Michael Gwisdek
Born(1942-01-14)14 January 1942
Berlin-Weissensee, Germany
Died22 September 2020(2020-09-22) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active1968–2020

Michael Gwisdek (14 January 1942 – 22 September 2020) was a German actor and film director.[1]

Career

He began his acting career in East Germany and has appeared in more than 130 films and television shows since 1968. His debut film as a director, Treffen in Travers, was the first East-German film[2] screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.[3] His 1998 film The Big Mambo was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] The following year, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, for his role in the film Nightshapes.[5]

He married the actress Corinna Harfouch in 1985 and they divorced in 1997. They had two sons together before they married; the musician Johannes Gwisdek (born 1980) and the actor Robert Gwisdek (born 1984). He married his second wife, Gabriela, shortly after divorcing Harfouch.[6]

Gwisdek died on 22 September 2020 aged 78.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Schauspieler Michael Gwisdek gestorben (in German)
  2. 1 2 "Michael Gwisdek ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Treffen in Travers". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Berlinale: 1998 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Berlinale: 1999 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  6. ↑ B.Z. - Hausbesuch bei den Gwisdeks in B.Z., 12 September 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2018
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Michael Gwisdek". DEFA Stiftung (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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