Austrian actor, Peter Simonischek has been reported dead. He was best known to international audiences for his leading role in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama Toni Erdmann which was released in 2016.
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“Rest in peace, Peter Simonischek, who gave one of the greatest performances of wounded gravity this side of Welles in TONI ERDMANN,” a fan named Ryan Swen wrote after his death was announced.
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He was reported dead on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. No cause of death was announced. He was 76 years old.
Simonischek often appeared at the Salzburg Festival and had played the title role in the play Jedermann so many times. He was a celebrated stage performer and had been a regular ensemble member of the Burgtheatre since 1999.
In the early 2000s, he starred in several movies and tv shows including Geburg, Hierankl, Years of Love, Ludwig II, Ruby Red, Der Kaktus, October November, and more.
“A great actor and a wonderful colleague. The death of Peter Simonischek makes me very sad right now. Just recently I saw “Oktober, November” with him again. At the film’s premiere party, we were talking about his death scene and he asked me if he had overplayed it there. Of course, I said no, although I had no idea about the last rebellion of dying. At least I believed him,” actor Wolfgang Zarnack said.
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