Actor
Klaus Wennemann
Born 18 December 1940 · Bad Aibling, Bavière, Germany — died 7 January 2000
Klaus Wennemann (1940–2000) was a German film and television actor. He is best remembered as the Chief Engineer, known as "the LI", in Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot, and as Faber in the TV crime series Der Fahnder. He remained a familiar face in German film and television until his death.
Key films
Das Boot (1981)
His most famous role: the Chief Engineer in Petersen's acclaimed submarine drama, which brought him wide international recognition.
Out of Order (1984)
A mid-1980s German thriller that placed him among the leading German screen actors of the decade.
The Power of Emotion (1983)
An early-1980s German feature that shows his range beyond mainstream genre films.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 10
- 1981Das Boot · as Chef IngenieurActor
- 1983The Power of Emotion · as RichterActor
- 1984Out of Order · as HeinzActor
- 1984Love Is Not an ArgumentActor
- 1987The Adventures of Superhero · as Peter BenjaminActor
- 1990NeunerActor
- 1992Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova · as Heike's VaterActor
- 1995Kissenschlacht · as HeinzActor
- 1996Helden haben es schwer · as Jörg WinterActor
- 1999Morgen gehört der Himmel dir · as Oberst RiegerActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.