Occupation Actor Role Film actor Name Dominique Horwitz | Religion Jewish Years active 1979 present | |
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Spouse Anna Wittig (m. 2007), Patricia Horwitz (m. 1982–2005) Children Miriam Horwitz, Laszlo Horwitz, Marlene Horwitz, Mick Horwitz Movies Stalingrad, Shooting Dogs, Lowenzahn, Die rote Zora, Nightshapes |
Tipi TV: Dominique Horwitz singt Brel (Premiere 2019)
Dominique Horwitz (born April 23, 1957) is a French-born German film and television actor and singer.
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- Tipi TV Dominique Horwitz singt Brel Premiere 2019
- Starlingrad 1993 Trailer HD Dominique Horwitz Thomas Kretschmann
- Life
- Career
- Filmography
- References

Starlingrad 1993 Trailer HD | Dominique Horwitz | Thomas Kretschmann
Life

Horwitz was born on April 23, 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. 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. Today he 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 boxclub. He also organizes 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.
Also 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).