Peter Berling
Acting
Biography
Peter Berling (20 March 1934 – 21 November 2017) was a German actor, film producer and writer. He has worked on several occasions with director Werner Herzog, among them his collaborations with actor Klaus Kinski like Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde.
Born: March 20, 1934
Place of Birth: Meseritz-Obrawalde, Posen-West Prussia
Known For
Der Salzbaron
Roche & Böhmermann
Satantango
Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.
The Name of the Rose
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
Gangs of New York
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
The Last Temptation of Christ
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
Veronika Voss
In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.
Filmography
as Hein
as Self
as Knife Act Caller
as Castenada
as Self
as Gen. Lt. Pugatschow
as Peterchen
as Conte Giancarlo di Montefalcone
as Orvos
as Baptist
as Petronius
as Bishop Guido
as Maurice
as Beggar
as Bernabé
as Self
as Jean d'Anneaux
as El Morisco
as Reinhardt
as Ziedler
as Filmproduzent / Dicker Mann
as regista Brian De Pino
as Opera Manager
as Doppel-Dieter
as Bronski (as Berling)
as Bit Part
as Maler
as Valentino
as Bavoso
as Père Jean de la Croix
as Oberwald
as Manager
as Uncle Alex
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Grappa
as German tourist
as Don Fernando de Guzmán
as Damiano
as Lt. Schultz
as Romildo Varrone
as Hefty Bartender (uncredited)
as Hansel
as Mercedesfahrer
as Illegaler Waffenhändler
as Möbelpacker