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Peter Simonischek

Peter Simonischek

Actor · Died May 29, 2023, aged 76 · Graz, Austria

Peter Simonischek was an Austrian actor. He was a member of the Burgtheater ensemble from 1999 and was made an honorary member in 2019. From 2002 to 2009, he played the role of Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1946
Died
May 29, 2023 (aged 76)
From
Graz, Austria
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 87 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Peter Simonischek's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Self
26%
Bonds
23%
Survival
18%
Power
13%
Morality
9%
Ideas
9%
Society
2%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 5 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Tense
6
Romantic
3
Warm
2
Absurd
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Simonischek's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Simonischek'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

87 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Das Beste kommt noch!(2023)

    as Bernhard

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Measures of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Josef Ritter von Waldstätten

  • Dear Kurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Wolfgang

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore(2022)

    as Warder

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Kranitz - Bei Trennung Geld zurück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Lothar

  • An seiner Seite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Walter Kler

  • Die Fledermaus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Crescendo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Eduard

  • Hermann Hesse - Blazing Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Silent Night: A Song for the World(2018)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Command(2018)

    as Admiral Vyacheslav Grudzinsky

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Interpreter(2018)

    as Georg Graubner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Only God Can Judge Me(2017)

    as Vater

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hotel Sacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Josef von Traunstein

  • Wunderlich's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Walter

  • Bergfried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Peter Simonischek

  • Toni Erdmann(2016)

    as Winfried / Toni

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Emerald Green(2016)

    as Graf von St. Germain

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free(2016)

    as Lous Vater

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Austria from Above: Jewels of the Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Narrator

  • Die Kanarischen Inseln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • Das Konzert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Gustav Heink

  • Forest of Fantasies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • The Cellar Lanes of Lower Austria - Wine Culture and the Pleasures of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Erzähler (German version)

  • Verhängnisvolle Nähe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Hans Denning

  • Sapphire Blue(2014)

    as Graf von St. Germain

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Clara Immerwahr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Rektor Engler

  • Biest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jäger

  • October November (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Vater

  • Der Kaktus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Heinrich Bittner

  • Ruby Red(2013)

    as Graf von St. Germain

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Ludwig II(2012)

    as Sophie in Bayern

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Years of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Uli

  • Jedermann Remixed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jedermann / Death (archive footage)

  • Tod in Istanbul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kurt Herder

  • Oh Shit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as General Bohlinger

  • Anna and the Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Vater

  • Gott schützt die Liebenden(2008)

    as Paul Holland

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mit einem Schlag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jakob Neumann

  • Mozart in China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Peter - Danny's Father

  • Eine folgenschwere Affäre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ewald Feldmeier

  • Slnko v sieti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Daniel Käfer - Die Schattenuhr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Daniel Käfer

  • Vienna's Forests - Jewels of Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Wachau - Valley of Golden Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator (German Version)

  • Daniel Käfer - Die Villen der Frau Hürsch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Daniel Käfer

  • Einmal so wie ich will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ferdinand Bauer

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

    as Jedermann

  • Erlebnis Österreich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

  • Alles Glück dieser Erde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dr. Sigi Fürstberger

  • A Birthday to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Goetz Hildebrand

  • Gebürtig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Hermann Gebürtig

  • Blumen für Polt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Karl Gappmayer

  • Einsatz in Hamburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Wolf Seeler

  • Liebst du mich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Herbert Kranz

  • Vertrauen ist alles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Dr. Ernst Blankenburg

  • Beresina or The Last Days of Switzerland(1999)

    as Fritz Ochsenbein

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Love Your Female Neighbor! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Selbstmörder

  • HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 35 episodes · as Hagen Dahlberg

  • Assignment Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Manfred Brumm

  • Porträt eines Richters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Kemp

  • Reise in die Dunkelheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Justus Vorbeck

  • Countdown für die Ewigkeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator (voice)

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

    Show 1 episode · as "Death" Actor (uncredited)

  • Der Blinde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Harry Harper

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

    as Karl Kretschmer

  • Family of Lies(1995)

    as Bill Brodin

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ein starkes Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Berger

  • Deep Above (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Gasteiger

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Bernhard Hansen · as Carlo Lenz

  • Krücke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ferdi

  • Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dr. Martin Krüger

  • Der einsame Weg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Wegrat

  • The Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Kreuzpointner

  • Der achte Tag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Volker de Vries

  • Der veruntreute Himmel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Romy Award (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Presenter · as Self

  • Sukkubus(1989)

    as Senn

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Love and Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Massimo

  • Lenz oder die Freiheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · as Andreas Lenz/Sgt. Andrew Lenz

  • The Lenz Papers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Andreas Lenz/Sgt. Andrew Lenz

  • Drei Schwestern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Andrej Sergejewitsch Prosorow

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

    as Alban Berg

  • Herrenjahre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Old Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Ferdinand Lamsen

  • Derrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Curtius

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Bo Johansson

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles from 1970 to 2023; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Toni Erdmann (2016)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Toni Erdmann (2016)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

19702023

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 2014Screen debut· Sapphire Blue

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting87 of 87: 87 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Simonischek's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Silent Night: A Song for the World (2018)

94th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Toni Erdmann (2016)

Midcredits 91st · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 49. 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.

Who does Peter Simonischek work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Simonischek's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Felix Fuchssteiner shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers