Horst Tappert, who played the beloved baggy-eyed detective from 1974 to 1998 in a program that ran in more than 100 countries, was a member of an SS tank regiment on the Russian front, according to ...

GERMANY will stop showing reruns of a wildly popular crime show after it emerged that its late star belonged to Hitler's notorious Waffen SS. Horst Tappert, who played the beloved baggy-eyed detective ...

The late German actor who starred in the wildly popular television crime show "Derrick" belonged to Hitler's notorious Waffen SS, the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported Friday. Horst ...

Picture taken on February 10, 1999 shows German actor Horst Tappert (L), well known in his part as TV series inspector Derrick, shaking hands with pope John Paul II at the end of his weekly audience ...

German actor Horst Tappert, Inspector Derrick in a television detective series broadcast in 108 countries, has died in Munich at the age of 85. Tappert's portrayal of Stefan Derrick, a wise and ...

The German television show "Derrick" was one of the most successful crime show exports in the country's history, with broadcasters in 102 countries running it in syndication over the years. It emerged ...

BERLIN, Dec 13th (Reuters) - German actor Horst Tappert, Inspector Derrick in a television detective series broadcast in 108 countries, has died in Munich at the age of 85, his wife said on Monday.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German actor Horst Tappert, Inspector Derrick in a television detective series broadcast in 108 countries, has died in Munich at the age of 85, his wife said on Monday. Tappert's ...