Deceased

How Did Christoph Schlingensief Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 49

GenderMaleNationalityGermanyBorn24/10/1960Born inOberhausen, GermanyDied21/08/2010Died inBerlinCauselung cancerWikidataQ45070 ↗Buried atDorotheenstadt cemetery IITMDb#18415 ↗

Christoph Maria Schlingensief was a German theatre director, performance artist, and filmmaker. Starting as an independent underground filmmaker, Schlingensief later staged productions for theatres and festivals, often accompanied by public controversies. In the final years before his death, he staged Wagner's Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival and worked at several opera houses, establishing himself as a Regietheater artist.

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Filmography48 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	NonkonformMovie	Self (archive footage)	65
2020	Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the SilenceMovie	Self (archive footage)	60
2018	PartisanMovie	—	58
2017	Chance 2000 - Abschied von DeutschlandMovie	Self	57
2012	Crackle of Time: Christoph Schlingensief and his Opera Village in Burkina FasoMovie	—	52
2010	Erdbeerfelder für immerMovie	—	50
2008	Germany, Your ArtistsSeries	Self	48
2008	Christoph Schlingensief - Die PilotenMovie	Self	48
2005	Kippenberger - Der FilmMovie	Self	45
2005	Christoph Schlingensief and his FilmsMovie	Himself	45
2004	Im PalaisSeries	Self	44
2004	SilentiumMovie	Opernregisseur	44
2003	Freakstars 3000Movie	Self	43
2003	Hamlet_XMovie	Gynaecologist	43
2002	Through the Night with...Series	Self	42
2002	Foreigners Out! Schlingensief's ContainerMovie	Himself	42
2002	Gero von Boehm begegnet...Series	Self	42
2002	Alle Gefühle glauben an einen glücklichen AusgangMovie	Self	42
2001	AeschbacherSeries	Self	41
2001	Hamlet: This Is Your FamilyMovie	Himself	41
2000	Failure as a ChanceMovie	Self	40
2000	U3000Series	Self - Host	40
2000	Schlingensiefs U3000Series	Self - Host	40
1999	Volle KanneSeries	Self	39
1999	BeckmannSeries	Self	39
1999	Che: muerte de la utopia?Movie	—	39
1998	Sternstunde PhilosophieSeries	Self	38
1998	Sabine ChristiansenSeries	Self	38
1998	Silvester CountdownMovie	Pole	38
1997	NachtstudioSeries	Self	37
1997	Schlingensief erzählt PsychoMovie	—	37
1997	Talk 2000Series	Moderator	37
1995	Die Harald Schmidt ShowSeries	Self	35
1994	alfredissimo! Kochen mit BioSeries	Self	34
1994	Death of a World StarMovie	Interviewer / Italian / Barlady	34
1994	Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war daMovie	Belgier	34
1994	Farewell to AgnesMovie	Reporter	34
1993	Terror 2000Movie	Michel aus Lünen	33
1992	Street KidMovie	Knecht	32
1991	Boulevard BioSeries	Self	31
1987	NachtcaféSeries	Self	27
1985	Bye ByeMovie	Self	25
1984	Tunguska – Die Kisten sind daMovie	Major Pater Hilf	24
1982	For EliseMovie	Trumpet Player	22
1979	NDR Talk ShowSeries	Self	19
1974	3 nach 9Series	Self	14
1969	Die SchulklasseMovie	Teacher	9
1948	BambiSeries	Self	—