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Died aged 84GenderMaleNationalityGermanyBorn21/03/1938Born inDuisburg, GermanyDied15/09/2022Died inCologneCausecancerWikidataQ100925 ↗TMDb#1290243 ↗
Fritz Ferdinand Pleitgen was a German television journalist and author. He was correspondent in Moscow, East Berlin and Washington. Pleitgen was a supporter of Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik. In 1988, Pleitgen became editor-in-chief of television of Germany's then-largest public broadcaster, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), and was director of WDR from 1995 to 2007. He is regarded as one of the most influential German journalists and media makers.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Talk im Hangar-7Series | himself | 72 |
| 2010 | WestpolSeries | Self | 72 |
| 2007 | ANNE WILLSeries | — | 69 |
| 2006 | Die RockiesMovie | — | 68 |
| 2005 | Die Besten im WestenSeries | self | 67 |
| 2003 | ZIBBSeries | Self | 65 |
| 2003 | Menschen bei MaischbergerSeries | Self | 65 |
| 2003 | Bericht aus BerlinSeries | Self | 65 |
| 2003 | West.art am SonntagSeries | Self | 65 |
| 2001 | Hart aber fairSeries | Self | 63 |
| 2000 | Menschen der WocheSeries | Self | 62 |
| 1999 | BeckmannSeries | Self | 61 |
| 1999 | maybrit illnerSeries | Self | 61 |
| 1998 | Sabine ChristiansenSeries | Self | 60 |
| 1997 | Tietjen und BommesSeries | Self | 59 |
| 1996 | Zimmer frei!Series | Self | 58 |
| 1995 | KulturzeitSeries | self | 57 |
| 1995 | PresseclubSeries | self | 57 |
| 1995 | Entführung aus der LindenstraßeMovie | Himself | 57 |
| 1991 | DAS!Series | Self | 53 |
| 1990 | Willy Brandt und Helmut Kohl - Gespräch über DeutschlandMovie | Self - Interviewer | 52 |
| 1976 | Kölner TreffSeries | Self | 38 |
| 1960 | Wir warten auf’s ChristkindSeries | Self | 22 |
| 1953 | Der Internationale FrühschoppenSeries | Self - Host | 15 |