Jan Fedder

Jan Fedder (German: [jan ˈfɛ.dɐ] (listen); 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.[1]

Jan Fedder
Fedder in 2012
Born(1955-01-14)14 January 1955
Hamburg, West Germany
Died30 December 2019(2019-12-30) (aged 64)
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1969–2019
Notable work
Das Boot, Großstadtrevier

While filming a scene in which the U-96 is caught in a storm, Fedder lost his footing and was nearly swept off the conning tower set. Bernd Tauber (who played Navigator Kriechbaum) noticed Fedder was suddenly missing and cried out "Mann-über-Bord!" (man overboard). With the cameras still rolling, Tauber helped him to the conning tower hatch. Petersen did not realize at first that it was an accident and said "Good idea, Jan. We'll do that one more time!" before it came upon him. Fedder was hospitalized and his role was partially rewritten so that he was bed-ridden for a short portion of the film. The footage was developed and the scene in which Pilgrim is nearly swept off the submarine is one of the most memorable moments in the film.

Fedder was diagnosed with oral cancer in 2012. He died on 30 December 2019 in Hamburg of the disease, aged 64.[2] He has been in a wheelchair for the past few months of his life.[3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1969Reisedienst SchwalbeBoy in caveTV miniseries, 1 episode
1981Das BootPilgrim
1982Smiley's PeopleYoung Man at Water CampTV miniseries, 1 episode
1983Die leichten Zeiten sind vorbei
1984Der Fall Bachmeier – Keine Zeit für TränenJan
1984Der Sohn des BullenKottbus
1985Deadly Twins
1987Jacob hinter der blauen TürUlli
1988Der ExperteKerschke
1989Umwege nach Venedig
1990Werner – Beinhart!Herbert / BauarbeiterVoice
1990Land in SichtLandlord
1991SuperstauHinnerk
1992–2020GroßstadtrevierDirk MatthiesTV series, 377 episodes, last role
1993Verlassen Sie bitte Ihren Mann!Rodkin
1997–2019Neues aus BüttenwarderKurt BrakelmannTV series, 79 episodes
1999Werner – Volles Rooäää!!!HerbertVoice
1999Die StrandcliqueAlfred Waalkes2 episodes - S2-03 & S2-04 Geld stinkt nicht - Sachsen können alles
2006Der Mann im StromJan HinrichsTV film
2008The LightshipKapitän Johann FreytagTV film
2008U-900Kaleu Rönberg
2009Soul KitchenMeyer
2013Ohne Gnade!Tattoo-Adler
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References
  1. https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Jan-Fedder-ist-tot,janfedder260.html
  2. Großstadtrevier-Schauspieler Jan Fedder ist gestorben (in German)
  3. "Großstadtrevier"-Star Jan Fedder: Er sitzt im Rollstuhl (in German)
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