Peter Fitz
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1931-08-08
- Died
- 2013-01-10
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (38)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Professor Santos / Jahnke / Filialleiter Steinhoff / Norbert's Father
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Herbert Krolikowski
SOKO München
1978
as Bruder Emanuel
A Case For Two
1981
as Thomas Schuster / Karl März
Inspector Rex
1994
as Matzner
Wolffs Revier
1992
as Karl Gebeler
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Wilsberg
1995
as Kurt Vosswinkel
Schlosshotel Orth
1996
as Marcel Moureau
SK Kölsch
1999
as Karl-Heinz 'Der Aap' Arpers
Der letzte Zeuge
1998
as Karl Riemeister
Bella Block
1993
as Pastor Justus Bauernfeind
Donna Leon
2000
as Conte Orazio Falier
Peter Strohm
1989
as Daniel Wiener
Edel & Starck
2002
as Roland Daarling
Auf eigene Gefahr
1993
as Bleichert
Faust
1994
as Wolfram Schulze-Leitner
Der Ermittler
2001
as Arthur Fleckenstein
Schwarz Rot Gold
1982
as Schmidt / Schmitz
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
1995
as Edgar Seewald
Die Gang
1997
as Franzen
Stockinger
1996
as Philipp Baldinger
Alles außer Mord
1994
as Ulis Vater
Kanzleramt
2005
as Dr. Friedrich Goerne
Die Anwälte
2008
as Herr Scherer
Ein Mord für Quandt
1997
as Baron Runeberg
Bronski und Bernstein
2001
as Dr. Alexander Bernstein
Immer im Einsatz - Die Notärztin
1994
as Wolf Willford
Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt
1997
as Norbert Naber
Die Bertinis
1988
as Alf Bertini(alt)
The Shop
1998
Kampf der Tiger
1988
as Kreuner
Die Kumpel
2001
as Prof. Albrecht Weisenbach
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette
2007
as Dr.Kessler
Felix – ein Freund fürs Leben
1997
as Ludwig
Kommissar Zufall
1987
as Felix
Die Geschwister Oppermann
1983
as Prof. Edgar Oppermann
Der Seerosenteich
2003
as Erich
Movies (88)
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
as Muller
Werckmeister Harmonies
2001
as György Eszter
September
2003
as Isidor Krantz
Everything's a Lie
1992
as Rudolf Portmann
Dr. M
1990
as Veidt
23
1998
as Brückner
Die Konferenz
2005
as Dr. Roman Branzger
Flirt
1995
as Doctor
Conversation with the Beast
1997
as Dr. Segebrecht
Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe
1980
Laura's Star
2004
as Mond (voice)
The Wannsee Conference
1984
as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart
Soundless
2004
as Martin Hinrich
Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone
2003
as Generaladjutant von Borg
Wer hat Angst vor Rot, Gelb, Blau?
1991
as von Sell
Heimweh nach drüben
2007
as CPD-Vorsitzender Wilfried Ahlert
The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave
1994
as Erik
14 Days to Life
1997
as Direktor
The Denunciation
1993
as Anwalt
Dunckel
1999
as Kommisar Richter
Ein Sommer in Paris
2011
as Rocher aka Günter Steiner
The Brothers
1977
as Dr. Hoffmann
Geisterjäger John Sinclair : Die Dämonenhochzeit
1997
as Pater Ignatius
The Oppermanns
1983
as Prof. Edgar Oppermann
Ich und Christine
1993
as Hotte
Waves
2005
as Graf von Köhne-Jasky
Gesucht wird Ricki Forster
1991
as Kommissar Arendt
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Die Mörderin
1999
as Margas Vater
Der Held
1972
as Beutelmann
Champagner und Kamillentee
1997
as Jürgen Flohse
Die Bakchen
1974
as Cadmus
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
2008
as Galust
The Indecent Profit
1978
as Bernd
Hamlet_X
2003
as Claudius 2
Dragon Chow
1987
as Gast
Blutige Scheidung
1997
as Georg
Black Sun
1998
as Narrator
All Out
1991
as Schnyder
Null Risiko und reich
1997
as Starnberg
Geblendeter Augenblick - Anton Weberns Tod
1986
as Anton Webern
Das Glück am Horizont
2008
as Jens Herder
Flick-Flack
1971
Twelve Chairs
2004
as Narrator
Heinrich
1977
Zu treuen Händen
1995
as Generalstaatsanwalt
Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
1981
as Chefarzt Prof. Eduard von Schög
Planet der Kannibalen
2001
as Professor Dr. Dr. Best
Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder
1996
as Reinhold Schünzel
The Case of Mr. Spalt
1988
as Der Regisseur
Der Auslöser
1982
as Piet Kuhn
Bis an die Grenze
2009
as Anton Huber
Die Blüten der Sehnsucht
2007
as John O'Hanlon
Gehetzt – Der Tod im Sucher
1998
as Adrian Philipp
Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht!
1998
as Bernie Schwarz
Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben!
2009
as Dr. Goerden
Wilhelm Tell
1990
as Werner Stauffacher
Tote sterben niemals aus
1996
Liebe zartbitter
2003
as Theo Böhlen
Silent Resident
2008
as Ludwig von Auerbach
Babuschka
1996
Der Kardinal
2011
as Kardinal József Mindszenty
Fragment
2007
Hass im Kopf
1994
Chimären - Fiktion und Wirklichkeit
1988
as Weyler
Der Seerosenteich
2003
as Erich
Mörderische Erpressung
2006
as Hermann Jansen
Between Two Wars
1978
Wundkanal
1984
as Voice
Lohn und Liebe
1974
as Betriebsarzt
Trilogie des Wiedersehens
1979
as Moritz
Utta Danella - Eine Liebe im September
2006
as Harry Severin
Betrogene Liebe
1986
as Fritz
Bluthochzeit
1962
as Lumberjack
Prater
2007
as Narrator
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
1973
as Rittmeister von der Golz
Ein Fingerhut voll Mut
1960
as Freddie
Ich schenk dir meinen Mann 2
2001
as Herr Kranz
Die Liebe kommt als Untermieter
2003
as Pater Gregor
Die Braut von der Tankstelle
2005
as Jakob
Zwei oder drei Ehen
1954
as Junger Bräutigam
Die Grube
1995
as August Haefner
Mike Blaubart
1967
as Geschäftsführer
Suspicion of Guilt
1996
Stückgut
1970
as Pfarrer
Der Mann im Pyjama
1981
as Herr Lachmann
Faust
1982
as Mephistopheles
Der Mord mit der Schere
1984
About Peter Fitz
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… With 126 credits spanning from 1951 to 2011, Peter Fitz has appeared in 88 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Fitz Movies
- Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) — as Muller
- Werckmeister Harmonies (2001) — as György Eszter
- September (2003) — as Isidor Krantz
- Everything's a Lie (1992) — as Rudolf Portmann
- Dr. M (1990) — as Veidt
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