1931-08-08 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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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Ein Sommer in Paris | Rocher aka Günter Steiner | 2011-05-14 |
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Der Kardinal | Kardinal József Mindszenty | 2011-01-01 |
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Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben! | Dr. Goerden | 2009-04-22 |
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Bis an die Grenze | Anton Huber | 2009-09-07 |
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Weisse Lilien | Ludwig von Auerbach | 2008-09-11 |
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Das Glück am Horizont | Jens Herder | 2008-05-30 |
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Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich! | Galust | 2008-05-01 |
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Töredék | 2007-12-13 | |
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Prater | Narrator | 2007-02-10 |
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Die Blüten der Sehnsucht | John O'Hanlon | 2007-12-30 |
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Heimweh nach drüben | CPD-Vorsitzender Wilfried Ahlert | 2007-10-03 |
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Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben | Narrator (voice) | 2006-07-28 |
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Mörderische Erpressung | Hermann Jansen | 2006-11-03 |
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Utta Danella - Eine Liebe im September | Harry Severin | 2006-09-15 |
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Die Konferenz | Dr. Roman Branzger | 2005-02-04 |
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Wellen | Graf von Köhne-Jasky | 2005-01-21 |
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Die Braut von der Tankstelle | Jakob | 2005-10-11 |
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Lautlos | Martin Hinrich | 2004-04-22 |
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Lauras Stern | Mond (voice) | 2004-09-19 |
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Zwölf Stühle | Narrator | 2004-07-15 |
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Der Seerosenteich | Erich | 2003-02-07 |
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Die Liebe kommt als Untermieter | Pater Gregor | 2003-03-04 |
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Hamlet_X | Claudius 2 | 2003-06-21 |
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Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone | Generaladjutant von Borg | 2003-02-09 |
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Liebe zartbitter | Theo Böhlen | 2003-07-25 |
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September | Isidor Krantz | 2003-06-26 |
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Werckmeister harmóniák | György Eszter | 2001-02-01 |
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Planet der Kannibalen | Professor Dr. Dr. Best | 2001-11-17 |
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Ich schenk dir meinen Mann 2 | Herr Kranz | 2001-01-02 |
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Dunckel | Kommisar Richter | 1999-10-28 |
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Die Mörderin | Margas Vater | 1999-03-01 |
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Gehetzt – Der Tod im Sucher | Adrian Philipp | 1998-04-29 |
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23 | Brückner | 1998-07-02 |
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Schwarze Sonne - Mythologische Hintergründe des Nationalsozialismus | Narrator | 1998-05-29 |
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Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht! | Bernie Schwarz | 1998-06-16 |
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Champagner und Kamillentee | Jürgen Flohse | 1997-01-01 |
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Geisterjäger John Sinclair : Die Dämonenhochzeit | Pater Ignatius | 1997-04-13 |
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Blutige Scheidung | Georg | 1997-10-08 |
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Gespräch mit dem Biest | Dr. Segebrecht | 1997-02-20 |
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14 Tage lebenslänglich | Direktor | 1997-04-03 |
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Null Risiko und reich | Starnberg | 1997-04-21 |
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Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder | Reinhold Schünzel | 1996-04-11 |
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Tote sterben niemals aus | 1996-03-25 | |
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Schuldig auf Verdacht | 1996-01-22 | |
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Babuschka | 1996-06-06 | |
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Die Grube | August Haefner | 1995-10-28 |
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Zu treuen Händen | Generalstaatsanwalt | 1995-08-31 |
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Flirt | Doctor | 1995-09-14 |
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Die Knickerbocker-Bande: Das sprechende Grab | Erik | 1994-04-29 |
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Hass im Kopf | 1994-09-02 | |
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Ich und Christine | Hotte | 1993-09-02 |
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Die Denunziantin | Anwalt | 1993-05-06 |
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Alles Lüge | Rudolf Portmann | 1992-04-09 |
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All Out | Schnyder | 1991-08-08 |
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Gesucht wird Ricki Forster | Kommissar Arendt | 1991-01-01 |
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Wer hat Angst vor Rot, Gelb, Blau? | von Sell | 1991-08-22 |
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Dr. M | Veidt | 1990-05-24 |
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Wilhelm Tell | Werner Stauffacher | 1990-01-01 |
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Chimären - Fiktion und Wirklichkeit | Weyler | 1988-02-10 |
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z.B. ... Otto Spalt | Der Regisseur | 1988-03-25 |
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Drachenfutter | Gast | 1987-09-02 |
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Au revoir les enfants | Muller | 1987-10-07 |
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Betrogene Liebe | Fritz | 1986-07-21 |
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Geblendeter Augenblick - Anton Weberns Tod | Anton Webern | 1986-01-01 |
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Die Wannseekonferenz | Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart | 1984-12-19 |
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Der Mord mit der Schere | 1984-07-25 | |
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Wundkanal | Voice | 1984-08-29 |
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Die Geschwister Oppermann | Prof. Edgar Oppermann | 1983-01-01 |
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Faust | Mephistopheles | 1982-01-01 |
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Der Auslöser | Piet Kuhn | 1982-03-08 |
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Wer spinnt denn da, Herr Doktor? | Chefarzt Prof. Eduard von Schög | 1981-11-10 |
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Der Mann im Pyjama | Herr Lachmann | 1981-12-18 |
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Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe | 1980-07-30 | |
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Trilogie des Wiedersehens | Moritz | 1979-03-25 |
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Der unanständige Profit | Bernd | 1978-09-04 |
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Zwischen zwei Kriegen | 1978-11-05 | |
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Heinrich | 1977-10-13 | |
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Die Brüder | Dr. Hoffmann | 1977-01-11 |
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Die Bakchen | Cadmus | 1974-12-12 |
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Lohn und Liebe | Betriebsarzt | 1974-02-12 |
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Prinz Friedrich von Homburg | Rittmeister von der Golz | 1973-11-25 |
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Der Held | Beutelmann | 1972-05-30 |
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Flick-Flack | 1971-06-06 | |
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Stückgut | Pfarrer | 1970-12-31 |
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Mike Blaubart | Geschäftsführer | 1967-12-13 |
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Bluthochzeit | Lumberjack | 1962-06-06 |
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Ein Fingerhut voll Mut | Freddie | 1960-06-01 |
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Zwei oder drei Ehen | Junger Bräutigam | 1954-11-17 |