Peter Simonischek has died. He played the title character in the Oscar-nominated feature film “Toni Erdmann” and Jedermann in Salzburg.
The Austrian actor Peter Simonischek (1946-2023) has died. The sad news was confirmed by his management on Tuesday when asked by spot on news. Simonischek was 76 years old. He has been part of the ensemble of the renowned Burgtheater in Vienna since 1999 and has been an honorary member since 2019.
“We mourn Peter Simonischek,” it says. “Our ensemble member and honorary member of the Burgtheater Peter Simonischek died on May 29, 2023 in the night of May 30, 2023 with his family at home in Vienna,” says the details.
It goes on to say: “With Peter Simonischek, the Burgtheater loses a loving, caring colleague, a friend, a man of the heart, an outstanding personality. A person who took a stand, who was interested in the issues of the time and stood up for his opinion.” The Burgtheater has lost a “multi-faceted, versatile and great artist. Our thoughts and sympathy are with his family,” concludes the message.
Everyone and “Toni Erdmann”
From 2002 to 2009, Simonischek played Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival. He became internationally known through the title role in Maren Ade’s (46) Oscar-nominated feature film “Toni Erdmann” (2016). For his role as the retired music teacher Winfried Conradi, who wanted to lure his manager daughter Ines Conradi (Sandra Hüller) out of her shell with his odd alter ego Toni Erdmann, he was awarded many prizes, including the European Film Prize, the Austrian Film Prize and the German Film Awards – in each case as best leading actor.
He was last seen in 2022 in the improv series “Kranitz – When Separation Money Back” by and with Jan Georg Schütte (60), as well as in the movies “Dear Kurt” (2022) and “Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets” (2022 ) as a prison guard.
Simonischek leaves behind his second wife, the Carinthian actress Brigitte Karner (65, “Alma und Oskar”), and three children, including actor Max Simonischek (40, crime series “Laim”) from his first marriage to actress Charlotte Schwab (79, “Toni , male, midwife”).
Source: Stern
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