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Peter Fitz
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Peter Fitz (8 August 1931 - 10 January 2013) was a German stage and film actor. Fitz completed an apprenticeship at the drama school of the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg in…
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Peter Fitz (8 August 1931 - 10 January 2013) was a German stage and film actor. Fitz completed an apprenticeship at the drama school of the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg in the 1950s. In the 1960s, engagements at the Schauspiel Frankfurt theatre followed. Director Peter Stein brought him into the ensemble of the Berlin Schaubühne theatre, where he worked under the direction of Stein as well as Klaus Michael Grüber. In the course of his career, Fitz performed at all major German-language venues, such as the Vienna Burgtheater, the Munich Kammerspiele, Berlin's Schiller Theater, as well as the Salzburg Festival. In 1980 and 1983, he was voted Actor of the Year by the editors of Theater heute magazine. Fitz' theater work took precedence throughout his career, but he also appeared in a number of films and television productions. Some of these include the 1987 film Au revoir les enfants and The Wannsee Conference in 1984. In 1996, Fitz was nominated for the German Film Award for his portrayal of Reinhold Schünzel in Hans-Christoph Blumenberg's Beim nächsten Kuß knall’ ich ihn nieder. Fitz was also known to a broad television audience through crime films and series, as well as for his voice acting work. Peter Fitz died in his Berlin apartment on 10 January 2013 at the age of 81. He was the father of actress Hendrikje Fitz (1961–2016) and actor Florian Fitz (born 1967). His is buried in the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Berlin forest cemetery. His daughter was buried next to him upon her death in 2016. Source: Article "Peter Fitz" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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2011
Ein Sommer in Paris
Movie Rocher aka Günter Steiner
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2011
Der Kardinal
Movie Kardinal József Mindszenty
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2009
Bis an die Grenze
Movie Anton Huber
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2009
Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben!
Movie Dr. Goerden
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2008
Silent Resident
Movie Ludwig von Auerbach
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2008
Das Glück am Horizont
Movie Jens Herder
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2008
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
Movie Galust
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2008
Die Anwälte
TV show Herr Scherer
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2007
Die Blüten der Sehnsucht
Movie John O'Hanlon
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2007
Fragment
Movie
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2007
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette
TV show Dr.Kessler
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2007
Heimweh nach drüben
Movie CPD-Vorsitzender Wilfried Ahlert
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2007
Prater
Movie Narrator
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2006
Mörderische Erpressung
Movie Hermann Jansen
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2006
Utta Danella - Eine Liebe im September
Movie Harry Severin
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2006
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2005
Die Braut von der Tankstelle
Movie Jakob
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2005
Kanzleramt
TV show Dr. Friedrich Goerne
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2005
Die Konferenz
Movie Dr. Roman Branzger
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2005
Waves
Movie Graf von Köhne-Jasky
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2004
Laura's Star
Movie Mond (voice)
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2004
Twelve Chairs
Movie Narrator
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2004
Soundless
Movie Martin Hinrich
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2003
Liebe zartbitter
Movie Theo Böhlen
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2003
September
Movie Isidor Krantz
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2003
Hamlet_X
Movie Claudius 2
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2003
Die Liebe kommt als Untermieter
Movie Pater Gregor
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2003
Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone
Movie Generaladjutant von Borg
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2003
Der Seerosenteich
Movie Erich
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2003
Der Seerosenteich
TV show Erich
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2002
Edel & Starck
TV show Roland Daarling
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2001
Planet der Kannibalen
Movie Professor Dr. Dr. Best
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2001
Die Kumpel
TV show Prof. Albrecht Weisenbach
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2001
Der Ermittler
TV show Arthur Fleckenstein
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2001
Bronski und Bernstein
TV show Dr. Alexander Bernstein
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2001
Werckmeister Harmonies
Movie György Eszter
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2001
Ich schenk dir meinen Mann 2
Movie Herr Kranz
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2000
Donna Leon
TV show Conte Orazio Falier
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1999
Dunckel
Movie Kommisar Richter
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1999
Die Mörderin
Movie Margas Vater
