Peter Fitz (8 August 1931 – 10 January 2013) was a German stage and film actor.

Biography

Fitz completed an apprenticeship at the drama school of the

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in the 1950s. In the 1960s, engagements at the

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theatre followed. Director Peter Stein brought him into the ensemble of the Berlin

Schaubühne The Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz (Theatre on Lehniner Square) is a famous theatre in the Wilmersdorf district of Berlin, located on the Kurfürstendamm boulevard. It is a conversion of the ''Universum'' cinema, built according to plans designe ...

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

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, as well as the

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. 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). He is buried in the

Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf (Zehlendorf forest cemetery) is a cemetery located in Berlin's Nikolassee district. The cemetery occupies an area of 376,975 m2. An additional Italian war cemetery was created there in 1953. A number of notable people of Be ...

Berlin forest cemetery. His daughter was buried next to him upon her death in 2016.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitz, Peter 1931 births 2013 deaths German male film actors Burials at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf German male television actors People from Kaiserslautern