Michael Gwisdek
Michael Gwisdek (born 14 January 1942) is a German actor and film director.
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor, film director |
Years active | 1968–present |
Career
He began his acting career in East Germany and has appeared in more than 130 films and television shows since 1968. His debut film as a director, Treffen in Travers, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[1] His 1998 film The Big Mambo was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] The following year, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, for his role in the film Nightshapes.[3]
He married the actor Corinna Harfouch in 1985 and they divorced in 1997. They had two sons together before they married; the musician Johannes Gwisdek (born 1980) and the actor Robert Gwisdek (born 1984). He married his second wife, Gabriela, shortly after divorcing Harfouch.[4]
Selected filmography
- Jadup and Boel (1980)
- Woman Doctors (1984)
- Just for Horror (1987- produced)
- Treffen in Travers (1988 - directed)
- Pestalozzi's Mountain (1989)
- Coming Out (1989)
- Herzlich willkommen (1990)
- Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness (1991)
- The Tango Player (1991)
- Sieben Monde (1998)
- The Big Mambo (1998 - directed)
- Nightshapes (1999)
- No Place to Go (2000)
- Vaya con Dios (2002)
- Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)
- Herr Lehmann (2003)
- Speer und Er (2005)
- Pornorama (2007)
- Boxhagener Platz (2010)
- A Coffee In Berlin (2012)
References
- "Festival de Cannes: Treffen in Travers". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- "Berlinale: 1998 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- "Berlinale: 1999 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- B.Z. - Hausbesuch bei den Gwisdeks in B.Z., 12 September 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2018