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.
Acted in 71
2010s
- 2011
Ein Sommer in Paris
Rocher aka Günter Steiner
2000s
- 2009
Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben!
Dr. Goerden
- 2008
Silent Resident
Ludwig von Auerbach
Das Glück am Horizont
Jens Herder
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
Galust
Die Anwälte
Herr Scherer · 1 episode
- 2007
Die Blüten der Sehnsucht
John O'Hanlon
Fragment
Movie
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette
Dr.Kessler · 2 episodes
Heimweh nach drüben
CPD-Vorsitzender Wilfried Ahlert
- 2006
Mörderische Erpressung
Hermann Jansen
Utta Danella - Eine Liebe im September
Harry Severin
- 2005
Die Braut von der Tankstelle
Jakob
Kanzleramt
Dr. Friedrich Goerne · 1 episode
Waves
Graf von Köhne-Jasky
- 2004
Laura's Star
Mond (voice)
Soundless
Martin Hinrich
- 2003
Liebe zartbitter
Theo Böhlen
Hamlet_X
Claudius 2
Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone
Generaladjutant von Borg
Der Seerosenteich
Erich · 2 episodes
- 2002
- 2001
Planet der Kannibalen
Professor Dr. Dr. Best
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Dunckel
Kommisar Richter
Die Mörderin
Margas Vater
- 1998
The Shop
TV
Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht!
Bernie Schwarz
- 1997
Geisterjäger John Sinclair : Die Dämonenhochzeit
Pater Ignatius
14 Days to Life
Direktor
Conversation with the Beast
Dr. Segebrecht
- 1996
Stockinger
Philipp Baldinger · 1 episode
Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder
Reinhold Schünzel
Tote sterben niemals aus
Movie
- 1995
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft
Edgar Seewald · 1 episode
- 1994
The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave
Erik
Alles außer Mord
Ulis Vater · 14 episodes
- 1993
Auf eigene Gefahr
Bleichert · 1 episode
Ich und Christine
Hotte
- 1992
Everything's a Lie
Rudolf Portmann
- 1991
All Out
Schnyder
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Die Bertinis
Alf Bertini(alt) · 5 episodes
The Case of Mr. Spalt
Der Regisseur
- 1987
Dragon Chow
Gast
- 1984
The Wannsee Conference
Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart
Wundkanal
Voice
- 1983
Die Geschwister Oppermann
Prof. Edgar Oppermann · 2 episodes
The Oppermanns
Prof. Edgar Oppermann
- 1982
Schwarz Rot Gold
Schmitz, Schmidt · 1 episode
- 1981
Der Mann im Pyjama
Herr Lachmann
Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
Chefarzt Prof. Eduard von Schög
1970s
- 1978
Between Two Wars
Movie
- 1977
Heinrich
Movie
The Brothers
Dr. Hoffmann
- 1971
- 1970
Appearances4
2000s
- 2007
Prater
Narrator
- 2006
Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben
Narrator (voice)
- 2004
Twelve Chairs
Narrator
1990s
- 1998
