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Michael Gwisdek | |
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Born |
Berlin-Weissensee, Germany | 14 January 1942
Died | 22 September 2020 | (aged 78)
Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
Years active | 1968–2020 |
Michael Gwisdek (14 January 1942 – 22 September 2020) was a German actor and film director. [1]
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]