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Peter Patzak

Directing Born Jan 2, 1945 Vienna, Austria 15 credits

Biography

Peter Patzak was an Austrian filmmaker known especially for directing the satirical crime series Kottan ermittelt and many other films and TV productions. After studying psychology, art history and painting, he directed his first feature and later adapted literary works and historical stories for screen. In addition to filmmaking, he was also a painter, author and long-time professor of directing at the Vienna Film Academy, and he won numerous international awards throughout his career. Patzak passed away in 2021 at the age of 76 following heart surgery.

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Known for

Kottan ermittelt

as Polizist

Full filmography

  • Grimme Award (1964) as Self
  • Romy Award (1990) as Self
  • Kottan ermittelt (1976) as Polizist
  • Was wurde aus...? (2011) as himself
  • Mein Bezirk (2010) as Self
  • Lex Minister (1990)
  • Österreichische Fernsehjuwele (2022) as Peter Patzak
  • The World Machine (1981) as Friedhofsbesucher
  • Facetten (2007) as Bogner
  • Lethal Obsession (1987) as Mann an der Theke
  • Exit... But No Panic (1980)
  • His Bag (1968)
  • Nichts wie weg (2001) as Gast
  • Adeus und Goodbye (2001) as Self
  • Rufer, der Wolf (2005) as Hans Leuenberger