Götz George Prize goes to actor Michael Mendl

Götz George Prize goes to actor Michael Mendl Article by dpa • 8 hours • 1 minute reading time Michael Mendl is known for his role as Chancellor Willy Brandt, among other things. The actor Michael Mendl has been awarded the Götz George Prize. The 80-year-old is loved for exploring every depth in texts and the attitude in his roles, the jury said in Berlin. "Hidden in his eyes, in the way he carries himself, something stands out that highlights his own art of acting: It seems as if he slips completely into the pain, divides the laughter into happiness and unhappiness, as if he feels the hatred or enjoys the love of those being portrayed." The award, worth 10,000 euros, is given to actors and actresses who have shaped the film, television and theater landscape with their artistic work. Roles as Chancellor, Pope and Captain Mendl was born in Lünen in 1944. According to the information, the actor performed on various theater stages for 25 years and had engagements in Hamburg, at the Salzburg Festival and at the Volksbühne Berlin, among others. He made his breakthrough on television in 1989 in his first leading role as Koslowski in the "Tatort" crime series "Die Neue". Mendl played Chancellor Willy Brandt, Pope John Paul II and the captain in "Die Gustloff". He was quoted as a general in the World War II drama "Downfall" in Hitler's bunker and played in the Netflix series "Dark". The actor has already received numerous awards. The Götze George Prize was created in 2017 and is named after the actor Götz George (1938-2016). Matthias Habich, Gudrun Ritter, Karin Baal, Peter Striebeck and Angela Winkler have so far received awards.