Austrian actor Peter Simonischek has died

Austrian actor Peter Simonischek, one of the darlings of the audience in cinema, on theatrical stages and on television, has died. He was 76 years old. He was a regular member of the Viennese Burgtheater, and also performed several times at the Salzburg Summer Festival, where he performed in the role of Slehernik from 2002 to 2009.

Austrian actor Peter Simonischek passes away

Austrian actor Peter Simonischek, best known for starring in the movie Toni Erdmann, has died at the age of 76.

The actor Peter Simonischek has died at the age of 76. He belonged to the Vienna Burgtheater, shone in the film “Toni Erdmann” - and was the ideal everyone in Salzburg.

Austrian actor Peter Simonischek dies aged 76

Austrian actor Peter Simonischek, who played a whimsical patriarch in the prize-winning film "Toni Erdmann", died overnight in Vienna aged 76, a spokeswoman for the Austrian Federal Theatres said Tuesday.

He was made famous by the comedy Toni Erdmann.

In his long career, Peter Simonischek has succeeded in winning the hearts of lovers of heavy drama as well as friends of light comedies, theatre goers and cinema fans, radio listeners and TV couch residents — and that without pretend folkiness. The actor has now died on Tuesday night at the age of 76, surrounded by his family in his home in Vienna, as confirmed by his main stage, the Burgtheater