Roger Fritz

Roger Fritz (22 September 1936 – 26 November 2021) was a German actor, director, producer and photographer, perhaps best known for Cross of Iron, and his work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Querelle, Lili Marleen and Berlin Alexanderplatz.

Roger Fritz was born on 22 September 1936 in Mannheim, Baden, Germany. He was married to the actress, Helga Anders (1948–1986), from 1968 to 1974, when they divorced. They had one child, Leslie Fritz, who is an assistant director.

Selected filmography Director Girls, Girls (1967) (1968), Anthology film, segment Sybille Rabbit in the Pit (1969) The Brutes (1970) Motiv Liebe (1972, TV series) (1981)

Actor ...und noch frech dazu! (1960, directed by Rolf von Sydow) - Michael (1960, directed by Frank Wisbar) - Fähnrich Andreas Jet Generation (1968, directed by Eckhart Schmidt) - Raoul Malsen Sugar Bread and Whip (1968, directed by Marran Gosov) - Roger Till the Happy End (1968, directed by ) - Paul Carnal Circuit (1969, directed by Alberto De Martino) - Giulio Lamberti (1969, directed by Ugo Liberatore) - Klaus Kompanie der Knallköppe (1971, directed by Rolf Olsen) - Heinz von Kattnig Strange City (1972, directed by Rudolf Thome) - Philipp Kramer / Franz Lerchenfeld (1972, TV miniseries, directed by Mario Landi) - Pietro Rusconi Cross of Iron (1977, directed by Sam Peckinpah) - Leutnant (Lt.) Triebig Despair (1978, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Inspector Braun Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980, TV miniseries, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Herbert Virchow Lili Marleen (1981, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Kauffmann Querelle (1982, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder) - Marcellin Ich bin dein Killer (1982, directed by Jochen Richter) - Manager Didi (1984, directed by Burkhard Driest) - Micha (1984, directed by Eckhart Schmidt) - Franz Der Havarist (1984, directed by Wolf-Eckart Bühler) (1984, directed by Dieter Pröttel) Ich schenk dir die Sterne (1991, directed by Jörg Graser) Daniel – Der Zauberer (2004, directed by Ulli Lommel) - Producer (final film role)

Producer Jet Generation (1968, directed by Eckhart Schmidt) Madame Bovary (1969, directed by Hans Schott-Schöbinger)