Peter Weck | |
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 Peter Weck in May 2013 | |
| Born | (1930-08-12)12 August 1930 (age 94) Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor Film director |
| Years active | 1954 – present |
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| Children | two |
Peter Weck (born 12 August 1930) is anAustrianfilm director andactor.[1] In addition to his about 130 film and television acting credits between 1954 and 2015, he worked as a director on more than 50 productions between 1969 and 2007.
Weck studied acting at theUniversity of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and theMax Reinhardt Seminar. He made his film debut in 1954 and had a supporting role asKarl Ludwig of Austria in the 1955 historical dramaSissi (1955) withRomy Schneider. Weck found himself typecast in comedic and romantic roles in light entertainment films.[2] He also appeared in a number of international film productions, as choir conductorMax Heller in the music filmAlmost Angels (1962) and as Romy Schneider's husband inOtto Premingers monumental dramaThe Cardinal (1963). In the 1980s, Weck had a leading role as the family father in the German television sitcomIch heirate eine Familie (I Marry a Family).
Starting with the comedy filmHelp, I Love Twins, Weck also regularly worked as a film and television director until the 2000s. He directed his own sitcomIch heirate eine Familie and a number ofTatort episodes. He was also successful as a stage director for a number of theatres which work together in the organizationVereinigte Bühnen Wien, co-founded by Weck in 1987. As aTheater manager in Vienna during the 1980s, he was responsible for the German-language premieres of theAndrew Lloyd Webber musicalsCats andThe Phantom of the Opera.[3] He also produced the original production ofElisabeth in 1992.
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