Peter Patzak

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.

Known For

Kottan ermittelt

Lethal Obsession

The World Machine

Lex Minister

Exit... But No Panic

His Bag

All Movies (9)

• Facetten2007 · as Bogner
• Rufer, der Wolf2005 · as Hans Leuenberger
• Nichts wie weg2001 · as Gast
• Adeus und Goodbye2001 · as Self
• Lex Minister1990
• Lethal Obsession1987 · as Mann an der Theke
• The World Machine1981 · as Friedhofsbesucher
• Exit... But No Panic1980
• His Bag1968

All TV Shows (6)

• Österreichische Fernsehjuwele2022 · as Peter Patzak
• Was wurde aus...?2011 · as himself
• Mein Bezirk2010 · as Self
• Romy Award1990 · as Self
• Kottan ermittelt1976 · as Polizist
• Grimme Award1964 · as Self