Fritz Wepper has died at the age of 82 in Munich, Germany, it was reported on Wednesday.
He died “peacefully” while in a hospice facility after a long illness, his wife Susanne Kellermann said German newspaper Bild.
The German star was best known for her collaboration with Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Marisa Berenson in the classic 1972 film Cabaret.
Fritz gave a heartfelt performance as a German Jew named Fritz Wendel who wanted to be a gigolo, in Bob Fosse’s Oscar-winning film.
His character also pined for wealthy Jewish heiress Natalia Landauer, who was played by model-actress Marisa Berenson. Later, Fritz and Natalia are married by a rabbi.
Fritz Wepper has died at the age of 82 in Munich, Germany, Bild reported on Wednesday. The German star was best known for her collaboration with Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Marisa Berenson (pictured) in the classic 1972 film Cabaret
Seen far right with, from left, Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Berenson in Cabaret
The Fosse film was set in Berlin in 1931.
It was about American comedian Sally Bowles (Minnelli) who meets British academic Brian Roberts (York), who is completing his university studies.
Despite Brian’s confusion about his sexuality, the pair become lovers.
But the arrival of the wealthy and decadent playboy Maximilian von Heune (Helmut Griem) complicates matters for both of them.
This love triangle is set against the rise of the Nazi Party and the collapse of the Weimar Republic.
Wepper had a long and busy career that included other hits.
He starred in the popular crime series Derrick, which aired from 1974 to 1998.
The film Fosse was set in Berlin in 1931. It was about an American comedian Sally Bowles (Minnelli) who meets British academic Brian Roberts (York), who is completing his university studies.
Wepper and his Cabaret costar Liza Minnelli during the live broadcast of the German Zdf television show Willkommen Bei Carmen Nebel in Germany in 2009
He played detective sergeant Harry Klein who worked hard to solve crimes.
He was also in the 2001 TV movie Murder on the Orient Express starring Alfred Molina, Meredith Baxter, Leslie Caron and Peter Strauss.
In Germany he has many TV credits to his name, including Der Kommissar, For Heaven’s Sake and High Society Murder.
He was also in The Bridge in 1959; seen at far right with (from left to right) Karl Michael Balzer, Folker Bohnet, Frank Glaubrecht, Michael Hinz, Volker Lechtenbrink
Wepper, left, with Horst Tappert in Derrick Horst Tappert in the TV series Derrick in 1998
In 1959, he starred in the classic film The Bridge about teenagers fighting in Germany, which also starred Michael Hinz.
Another highlight was Luc Besson’s 1983 The Last Battle, about a post-apocalyptic future where no one can speak and the few remaining humans fight for resources to survive.
Wepper is survived by his wife Susanne and his daughters Sophie and Filippa.
Susanne Kellermann and Fritz Wepper attend the premiere of Puppenspiel at the Forum Kino Munich in 2010
The star seen at the 2015 Goldenes Lenkrad Award at the Axel Springer Haus in Berlin in 2015