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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.
Born in Graz on 6 August 1946, Simonischek received great acclaim in the German-speaking world for his performances, including numerous appearances at the famous Salzburg Festival.
In 2016, Simonischek made his international breakthrough in film in the comedy “Toni Erdmann”, which won the International Federation of Film Critics award at Cannes.
The bittersweet father-daughter tale features Sandra Hueller and Simonischek, who created an indelible portrait of a sad clown.
