What is Peter Simonischek?
{{Infobox person | image = Österreichischer Filmpreis 2017 photo call Peter Simonischek.jpg | caption =Simonischek in 2017 | name = Peter Simonischek | birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|8|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Graz]], [[Austria]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|5|29|1946|8|6}} | death_place = [[Vienna]], Austria | othername = | occupation = Actor | years active = 1980–2023 | notable works = ''[[Toni Erdmann]]'' }}{{Redlinks|date=May 2020}} '''Peter Simonischek''' (6 August 1946 &ndash; 29 May 2023) was an [[Austria]]n movie and stage actor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kümmel |first=Peter |url=http://www.zeit.de/2016/23/peter-simonischek-toni-erdmann-wiener-burgtheater-diener-zweier-herren |title=Zähne, die die Welt bedeuten |language=de |work=[[Die Zeit]] |date=2016-05-26 |access-date=2016-07-17 }}</ref> He appeared in more than sixty movies, beginning in 1980. Simonischek was known for his role as Winfried Conradi/Toni Erdmann in the 2016 movie ''[[Toni Erdmann]]''. He won the [[European Film Award]] for Best Actor and was nominated for a [[London Critics Circle Film Awards]] for Best Actor and a [[Toronto Film Critics Association Awards]] for Best Actor. Simonischek died on 29 May 2023 from a short-illness in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] at the age of 76.<ref>[https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/6293595/Schauspieler_Peter-Simonischek-im-Alter-von-76-Jahren-verstorben Peter Simonischek im Alter von 76 Jahren verstorben] {{in lang|de}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0800638}} <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Simonischek, Peter}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2023 deaths]] [[Category:Austrian movie actors]] [[Category:Austrian stage actors]] {{actor-stub}}