Overview

• His death was confirmed to dpa by his wife, Marie Pocolin-Brauss, who said he "fell asleep peacefully" at their Munich apartment.
• She said he had recently been very weakened and receiving round-the-clock care.
• Brauss was best known for playing Richard Block in ARD’s "Großstadtrevier" and for appearances in "Tatort," with more than 100 screen credits including Wim Wenders’ 1972 film "Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter" and "Der Zug."
• He and Pocolin-Brauss were a couple for about 50 years and married quietly last year.
• A former youth pole vault champion from Augsburg, he studied in the United States on a University of Wyoming scholarship and made his film debut in 1963.