Dominique Horwitz
| Dominique Horwitz | |
|---|---|
 Dominique Horwitz in February 2010 | |
| Born |
23 April 1957 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979 present |
| Religion | Jewish[1] |
Dominique Horwitz (born April 23, 1957) is a French-born German film and television actor and singer.
Life
Horwitz was born on April 23, 1957 in Paris, France to German Jewish refugee parents, who had both fled Nazi Germany.[2][3] In 1971 the family moved to Berlin. He attended a Franco-German grammar-school. He has a sister and a brother. About twenty years Horwitz was located in Hamburg where he was married. From his first marriage with his wife Patricia he has two children, the actress Miriam and Laszlo. Today he lives with his second wife Anna and the children Mick and Marlene in Tiefengruben, Bad Berka, a village near Weimar in Thuringia. He is a prominent supporter of social institutions in Weimar, where he helps unemployed youths in a boxclub. He also organizes boxing tournaments and links them with culture. Between the boxing matches musical newcomers can perform their music.
Career
He has appeared in over thirty films and over fifty television productions. His first screen role was appearing as Leo Singer in the film David (1979).
In 1992, Horwitz received the Golden Lion Award for the Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival.[4]
Also played the role of the Devil (pegleg) in the theatre production "The Black Rider" (William S. Burroughs, Robert Wilson, Tom Waits)
Horwitz is perhaps best known for playing Obergefreiter Fritz Reiser in Stalingrad (1993).
Selected filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | David | Leo Singer | war drama |
| 1987 | Der Madonna-Mann | Flamm | crime |
| 1988 | Fifty Fifty | Willi | comedy |
| Martha Jelleneck | Zivi Thomas | drama | |
| 1990 | The Black Rider | Pegleg | drama musical fantasy |
| 1991 | Hausmänner | - | comedy |
| Anna Goldin, the Last Witch | Kubli | historical drama | |
| 1992 | Dead Flowers | Willy De Ville | drama |
| 1993 | Stalingrad | Obergefreiter Fritz Reiser | war drama |
| 1998 | The Little Girl Who Fell from the Tree | Ben | thriller |
| Women Don't Lie | Xavier | romantic comedy | |
| 1999 | Nightshapes | Victor | |
| 2001 | Anne Frank: The Whole Story | Hans Goslar | mini-series |
| 2003 | Sams in Gefahr | Fitzgerald Daume | comedy |
| 2005 | Shooting Dogs | Capitaine Charles Delon | drama |
Television work
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| Year | Title | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Secret of Coach 13 | Valentin | drama, television film |
References
- ↑ Der Jüdische Kalender Fünftausendsiebenhundertachtundsechzig (2007–2008), Ölbaum Verlag, Augsburg, zum 21. April 2008 / 16. Nissan 5768
- ↑ Peter Craven (August 30, 2009). "The relaxed alleskonner: Dominique Horwitz". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "Actor Dominique Horwitz". Deutsche Welle. January 1, 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ http://www.kdschmid.de/en/Projekte/Dominique_Horwitz.php