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Jürgen Holtz

Acting

Born August 10, 1932 · Berlin, Germany

Died June 21, 2020

Also known as Юрген Холц

Biography

Jürgen Holtz was a German actor on stage and in film, and an artist and author. On stage he played leading roles in East Berlin, including with the Berliner Ensemble, and from 1983 in the West, in both classics such as Shakespeare and Brecht, whose Galileo he played at age 86, and contemporary theatre, such as the title role in the premiere of Moritz Tassow by Peter Hacks. In film, he played leading roles such as Egon Schultz in Ari Folman's Made in Israel. He received several awards including the Theaterpreis Berlin and the Konrad Wolf Prize.

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Awards & recognition

  • Konrad Wolf Prize · 2014
  • Theaterpreis Berlin · 2013
  • Hessian Cultural Prize · 2004
  • Eysoldt-Ring · 1993

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