Peter Hladik

Known for: Acting

Born: March 27, 1941 in Berlin, Germany, EU

From Wikipedia: Peter Hladik is a German actor, voice actor, and radio drama performer. In East Germany, he was one of the most distinguished stage actors and was a permanent member of the Berliner Ensemble from 1973 to 1994. He became known to audiences throughout Germany primarily through the soap opera *Alle zusammen – jeder für sich* (All Together – Each for Themselves) in the role of surgeon Dr. Hans-Joachim Baer and as private banker Alexander Wellinghoff in the first German telenovela, *Bianca – Wege zum Glück* (Bianca – Paths to Happiness). He garnered further attention in 2008 for his portrayal of the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini in Andreas Morell's biopic *Giacomo Puccini – Die dunkle Seite des Mondes* (Giacomo Puccini – The Dark Side of the Moon).