Phil Decker is a fictional character in Heinz Werner Höber

Heinz Werner Höber

Heinz Werner Höber was a very prolific pulp fiction author who produced many novels about the fictitious FBI-agent Jerry Cotton and eventually sued his publisher because he felt he had been entitled to receive royalties.- Early life :...

's Jerry Cotton

Jerry Cotton

Jerry Cotton is the fictional character in a series of crime novels by many different writers in German-speaking countries and in Finland.- Overview :...

novels. He is Cotton's sidekick and a fellow FBI agent.

Subsequently he appeared in the films Manhattan Night of Murder

Manhattan Night of Murder

Manhattan Night of Murder is a 1965 German thriller film directed by Harald Philipp and starring George Nader, Heinz Weiss and Monika Grimm...

(1965), Tread Softly

Tread softly

Tread softly or tread-softly may refer to:* Cnidoscolus stimulosus , a plant of the spurge family * Solanum carolinense , a plant of the nightshade family...

(1965) and six other films starring George Nader

George Nader

George Nader was an American film and television actor of Lebanese descent. He appeared in a variety of films from 1950 through 1974, including Phone Call from a Stranger , Congo Crossing , and The Female Animal...

 as Jerry Cotton. In all these films he was portrayed by Heinz Weiss

Heinz Weiss

Heinz Weiss was a German film actor.Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in Das Traumschiff....

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In 2010's ironic revival film Jerry Cotton

Jerry Cotton (film)

Jerry Cotton is a 2010 German comedy crime film directed by Philipp Stennert and Cyrill Boss and starring Christian Tramitz, Christian Ulmen and Mónica Cruz. It is a re-boot of the Jerry Cotton series of films...

he was played by the comedian Christian Ulmen

Christian Ulmen

Christian Ulmen is a German entertainer and actor.-Career:Ulmen started his television career in 1996 as a video jockey on MTV Europe...

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