Peter Fitz
Born August 08, 1931 (Age: 94)
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Kaiserslautern, Germany
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben!
2009
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as Dr. Goerden
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Age: 77
Fragment
2007
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as
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Age: 76
Mörderische Erpressung
2006
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as Hermann Jansen
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Age: 75
Utta Danella - Eine Liebe im September
2006
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as Harry Severin
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Age: 75
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
2006
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 74
Die Braut von der Tankstelle
2005
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as Jakob
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Age: 74
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Die Konferenz
2005
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as Dr. Roman Branzger
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Age: 73
Waves
2005
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as Graf von Köhne-Jasky
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Age: 73
Twelve Chairs
2004
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as Narrator
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Age: 72
Werckmeister Harmonies
2001
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as György Eszter
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Age: 69
23 - Nichts ist so wie es scheint
1999
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as Brückner
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Age: 67
23
1998
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as Brückner
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Age: 66
Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht!
1998
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as Bernie Schwarz
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Age: 66
Black Sun
1998
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as Narrator
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Age: 66
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Gehetzt – Der Tod im Sucher
1998
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as Adrian Philipp
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Age: 66
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Blutige Scheidung
1997
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as Georg
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Age: 66
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Null Risiko und reich
1997
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as Starnberg
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Age: 65
Geisterjäger John Sinclair : Die Dämonenhochzeit
1997
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as Pater Ignatius
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Age: 65
14 Days to Life
1997
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as Direktor
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Age: 65
Conversation with the Beast
1997
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as Dr. Segebrecht
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Age: 65
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Champagner und Kamillentee
1997
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as Jürgen Flohse
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Age: 65
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Babuschka
1996
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as
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Age: 64
Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder
1996
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as Reinhold Schünzel
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Age: 64
Tote sterben niemals aus
1996
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as
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Age: 64
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Suspicion of Guilt
1996
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as
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Age: 64
Ich und Christine
1993
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as Hotte
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Age: 62
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The Denunciation
1993
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as Anwalt
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Age: 61
Everything's a Lie
1992
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as Rudolf Portmann
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Age: 60
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Wer hat Angst vor Rot, Gelb, Blau?
1991
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as von Sell
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Age: 60
All Out
1991
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as Schnyder
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Age: 60
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Gesucht wird Ricki Forster
1991
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as Kommissar Arendt
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Age: 59
Dr. M
1990
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as Veidt
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Age: 58
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Wilhelm Tell
1990
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as Werner Stauffacher
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Age: 58
The Case of Mr. Spalt
1988
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as Der Regisseur
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Age: 56
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Chimären - Fiktion und Wirklichkeit
1988
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as Weyler
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Age: 56
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
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as Muller
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Age: 56
Dragon Chow
1987
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as Gast
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Age: 56
Der Mann im Pyjama
1981
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as Herr Lachmann
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Age: 50
Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
1981
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as Chefarzt Prof. Eduard von Schög
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Age: 50
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Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe
1980
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as
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Age: 48
Between Two Wars
1978
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as
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Age: 47
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The Indecent Profit
1978
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as Bernd
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Age: 47
The Brothers
1977
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as Dr. Hoffmann
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Age: 45
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Die Bakchen
1974
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as Cadmus
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Age: 43
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Lohn und Liebe
1974
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as Betriebsarzt
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Age: 42
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Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
1973
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as Rittmeister von der Golz
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Age: 42
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Der Held
1972
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as Beutelmann
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Age: 40
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Bluthochzeit
1962
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as Lumberjack
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Age: 30
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Ein Fingerhut voll Mut
1960
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as Freddie
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Age: 28
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Zwei oder drei Ehen
1954
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as Junger Bräutigam
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Age: 23