Overview
- The death was first reported by BILD and then confirmed on the record by his wife, Marie Pocolin-Brauss, to the German press agency dpa.
- He was widely recognized for roles in Großstadtrevier and Tatort, notably as Polizeihauptmeister Richard Block from 1986 to 1991.
- Across more than 100 screen credits, he appeared in German staples like Der Alte, Derrick and Polizeiruf 110, and in international films including Der Zug and Wim Wenders’ Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter.
- In recent years he withdrew from public life, with his wife saying he had become very weak and required round-the-clock care.
- Pocolin-Brauss said they were a couple for about 50 years and married quietly last year, and that he will be buried in Munich.