Peter Fitz
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 8, 1931
- Died
- January 10, 2013 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Ein Sommer in Paris
Movie · as Rocher aka Günter Steiner
Der Kardinal
Movie · as Kardinal József Mindszenty
Bis an die Grenze
Movie · as Anton Huber
Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben!
Movie · as Dr. Goerden
Silent Resident
Movie · as Ludwig von Auerbach
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
Movie · as Galust
Das Glück am Horizont
Movie · as Jens Herder
Die Anwälte
TV · as Herr Scherer · 1 ep
Fragment
Movie
Die Blüten der Sehnsucht
Movie · as John O'Hanlon
Heimweh nach drüben
Movie · as CPD-Vorsitzender Wilfried Ahlert
Prater
Movie · as Narrator
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette
TV · as Dr.Kessler · 2 eps
Mörderische Erpressung
Movie · as Hermann Jansen
Utta Danella - Eine Liebe im September
Movie · as Harry Severin
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Die Konferenz
Movie · as Dr. Roman Branzger
Die Braut von der Tankstelle
Movie · as Jakob
Waves
Movie · as Graf von Köhne-Jasky
Kanzleramt
TV · as Dr. Friedrich Goerne · 1 ep
Soundless
Movie · as Martin Hinrich
Laura's Star
Movie · as Mond (voice)
Twelve Chairs
Movie · as Narrator
Liebe zartbitter
Movie · as Theo Böhlen
Die Liebe kommt als Untermieter
Movie · as Pater Gregor
September
Movie · as Isidor Krantz
Hamlet_X
Movie · as Claudius 2
Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone
Movie · as Generaladjutant von Borg
Der Seerosenteich
TV · as Erich · 2 eps
Edel & Starck
TV · as Roland Daarling · 1 ep
Werckmeister Harmonies
Movie · as György Eszter
Ich schenk dir meinen Mann 2
Movie · as Herr Kranz
Planet der Kannibalen
Movie · as Professor Dr. Dr. Best
Bronski und Bernstein
TV · as Dr. Alexander Bernstein · 13 eps
Der Ermittler
TV · as Arthur Fleckenstein · 1 ep
Die Kumpel
TV · as Prof. Albrecht Weisenbach · 1 ep
Donna Leon
TV · as Conte Orazio Falier · 3 eps
Die Mörderin
Movie · as Margas Vater
Dunckel
Movie · as Kommisar Richter
SK Kölsch
TV · as Karl-Heinz 'Der Aap' Arpers · 1 ep
23
Movie · as Brückner
Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht!
Movie · as Bernie Schwarz
Gehetzt – Der Tod im Sucher
Movie · as Adrian Philipp
Black Sun
Movie · as Narrator
Der letzte Zeuge
TV · as Karl Riemeister · 1 ep
The Shop
TV · 3 eps
Conversation with the Beast
Movie · as Dr. Segebrecht
Null Risiko und reich
Movie · as Starnberg
14 Days to Life
Movie · as Direktor
Blutige Scheidung
Movie · as Georg
Champagner und Kamillentee
Movie · as Jürgen Flohse
Geisterjäger John Sinclair : Die Dämonenhochzeit
Movie · as Pater Ignatius
Ein Mord für Quandt
TV · as Baron Runeberg · 1 ep
Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt
TV · as Norbert Naber · 1 ep
Felix – ein Freund fürs Leben
TV · as Ludwig · 14 eps
Die Gang
TV · as Franzen · 1 ep
Suspicion of Guilt
Movie
Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder
Movie · as Reinhold Schünzel
Flirt
Movie · as Doctor
Babuschka
Movie
Tote sterben niemals aus
Movie
Stockinger
TV · as Philipp Baldinger · 1 ep
Schlosshotel Orth
TV · as Marcel Moureau · 1 ep
Die Grube
Movie · as August Haefner
Zu treuen Händen
Movie · as Generalstaatsanwalt
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
TV · as Edgar Seewald · 1 ep
Wilsberg
TV · as Kurt Vosswinkel · 1 ep
Hass im Kopf
Movie
The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave
Movie · as Erik
Alles außer Mord
TV · as Ulis Vater · 14 eps
Inspector Rex
TV · as Matzner · 1 ep
Faust
TV · as Wolfram Schulze-Leitner · 1 ep
Immer im Einsatz - Die Notärztin
TV · as Wolf Willford · 1 ep
The Denunciation
Movie · as Anwalt
Ich und Christine
Movie · as Hotte
Bella Block
TV · as Pastor Justus Bauernfeind · 1 ep
Auf eigene Gefahr
TV · as Bleichert · 1 ep
Everything's a Lie
Movie · as Rudolf Portmann
Wolffs Revier
TV · as Karl Gebeler · 1 ep
Gesucht wird Ricki Forster
Movie · as Kommissar Arendt
Wer hat Angst vor Rot, Gelb, Blau?
Movie · as von Sell
All Out
Movie · as Schnyder
Dr. M
Movie · as Veidt
Wilhelm Tell
Movie · as Werner Stauffacher
Peter Strohm
TV · as Daniel Wiener · 1 ep
The Case of Mr. Spalt
Movie · as Der Regisseur
Chimären - Fiktion und Wirklichkeit
Movie · as Weyler
Die Bertinis
TV · as Alf Bertini(alt) · 5 eps
Kampf der Tiger
TV · as Kreuner · 2 eps
Au Revoir les Enfants
Movie · as Muller
Dragon Chow
Movie · as Gast
Kommissar Zufall
TV · as Felix · 1 ep
Betrogene Liebe
Movie · as Fritz
Geblendeter Augenblick - Anton Weberns Tod
Movie · as Anton Webern
The Wannsee Conference
Movie · as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart
Wundkanal
Movie · as Voice
Der Mord mit der Schere
Movie
The Oppermanns
Movie · as Prof. Edgar Oppermann
Die Geschwister Oppermann
TV · as Prof. Edgar Oppermann · 2 eps
Der Auslöser
Movie · as Piet Kuhn
Faust
Movie · as Mephistopheles
Schwarz Rot Gold
TV · as Schmidt, Schmitz · 1 ep
Der Mann im Pyjama
Movie · as Herr Lachmann
Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
Movie · as Chefarzt Prof. Eduard von Schög
A Case For Two
TV · as Thomas Schuster, Karl März · 1 ep
Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe
Movie
Trilogie des Wiedersehens
Movie · as Moritz
Between Two Wars
Movie
The Indecent Profit
Movie · as Bernd
SOKO München
TV · as Bruder Emanuel · 1 ep
The Brothers
Movie · as Dr. Hoffmann
Heinrich
Movie
Die Bakchen
Movie · as Cadmus
Lohn und Liebe
Movie · as Betriebsarzt
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
Movie · as Rittmeister von der Golz
Der Held
Movie · as Beutelmann
Flick-Flack
Movie
Polizeiruf 110
TV · as Herbert Krolikowski · 1 ep
Stückgut
Movie · as Pfarrer
Scene of the Crime
TV · as Professor Santos, Jahnke, Filialleiter Steinhoff, Norbert's Father · 1 ep
Mike Blaubart
Movie · as Geschäftsführer
Bluthochzeit
Movie · as Lumberjack
Ein Fingerhut voll Mut
Movie · as Freddie
Zwei oder drei Ehen
Movie · as Junger Bräutigam
German Film Award
TV · as Self · 1 ep