
Die Journalisten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
as Prof. Oldendorf
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
as Siegfried von Mörner
The Green Archer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
as John Bellamy
Das große Wunschkonzert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Stefan
Brandenburg Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Dörner
Der Traum des Mr. Borton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Oliver Handersweet
Punishment Battalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Oberleutnant Barth
Der Mann, der Donnerstag war (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Donnerstag
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 6 episodes · as Clemens Forell
So weit die Füße tragen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
as Clemens Forell
Wenn die Conny mit dem Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Turnlehrer Schmidt

Career shape

Film career

19611984

Peak 1962 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.