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Wikipedia / Jan Fedder

Jan Fedder (; 14 January 1955 – 30 December 2019) was a German actor, born in Hamburg. He was best known for his role as police officer Dirk Matthies in the German television show Großstadtrevier. He was also known for his role as the crude Petty Officer Pilgrim in Wolfgang Petersen's film, Das Boot. Fedder was especially known for playing typical Northern German characters.

Fedder was diagnosed with oral cancer in 2012. He died on 30 December 2019 in Hamburg of the disease, aged 64. He had been in a wheelchair for the past few months of his life.

Filmography

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1969

Reisedienst Schwalbe

Boy in cave

TV miniseries, 1 episode

1981

Das Boot

Pilgrim

1982

Smiley's People

Young Man at Water Camp

TV miniseries, 1 episode

1983

Die leichten Zeiten sind vorbei

Pit

1984

Jan

Der Sohn des Bullen

Kottbus

1985

Deadly Twins

Harry DeRomeo

1987

Jacob hinter der blauen Tür

Ulli

1988

Kerschke

1989

Umwege nach Venedig

1990

Werner – Beinhart!

Herbert / Bauarbeiter

Voice

Land in Sicht

Landlord

1991

Hinnerk

1992–2020

Großstadtrevier

Dirk Matthies

TV series, 377 episodes, last role

1993

Verlassen Sie bitte Ihren Mann!

Rodkin

1997–2019

Neues aus Büttenwarder

Kurt Brakelmann

TV series, 79 episodes

1999

Der Hochstapler

Klaus Hartmann

TV film

Werner – Volles Rooäää!!!

Herbert

Voice

Die Strandclique

Alfred Waalkes

2 episodes - S2-03 & S2-04 Geld stinkt nicht - Sachsen können alles

2006

Jan Hinrichs

TV film

2008

Kapitän Johann Freytag

TV film

U-900

Kaleu Rönberg

2009

Soul Kitchen

Meyer

2012

Der Hafenpastor

Pastor Stefan Book

2013

Ohne Gnade!

Tattoo-Adler

2015

Der Hafenpastor und das graue Kind

Pastor Stefan Book

2016

Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel

Pastor Stefan Book

References