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Peter Simonischek
Peter Simonischek (6 August 1946 – 29 May 2023) was an Austrian actor. He was a celebrated stage performer and a regular ensemble member of the Burgtheater from 1999. He often appeared at the Salzburg Festival and had played the title role in the play Jedermann numerous times.
| Peter Simonischek |
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| Simonischek in 2017 |
| (1946-08-06)6 August 1946Graz, Austria |
| 29 May 2023(2023-05-29) (aged 76)Vienna, Austria |
| Actor |
| 1980–2023 |
| Toni Erdmann |
Peter Simonischek (6 August 1946 – 29 May 2023) was an Austrian actor. He was a celebrated stage performer and a regular ensemble member of the Burgtheater from 1999. He often appeared at the Salzburg Festival and had played the title role in the play Jedermann numerous times.
In addition, he also appeared in more than sixty films since 1980. Simonischek was perhaps best-known to international audiences for his leading role in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama Toni Erdmann (2016).
Simonischek grew up in Markt Hartmannsdorf, a municipality in the state of Styria, where his father was a dentist. His sons, Max Simonischek and Kaspar Simonischek, are also actors.
Simonischek died after a short, serious illness on 29 May 2023, at the age of 76.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Das eine Glück und das andere | Anton Jutz | TV film |
| 1983 | Herrenjahre | Bruno Melzer | TV film |
| 1986 | The Lenz Papers | Andreas Lenz | TV miniseries |
| 1988 | Love and Fear | Massimo | |
| 1989 | Sukkubus | Senn | |
| 1991 | Success | Martin Krüger | |
| The Mountain | Kreuzpointner | ||
| 1993 | Krücke | Ferdi | |
| 2002 | Gebürtig | Hermann Gebirtig | |
| 2003 | Hierankl | Goetz Hildebrand | |
| 2008 | The Sibyl Cipher | Paul Holland | TV film |
| 2011 | Years of Love | Uli | TV film |
| 2012 | Ludwig II | Ludwig Freiherr von der Pfordten | |
| 2013 | Ruby Red | Lord of St. Germain | |
| Der Kaktus | Heinrich Bittner | TV film | |
| October November | Father | ||
| 2014 | Clara Immerwahr | Karl Engler | TV film |
| Sapphire Blue | Lord of St. Germain | ||
| 2016 | Toni Erdmann | Winfried Conradi / Toni Erdmann | European Film Award Best Actor London Critics Circle Film Awards Best Actor (nominated) Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor (nominated) |
| Emerald Green | Lord of St. Germain | ||
| Wunderlich's World | Walter Wunderlich | ||
| Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free | Lou's Father | ||
| 2018 | Kursk | Admiral Vyacheslav Grudzinsky | |
| The Interpreter | Georg Graubner | ||
| 2019 | Crescendo | Eduard Spork | |
| 2021 | Army of Thieves | Locksmith | |
| 2022 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | Warder | |
| 2023 | Measures of Men | Josef Ritter von Waldstätten |
- Peter Simonischek at IMDb
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