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Peter Fitz
Actor
Died January 10, 2013 (81 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2011 | Ein Sommer in Paris · as Rocher aka Günter Steiner |
| 2009 | Bis an die Grenze · as Anton Huber |
| 2008 | Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich! · as Galust |
| 2008 | Das Glück am Horizont · as Jens Herder |
| 2007 | Side Effects · as Dr. Kessler |
| 2007 | Heimweh nach drüben · as CPD-Vorsitzender Wilfried Ahlert |
| 2007 | Prater · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Silent Resident · as Ludwig von Auerbach |
| 2006 | Utta Danella - Eine Liebe im September · as Harry Severin |
| 2005 | Gas Station Bride · as Jakob |
| 2004 | Lautlos · as Martin Hinrich |
| 2004 | Laura's Star · as Mond (voice) |
| 2003 | Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone · as Generaladjutant von Borg |
| 2003 | Der Seerosenteich · as Erich |
| 2003 | Die Liebe kommt als Untermieter · as Pater Gregor |
| 2003 | September · as Isidor Krantz |
| 2003 | Deutschlandspiel · as Wjatscheslaw Kotschemassow |
| 2002 | Edel & Starck (TV Series) · as Roland Daarling |
| 2001 | Planet der Kannibalen · as Professor Dr. Dr. Best |
| 2001 | Die Kumpel (TV Series) · as Prof. Albrecht Weisenbach |
| 2001 | Der Ermittler (TV Series) · as Arthur Fleckenstein |
| 2001 | Bronski & Bernstein (TV Series) · as Dr. Alexander Bernstein |
| 2000 | Werckmeister Harmonies · as György Eszter |
| 2000 | Commissario Brunetti (TV Series) · as Conte Orazio Falier |
| 2000 | Utta Danella (TV Series) · as Harry Severin |
| 2000 | Deutschlandspiel · as Wjatscheslaw Kotschemassow |
| 1999 | Moloch · as Adolf Hitler |
| 1999 | SK Koelsch (TV Series) · as Karl-Heinz 'Aap' Arpers |
| 1999 | Sturmzeit (TV Series) · as Severin Lombard |
| 1998 | 23 · as Brückner |
| 1998 | Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht! · as Bernie Schwarz |
| 1998 | Dunckel · as Kommisar Richter |
| 1998 | In aller Freundschaft (TV Series) · as André Eisner |
| 1998 | Der letzte Zeuge (TV Series) · as Prof. Karl Riemeister |
| 1998 | The Shop (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | 14 Days to Life · as Direktor |
| 1997 | Geisterjäger John Sinclair: Die Dämonenhochzeit · as Pater Ignatius |
| 1997 | Die Gang (TV Series) · as Franzen |
| 1997 | Ein Mord für Quandt (TV Series) · as Baron Runeberg |
| 1996 | Conversation with the Beast · as Dr. Segebrecht |
| 1996 | Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder · as Reinhold Schünzel |
| 1996 | Tote sterben niemals aus · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Stockinger (TV Series) · as Philipp Baldinger |
| 1996 | Schlosshotel Orth (TV Series) · as Marcel Moureau |
| 1995 | Flirt · as Doctor |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Wilsberg (TV Series) · as Kurt Vosswinkel |
| 1995 | A.S. - Gefahr ist sein Geschäft (TV Series) · as Edgar Seewald |
| 1994 | Inspector Rex (TV Series) · as Matzner |
| 1994 | Faust (TV Series) · as Wolfram Schulze-Leitner |
| 1994 | Alles außer Mord! (TV Series) · as Ulis Vater |
| 1993 | Die Denunziantin · as Anwalt |
| 1993 | Bella Block (TV Series) · as Pastor Justus Bauernfeind |
| 1993 | Auf eigene Gefahr (TV Series) · as Bleichert |
| 1992 | Alles Lüge · as Rudolf Portmann |
| 1992 | Wolffs Revier (TV Series) · as Karl Gebeler |
| 1991 | Wer hat Angst vor Rot, Gelb, Blau? · as von Sell |
| 1990 | Dr. M · as Veidt |
| 1990 | All Out · as Schnyder |
| 1990 | Wilhelm Tell · as Werner Stauffacher |
| 1989 | Peter Strohm (TV Series) · as Daniel Wiener |
| 1988 | Z.B. ... Otto Spalt · as Der Regisseur |
| 1988 | Kampf der Tiger 2 · as Kreuner |
| 1988 | Wilder Westen inclusive (TV Series) · as Patrick |
| 1988 | Eurocops (TV Series) · as Friedrich Hartmann |
| 1988 | Die Bertinis (TV Series) · as Alf Bertini(alt) |
| 1987 | Goodbye, Children · as Muller |
| 1984 | Die Wannseekonferenz · as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart |
| 1982 | Wer spinnt denn da, Herr Doktor? · as Chefarzt Prof. Eduard von Schög |
| 1982 | Schwarz Rot Gold (TV Series) · as Schmitz |
| 1981 | Der Mann im Pyjama · as Herr Lachmann |
| 1981 | A Case for Two (TV Series) · as Karl März |
| 1978 | SOKO München (TV Series) · as Bruder Emanuel |
| 1971 | Police Call 110 (TV Series) · as Herbert Krolikowski |
| 1970 | Tatort (TV Series) · as Jahnke |
| 1967 | Mike Blaubart · as Geschäftsführer |