Peter Fitz

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Aug 08, 1931 (93 years old)
Death date
Jan 10, 2013

Peter Fitz

Known For

Ein Sommer in Paris
1h 29m
Movie 2011

Ein Sommer in Paris

Clara and her boyfriend break up their relationship in Paris. She stays a few days in the city, where he meets a man who offers her work. But, unexpectedly, love again knocking on her door.

Bis an die Grenze
Movie 2009

Bis an die Grenze

Berlin couple Eva and Peter are planning a trip to Bavaria with their children to visit Eva's parents. But there is trouble brewing behind the idyllic family façade. Father-in-law Anton and Peter can't smell each other, and the relationship between Eva and Anton is also fraught with accusations. With this baggage, the family goes on a day trip hiking in the Bavarian Forest. But before all the conflicts can be resolved, they fall into the hands of a brutal gang of smugglers - only Eva is able to escape. When the first shot is fired, the horror trip and a merciless hunt through the national park begins...

Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben!
Movie 2009

Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben!

Franz, editor-in-chief of a large publishing house and no stranger to sadness himself, learns shortly before his wife Simone's death that she has been cheating on him. Stunned by this infidelity, he doggedly sets out in search of his rival. At Simone's funeral, a pimp turns up with two bodyguards and lays a wreath with the dedication 'With love - your tiger'. Franz wants to get to know this rival better and even follows him to his stately home in Andalusia.

Silent Resident
1h 36m
Movie 2008

Silent Resident

At some point in the not-so-distant future, an unnamed European city has evolved into a bizarre dystopian metropolis, whose residents inhabit towering utopian high-rises and work, collectively, in a single compound.

Das Glück am Horizont
1h 26m
Movie 2008

Das Glück am Horizont

Maja Vogt, a young management consultant, has just separated from her husband and is fully committed to her career. The assignment to save an ailing company from bankruptcy comes at just the right time. But the son of the company boss, of all people, is more than presumptuous and leaves no doubt about his disapproval of her. The two clash unchecked and you can literally see the sparks flying...

Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
1h 42m
Movie 2008

Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!

In Munich, the Armenian Areg dreams of studying cinema with his German girlfriend Lilly. Until her widowed mother fell seriously ill with diabetes. Areg and her little brother Garnik have to take care of her.

Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette
1h 30m
TV Show 2007

Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette

Bronski und Bernstein
0h 45m
TV Show 2001

Bronski und Bernstein

Bronski und Bernstein is a German television series.

The Shop
1h 30m
TV Show 1998

The Shop

The life of a family in Germany between 1920s and 1940s.

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.

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