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Peter Fitz

Peter Fitz

Actor · Died January 10, 2013, aged 81 · 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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Born
August 8, 1931
Died
January 10, 2013 (aged 81)
From
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 125 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Peter Fitz's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Morality
24%
Society
16%
Power
13%
Self
12%
Ideas
8%
Survival
3%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Dread
2
Warm
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Fitz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Fitz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

125 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Ein Sommer in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Rocher aka Günter Steiner

  • Der Kardinal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kardinal József Mindszenty

  • Bis an die Grenze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Anton Huber

  • Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Dr. Goerden

  • Silent Resident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ludwig von Auerbach

  • Das Glück am Horizont (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jens Herder

  • Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Galust

  • Die Anwälte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Herr Scherer

  • Die Blüten der Sehnsucht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as John O'Hanlon

  • Fragment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr.Kessler

  • Heimweh nach drüben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as CPD-Vorsitzender Wilfried Ahlert

  • Prater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • Mörderische Erpressung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Hermann Jansen

  • Utta Danella - Eine Liebe im September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Harry Severin

  • Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Die Braut von der Tankstelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jakob

  • Kanzleramt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Friedrich Goerne

  • Die Konferenz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dr. Roman Branzger

  • Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Graf von Köhne-Jasky

  • Laura's Star(2004)

    as Mond (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Twelve Chairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • Soundless(2004)

    as Martin Hinrich

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Liebe zartbitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Theo Böhlen

  • September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Isidor Krantz

  • Hamlet_X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Claudius 2

  • Die Liebe kommt als Untermieter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Pater Gregor

  • Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Generaladjutant von Borg

  • Der Seerosenteich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Erich

  • Der Seerosenteich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Erich

  • Edel & Starck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Roland Daarling

  • Planet der Kannibalen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Professor Dr. Dr. Best

  • Die Kumpel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Prof. Albrecht Weisenbach

  • Der Ermittler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Fleckenstein

  • Bronski und Bernstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Alexander Bernstein

  • Werckmeister Harmonies(2000)

    as György Eszter

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ich schenk dir meinen Mann 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Herr Kranz

  • Donna Leon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Conte Orazio Falier

  • Dunckel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kommisar Richter

  • Die Mörderin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Margas Vater

  • SK Kölsch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Karl-Heinz 'Der Aap' Arpers

  • The Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • 23 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Brückner

  • Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Bernie Schwarz

  • Black Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • Gehetzt – Der Tod im Sucher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Adrian Philipp

  • Der letzte Zeuge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Karl Riemeister

  • Blutige Scheidung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Georg

  • Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Norbert Naber

  • Null Risiko und reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Starnberg

  • Geisterjäger John Sinclair : Die Dämonenhochzeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Pater Ignatius

  • 14 Days to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Direktor

  • Conversation with the Beast(1996)

    as Dr. Segebrecht

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Felix – ein Freund fürs Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 14 episodes · as Ludwig

  • Die Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Franzen

  • Champagner und Kamillentee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jürgen Flohse

  • Ein Mord für Quandt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Baron Runeberg

  • Schlosshotel Orth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcel Moureau

  • Stockinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Philipp Baldinger

  • Flirt(1995)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Babuschka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Reinhold Schünzel

  • Tote sterben niemals aus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Suspicion of Guilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Die Grube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as August Haefner

  • Zu treuen Händen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Generalstaatsanwalt

  • Wilsberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Kurt Vosswinkel

  • A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Edgar Seewald

  • Inspector Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Matzner

  • Hass im Kopf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Erik

  • Alles außer Mord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 14 episodes · as Ulis Vater

  • Immer im Einsatz - Die Notärztin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Wolf Willford

  • Faust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Wolfram Schulze-Leitner

  • Bella Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Pastor Justus Bauernfeind

  • Auf eigene Gefahr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Bleichert

  • Ich und Christine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Hotte

  • The Denunciation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Anwalt

  • Wolffs Revier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Karl Gebeler

  • Everything's a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Rudolf Portmann

  • Wer hat Angst vor Rot, Gelb, Blau? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as von Sell

  • All Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Schnyder

  • Gesucht wird Ricki Forster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Kommissar Arendt

  • Dr. M(1990)

    as Veidt

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Wilhelm Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Werner Stauffacher

  • Peter Strohm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Wiener

  • Die Bertinis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · as Alf Bertini(alt)

  • Kampf der Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kreuner

  • The Case of Mr. Spalt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Der Regisseur

  • Chimären - Fiktion und Wirklichkeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Weyler

  • Au Revoir Les Enfants(1987)

    as Muller

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Chow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Gast

  • Kommissar Zufall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Felix

  • Betrogene Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Fritz

  • Geblendeter Augenblick - Anton Weberns Tod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Anton Webern

  • The Wannsee Conference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart

  • Wundkanal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Voice

  • Der Mord mit der Schere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Die Geschwister Oppermann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prof. Edgar Oppermann

  • The Oppermanns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Prof. Edgar Oppermann

  • Schwarz Rot Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Schmidt · as Schmitz

  • Der Auslöser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Piet Kuhn

  • Faust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mephistopheles

  • Der Mann im Pyjama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Herr Lachmann

  • Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Chefarzt Prof. Eduard von Schög

  • A Case For Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Karl März · as Thomas Schuster

  • Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Trilogie des Wiedersehens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Moritz

  • Between Two Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • The Indecent Profit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Bernd

  • SOKO München (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruder Emanuel

  • Heinrich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Hoffmann

  • Die Bakchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Cadmus

  • Lohn und Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Betriebsarzt

  • Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Rittmeister von der Golz

  • Der Held (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Beutelmann

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Herbert Krolikowski

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Flick-Flack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Stückgut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Pfarrer

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Filialleiter Steinhoff · as Jahnke · as Norbert's Father · as Professor Santos

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Mike Blaubart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Geschäftsführer

  • Bluthochzeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Lumberjack

  • Ein Fingerhut voll Mut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Freddie

  • Zwei oder drei Ehen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Junger Bräutigam

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 125 titles from 1954 to 2011; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Laura's Star (2004)

$8.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19542011

Peak 2000 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1984Screen debut· The Wannsee Conference

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting125 of 125: 125 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s3 · acting1970s14 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s47 · acting2000s36 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Peter Fitz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Conversation with the Beast (1996)

78th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.