Peer Augustinski (25 June 1940 – 3 October 2014) was a German actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in
Berlin
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, Augustinski was best known as a cast member of ''Klimbim'' ("Odds and Ends"), one of the first successful comedy shows in German television, and as the official German dubbing artist of
Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and come ...
. With the exception of The Peddler in ''
Aladdin'', Augustinski dubbed all of Williams' film and television roles from late 1986 (starting with ''
Seize the Day'') to 2004.
He had a debilitating
stroke in 2005 which prevented him from working as actively as before, but he was eventually able to dub Williams in a few more projects, the last being ''
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'' in 2009.
Death
Augustinski died less than two months after Williams, on 3 October 2014, aged 74, after complications from
epilepsy
Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking due to abnormal electrica ...
.
Live-action works
*''Klimbim'' (1976–1979, TV series, seasons 3–5)
*''Zwei himmlische Töchter'' (1978, TV series)
*''Unsere schönsten Jahre'' (1983)
*''Matt in 13 Zügen (TV series), Matt in 13 Zügen'' (1984, TV miniseries), as Peter Cranach
*''Derrick (TV series), Derrick'' – season 11, episode 14: ''Stellen Sie sich vor, man hat Dr. Prestel erschossen'' (1984, TV), as Dr. Prestel
*''Drei gegen Drei'' (1985), as Brunnenmeier
Voice acting roles
*''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' (King of the Moon)
*''
Aladdin'' (The Genie)
*''Anastasia (1997 film), Anastasia'' (Bartok)
*''Asterix Conquers America'' (Asterix)
*''Awakenings'' (Doctor Malcolm Sayer)
*''Dead Again'' (Cozy Carlisle)
*''Dead Poets Society'' (John Keating)
*''Dumb and Dumber'' (Harry Dunne)
*''The Fisher King (film), The Fisher King'' (Parry)
*''Flubber (film), Flubber'' (Doctor Philip Brainard)
*''Good Morning, Vietnam'' (Adrian Cronauer)
*''Good Will Hunting'' (Sean Maguire)
*''Hook (film), Hook'' (Peter Banning/Peter Pan)
*''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (Daniel Hillard/Misses Euphegenia Doubtfire)
*''Raining Cats and Frogs'' (Fuchs)
*''The Santa Clause'' (Scott Calvin/Santa Claus)
*''Toy Story'' (Sheriff Woody)
*''Toy Story 2'' (Sheriff Woody)
*''Toys (film), Toys'' (Leslie Zevo)
References
External links
*
German Dubbing Card Index
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1940 births
2014 deaths
Male actors from Berlin
German male voice actors
German male television actors
20th-century German male actors
21st-century German male actors
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Neurological disease deaths in Germany
Deaths from epilepsy