Peter Fitz

Peter Fitz (8 August 1931 - 10 January 2013) was a German stage and film actor.[1][2]

Peter Fitz
Born	(1931-08-08)8 August 1931 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Died	10 January 2013(2013-01-10) (aged 81) Berlin, Germany
Nationality	German
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1954–2012

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.

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.[3] He was the father of actress Hendrikje Fitz (1961–2016) and actor Florian Fitz. His is buried in the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Berlin forest cemetery. His daughter was buried next to him upon her death in 2016.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	The Man in Pyjamas	Harry Lachmann
1984	The Wannsee Conference	Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart	Television film
1987	Au revoir les enfants	Dr. Müller
1993	Just a Matter of Duty	Anwalt
1996	Beim nächsten Kuß knall’ ich ihn nieder	Reinhold Schünzel
	Conversation with the Beast	Dr. Segebrecht
1997	14 Days to Life	Director
1998	23	Brückner
2000	Werckmeister Harmonies	György Eszter
2001	Rosmersholm
2004	Soundless	Martin Hinrich
	Die Konferenz	Dr. Roman Branzger	Television film
	Laura's Star	Mond	Animated film
2011	Ein Sommer in Paris	Rocher/Günter	Television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982/1985	Schwarz Rot Gold		2 episodes
1988/1991/1997	Tatort	Professor Luiz Santos/Jahnke/Branch manager Steinhoff	3 episodes
1998	Polizeiruf 110	Herbert Krolikowski	1 episode
1999	Tatort	Norbert's father	1 episode
2004	Wilsberg	Kurt Vosswinkel	1 episode
2006	Bella Block	Pastor Justus Bauernfeind	1 episode

Awards and recognition

• 1980, 1983: Actor of the Year, Theater heute magazine
• 1996: Nominated for German Film Award for Beim nächsten Kuß knall’ ich ihn nieder
• 2001: Nestroy Theatre Prize for best supporting role in Rosmersholm
• 2005: Hessian TV Award as an ensemble member of the film Die Konferenz

References

1. "Der "Präzisionsartist" - Schauspieler Peter Fitz ist tot" [Actor Peter Fitz Is Dead]. Der Spiegel (in German). 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
2. "Peter Fitz". Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
3. "Peter Fitz - stiller Koenig mit grosser Stimme ist verstummt" [Peter Fitz - Silent King with a Great Voice Has Fallen Silent]. morgenpost.de (in German). 10 January 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

External links

• Peter Fitz on IMDb