Peter Fitz (8 August 1931 – 10 January 2013)Stefan Grund: Nachruf: Peter Fitz – stiller König mit großer Stimme ist verstummt Berliner Morgenpost (2013) was a German stage and film actor.
Biography 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.
During 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 . He 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 is the father of actress Hendrikje Fitz (1961–2016) and actor Florian Fitz (born 1967).Sascha Stiehler: Interview mit „Trude“ Ute Fitz . Löwenzahn Fanclub (2013) He is buried in the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Berlin forest cemetery. His daughter was buried next to him upon her death in 2016.
Selected filmography
Film +List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown Year Title Role Notes1981The Man in PyjamasHarry Lachmann1987Au revoir les enfantsDr. Müller1990Dr. MVeidt1993Just a Matter of DutyAnwalt1996Reinhold SchünzelConversation with the BeastDr. Segebrecht199714 Days to LifeDirector199823Brückner1999MolochAdolf HitlerVoice2000Werckmeister HarmoniesGyörgy Eszter2003SeptemberIsidor Krantz2004SoundlessMartin HinrichLaura's StarMondVoice, animated film
Television +List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown Year Title Role Notes1982–1985Schwarz Rot Gold2 episodes1984The Wannsee ConferenceDr. Wilhelm StuckartTV movie1988–1997TatortProfessor Luiz Santos / Jahnke / Branch manager Steinhoff3 episodes1998Polizeiruf 110Herbert Krolikowski1 episode1999TatortNorbert's father1 episode2001RosmersholmRektor KrollTV movie2004WilsbergKurt Vosswinkel1 episode2004Dr. Roman BranzgerTV movie2006Bella BlockPastor Justus Bauernfeind1 episode
Awards and recognition 1980, 1983: Actor of the Year, Theater heute magazine 1996: Nominated for German Film Award for One More Kiss and He's Dead 2001: Nestroy Theatre Prize for best supporting role in Rosmersholm 2005: Hessian TV Award as an ensemble member of the film Die Konferenz
References
Literature Hermann J. Huber: Langen Müller’s Schauspielerlexikon der Gegenwart. Deutschland. Österreich. Schweiz. Albert Langen • Georg Müller Verlag GmbH, München • Wien 1986, ISBN 3-7844-2058-3, S. 249. C. Bernd Sucher (Hrsg.): Theaterlexikon. Autoren, Regisseure, Schauspieler, Dramaturgen, Bühnenbildner, Kritiker. Von Christine Dössel und Marietta Piekenbrock unter Mitwirkung von Jean-Claude Kuner und C. Bernd Sucher. 2. Auflage. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, München 1999, ISBN 3-423-03322-3, S. 185. Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Die Schauspieler, Regisseure, Kameraleute, Produzenten, Komponisten, Drehbuchautoren, Filmarchitekten, Ausstatter, Kostümbildner, Cutter, Tontechniker, Maskenbildner und Special Effects Designer des 20. Jahrhunderts. Band 2: C – F. John Paddy Carstairs – Peter Fitz. Schwarzkopf und Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3, S. 698 f.
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