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Michael Gwisdek | |
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| Born | (1942-01-14)14 January 1942 Berlin-Weissensee, Germany |
| Died | 22 September 2020(2020-09-22) (aged 78) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1968–2020 |
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| Children | Johannes Gwisdek [de],Robert Gwisdek |
Michael Gwisdek (14 January 1942 – 22 September 2020) was a German actor andfilm director.[1]
He began his acting career inEast 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 the1989 Cannes Film Festival in theUn Certain Regard section.[3] His 1998 filmThe Big Mambo was entered into the48th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] The following year, he won theSilver Bear for Best Actor at the49th Berlin International Film Festival, for his role in the filmNightshapes.[5]
He married the actressCorinna Harfouch in 1985 and they divorced in 1997. They had two sons together before they married; the musicianJohannes Gwisdek [de] (born 1980) and the actorRobert Gwisdek (born 1984). He married his second wife, Gabriela, shortly after divorcing Harfouch.[6]
Gwisdek died on 22 September 2020 aged 78.[2]
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