Gerhard Tötschinger (26 June 1946 – 10 August 2016) was an Austrian actor, director, and writer. Tötschinger grew up in

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and studied theater and art history after gymnasium. He began his theatrical career in the 1960s, appearing in plays in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. In the 1970s, the actor first appeared as a director. He organized the "Fest in Hellbrunn" in

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, the Festival "Arteuropa" in

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and the Sommerspiele Perchtoldsdorf. Tötschinger wrote numerous books on the history of Austria, the Habsburgs and

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.. He ran for the Landtag in 2010 on the

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ticket. In 2012 he received the Buchpreis der Wiener Wirtschaft.''Gerhard Tötschinger: Auszeichnungen''.
Wien Geschichte Wiki, accessed 10 August 2016. In 2015 he received the Goldenes Verdienstzeichen des Landes Wien. He suffered a serious fall in 2009 and had his left foot amputated. He died of a

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on 10 August 2016. He was vacationing in St. Gilgen with his partner, Christiane Hörbiger, whom he planned to soon marry.

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* 1946 births 2016 deaths Austrian male film actors Male actors from Vienna 20th-century Austrian male actors Deaths from pulmonary embolism {{Austria-actor-stub