Peter Simonischek, Austrian Actor and Star of ‘Toni Erdmann,’ Dies at 76

and was known for his work on theatre stages, in films and on TV, has died at the age of 76.

Austrian public broadcaster ORF, German news agency dpa, and other media outlets in Austria and Germany reported the news on Tuesday without immediately detailing a cause of death. The Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria also tweeted that Simonischek, a member of its ensemble and an honorary member of the theater, had died overnight.

The actor regularly appeared at the Salzburg Festival, where he was known for playing the title role in the play , which the festival has put on regularly, numerous times. For his role in Maren Ade’s 2016 oddball dramedy and Oscar nominee

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