Dominique Horwitz

Dominique Horwitz (born 23 April 1957) is a French film and television actor and singer.

Life Horwitz was born on 23 April 1957 in Paris, France, to German Jewish refugee parents, who had both fled Nazi Germany. In 1971 the family moved to Berlin. He attended a Franco-German grammar-school. He has a sister and a brother. For 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. He currently 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 boxing club. He also organises 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.

He 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 Year Film Role Genre 1979 David Leo Singer war drama 1987 Flamm crime 1988 Willi comedyMartha Jelleneck Zivi Thomas drama 1990 The Black Rider Pegleg drama musical fantasy 1991 Hausmänner - comedyAnna 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 thrillerWomen Don't Lie Xavier romantic comedy 1999 Nightshapes Victor 2001 Anne Frank: The Whole Story Hans Goslar mini-series 2003 Fitzgerald Daume comedy 2005 Kommissar Poulsen romantic comedyShooting Dogs Capitaine Charles Delon drama 2006 Strike Kazimierz Walczak drama

Television work

Year Title Role Genre 1983 Rote Erde Rudi Schickert TV series 1986 Amand Goegg TV miniseries 1993 The Secret of Coach 13 Valentin drama, television film 1997 Trickser Erik crime 2007 Krauses FestForstarbeiter Leibmann Weihnachtskomodie, Fernseh film