Peter Simonischek, an eminent Austrian theater actor who found international fame as the shambolic prankster and adoring father in Maren Ade s Oscar-nominated 2016 German film, "Toni Erdmann," died May 29 at his home in Vienna. He was 76.
He played a prankster and adoring father in “Toni Erdmann,” the Oscar-nominated 2016 comedy that made him an international star, but he had long been a celebrity at home.