Dominique Horwitz


Dominique Horwitz 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.
In 1992, Horwitz received the Golden Lion Award for the Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival.
He also played the role of the Devil in the theatre production "The Black Rider"
Horwitz is perhaps best known for playing Obergefreiter Fritz Reiser in Stalingrad.

Selected filmography

YearFilmRoleGenre
1979DavidLeo Singerwar drama
1987'Flammcrime
1988Fifty FiftyWillicomedy
1988Martha JelleneckZivi Thomasdrama
1990The Black RiderPeglegdrama musical fantasy
1991Hausmänner-comedy
1991Anna Goldin, the Last WitchKublihistorical drama
1992Dead FlowersWilly De Villedrama
1993StalingradObergefreiter Fritz Reiserwar drama
1998The Little Girl Who Fell from the TreeBenthriller
1998Women Don't LieXavierromantic comedy
1999NightshapesVictor
2001'Hans Goslarmini-series
2003Fitzgerald Daumecomedy
2005Shooting DogsCapitaine Charles Delondrama

Television work

YearTitleRoleGenre
1983Rote ErdeRudi SchickertTV series
1993The Secret of Coach 13Valentindrama, television film