Siegfried Lowitz
Siegfried Lowitz (22 September 1914 – 27 June 1999) was a German actor. Siegfried Lowitz was born in Berlin, 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.
Also recorded as Siegfried Wodolowitz
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- Born
- 1914. · Berlin.
- Died
- 1999. · Munich.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- actor.
- Honours
- Pipe Smoker of the Year and Bavarian TV Awards.
- Languages
- German.
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He died in Munich in 1999.
Besuch aus der Zone (1958, TV film) - Reichert The Time Has Come (1960, TV series) - Inspector Kenton 12 Angry Men (1963, TV film) - Juror 3 The Physicists (1964, TV film) - Inspector Richard Voß Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse (1966, TV miniseries) - Dennis MacLeod Biedermann und die Brandstifter (1967, TV film) - Biedermann Der Trinker (1967, TV film) - Schlehdorn Babeck (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 Der Strick um den Hals (1975, TV miniseries) - Maître Magloire Der Alte (1977–1986, TV series) - Commissar Erwin Köster La piovra, season 6 (1992, TV series) - Milos Danick Anna Maria – Eine Frau geht ihren Weg (1994–1997, TV series) - Alfred Langer

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Siegfried Lowitz died at Munich.
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