Michael Gwisdek

Michael Gwisdek (born 14 January 1942) is a German actor and film director. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television shows since 1968. His debut film as a director, Treffen in Travers, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. His 1998 film The Big Mambo was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. The following year, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, for his role in the film Nightshapes.

Selected filmography

• Jadup and Boel (1980)
• Woman Doctors (1984)
• Just for Horror (1987- produced)
• Treffen in Travers (1988 - directed)
• Pestalozzi's Mountain (1989)
• Herzlich willkommen (1990)
• Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness (1991)
• The Tango Player (1991)
• Sieben Monde (de) (1998)
• The Big Mambo (1998 - directed)
• Nightshapes (1999)
• Vaya con Dios (2002)
• Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)
• Herr Lehmann (2003)
• Speer und Er (2005)
• Pornorama (2007)
• A Coffee In Berlin (2012)