Peacefully fell asleep": Actor Fritz Wepper is dead

ntv.de Peacefully fell asleep": Actor Fritz Wepper is dead 33M • 1 minute read German TV star Fritz Wepper is dead. He died at the age of 82, his wife confirms. He had most recently lived in a hospice. His brother Elmar died just last October. Mourning for Fritz Wepper: The actor died at the age of 82. His wife Susanne Kellermann confirmed this to “Bild”: “Fritz fell asleep peacefully.” Wepper had most recently lived in a hospice in Upper Bavaria. Wepper became internationally known in 1959 through the anti-war film “Die Brücke”. He also starred in the crime series "The Inspector" and "Derrick". His role as Mayor Wolfgang Wöller in the ARD series “Um Himmels Willen” is cult. Wepper thus became one of the most successful series actors in Germany. Fritz Wepper was in serious health trouble. In December 2023 he had to be treated for blood poisoning. In 2021 it became known that he had skin cancer, which had already metastasized. Since this illness he no longer worked as an actor. He and his wife Susanne have a twelve-year-old daughter Filippa. His brother Elmar, who was three years younger, died unexpectedly on October 31, 2023. He also worked as an actor. His death was a shock: "This absolute finality is the worst. For as long as I can remember, Elmar has always been there and a part of my life."