Peter Weck facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Peter Weck
Peter Weck in May 2013
Born	(1930-08-12) 12 August 1930 (age 94) Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Film actor Film director
Years active	1954 – present
Spouse(s)	Ingrid Muttone ​ ​ (m. 1967; her death 2012)​
Children	two

Peter Weck (born August 12, 1930) is a famous Austrian film director and actor. He has been in many movies and TV shows, acting in over 130 productions from 1954 to 2015. He also directed more than 50 shows and films between 1969 and 2007.

Peter Weck's Life and Career

Peter Weck studied acting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He also attended the Max Reinhardt Seminar, a well-known acting school. His first movie role was in 1954.

Early Acting Roles

In 1955, Peter Weck played a supporting role in the historical drama Sissi. He acted alongside the famous actress Romy Schneider. After this, he often played funny and romantic characters in light-hearted movies.

He also appeared in international films. For example, he was the choir conductor Max Heller in the music film Almost Angels (1962). He also played Romy Schneider's husband in the big drama The Cardinal (1963). In the 1980s, Peter Weck starred as the dad in the German TV comedy series Ich heirate eine Familie (which means I Marry a Family).

Becoming a Director

Peter Weck started directing movies and TV shows in the late 1960s. His first directing job was the comedy film Help, I Love Twins. He directed many episodes of his own TV show, Ich heirate eine Familie. He also directed some episodes of the popular crime series Tatort.

He was also very successful as a stage director. He worked for several theaters that are part of the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien organization. Peter Weck helped start this organization in 1987.

Work in Musicals

As a Theater manager in Vienna during the 1980s, he brought famous musicals to German-speaking audiences. He was in charge of the first German-language shows of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats and The Phantom of the Opera. In 1992, he also produced the very first show of the musical Elisabeth.

Selected Films and TV Shows

As an Actor

Peter Weck in 2009

• Victoria in Dover (1954)
• Sissi (1955)
• The Stolen Trousers (1956)
• Her Corporal (1956)
• Paradise for Sailors (1959)
• I Will Always Be Yours (1960)
• The Dream of Lieschen Mueller (1961)
• Mariandl (1961)
• Almost Angels (1962)
• Mariandl's Homecoming (1962)
• The Bird Seller (1962)
• The Bandit and the Princess [de] (1962)
• The Forester's Daughter (1962)
• Leutnant Gustl [de] (1963, TV film)
• Is Geraldine an Angel? (1963)
• The Cardinal (1963)
• Marry Me, Cherie (1964)
• When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube (1965)
• Always Trouble with the Teachers (1968)
• Why Did I Ever Say Yes Twice? (1969)
• Our Doctor is the Best (1969)
• The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye (1971)
• Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best (1971)
• My Daughter, Your Daughter (1972)
• Trouble with Trixie (1972)
• Always Trouble with the Reverend (1972)
• Merry-Go-Round [de] (1973)
• Ich heirate eine Familie (1983–1986, TV series)
• I Desire You (1995, TV film)
• Alte Liebe – Neues Glück [de] (1996, TV film)
• Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
• Die Rosenkönigin [de] (2007, TV film)
• Germaine Damar – Der tanzende Stern (2011)
• Grandma Rules [de] (2012, TV film)
• The 7th Dwarf (2014)

As a Director

• Help, I Love Twins (1969)
• Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da [de] (1970)
• Wenn mein Schätzchen auf die Pauke haut [de] (1971)
• Don't Get Angry (1972)
• Kolportage (1980, TV film)
• Ein Kleid von Dior [de] (1982, TV film)
• Ich heirate eine Familie (1983–1986, TV series)
• I Desire You (1995, TV film)
• Alte Liebe – Neues Glück [de] (1996, TV film)
• Die Rosenkönigin [de] (2007, TV film)

Awards and Honors

Peter Weck has received many awards for his work in film, TV, and theater. Here are some of them:

• 1980: Given the title of Professor by the Austrian Ministry of Education.
• 1984: Bambi Award (a German media prize).
• 1984: Golden Camera Award for Best Director for Ich heirate eine Familie.
• 1985: Golden Europe award.
• 1985: Golden Camera Award for Most Popular TV Series pair (with Thekla Carola Wied).
• 1985: Golden Medal of Honor for his service to the City of Vienna.
• 1988: Telestar award.
• 1990: Bambi Award (his second one!).
• 1990: Given the title Kammerschauspieler (a special honor for actors).
• 1990: Golden Romy award as Favored Series Star.
• 1991: Karl Valentin Order award.
• 1991: Tourism Award for the musical Cats in Vienna.
• 1992: Golden Europe (his second one!).
• 1992: Golden Rathausmann award.
• 1993: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art.
• 1996: Germany International Musical Award for his great work in German-language musicals.
• 2000: Great Gold Medal for his service to the province of Lower Austria.
• 2001: Gold Medal of Vienna.
• 2004: Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria.
• 2005: Platinum Romy for his lifetime achievements.
• 2012: Crown of folk music for his life's work.