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Peter Berling

Date of birth: 1934-03-20

Place of birth: Meseritz-Obrawalde, Posen-West Prussia

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Peter Berling

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.

Movie Credits

Praxis Dr. Hasenbein
3.1

Praxis Dr. Hasenbein

1997-01-30

Before WWII: Dr. Hasenbein lives with his son Peter in a small town. Aunt Uschi's orphanage houses m

Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem
3

Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem

1993-11-11

The dreaded Doc Snyder returns home after 30 years. After his long ride through the prairies of the

Aguirre, the Wrath of God
3.7

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

1972-12-29

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Agu

Theo Against the Rest of the World
2.8

Theo Against the Rest of the World

1980-09-25

Theo is having some bad luck. His barely paid-for truck has been stolen, and credit collectors are a

Revolver
3.5

Revolver

1973-09-27

An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner

The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried
1.6

The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried

1971-04-08

An "adults only" retelling of the legend of Siegfried.

Cobra Verde
3.4

Cobra Verde

1987-12-03

A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the suga

Fitzcarraldo
3.8

Fitzcarraldo

1982-03-02

Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so,

Black and White in Color
3.2

Black and White in Color

1976-09-22

French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their Ger

Haunted Summer
2.5

Haunted Summer

1988-12-16

Authors Lord Byron, Mary Shelley (née Godwin) and Percy Shelley get together for some philosophical

Victory March
3

Victory March

1976-03-12

The drawbacks and difficulties of military life are explored in this film. Paolo Passeri is a colleg

The Flexible Entrepreneur
0

The Flexible Entrepreneur

2001-01-01

As indicated in the subtitle Tiehrmehlfabrikant Dr. Fred Eicke weiss Auswege, this work centres on t

The Officer as a Philosopher
0

The Officer as a Philosopher

2005-01-01

The Last Temptation of Christ
3.6

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988-05-28

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutio

Rulers of the City
3.1

Rulers of the City

1976-12-03

Tony, a mob loan collector, is dissatisfied with his station in life. Though he dreams of one day be

Julia
2.2

Julia

1974-09-13

German boarding school student Pauli hopes to lose his virginity while visiting his father in Italy.

Tex and the Lord of the Deep
2.3

Tex and the Lord of the Deep

1985-09-06

Based on the adventures of the hero Tex from the comic strip by Bonelli. An interesting spaghetti-we

Francesco
3.2

Francesco

1989-03-22

The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to

The Three Musketeers of the West
1.5

The Three Musketeers of the West

1973-09-28

Three cowboys carry on like sagebrush swashbucklers.

Angel of Death
2.5

Angel of Death

2002-06-09

The most spectacular Easter celebration in the World. Hosts of hooded Penitents parade through the a

Bang, and the Angels Sing
0

Bang, and the Angels Sing

1974-05-02

A gangster comedy with music by Les Humphries and the Les Humphries Singers.

Die Geschäftsfreunde
0

Die Geschäftsfreunde

1970-05-24

Short film by Martin Müller

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
0

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

1971-01-27

About the making of "Der amerikanische Soldat/The American Soldier" in 1970.

The Italian Connection
3.5

The Italian Connection

1972-09-02

When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is frame

Sergeant Klems
3.1

Sergeant Klems

1971-12-03

A man masquerading as a dead soldier seeks to desert his post and join the enemy in their struggle.

Dagger Eyes
2.6

Dagger Eyes

1983-11-28

Assassins are after a prostitute who has come into possession of a cigarette lighter that, unbeknown

Love Is Colder Than Death
3.1

Love Is Colder Than Death

1970-01-16

Small-time pimp Franz is torn between his mistress and Bruno, the gangster sent after him by a shady

Whity
2.5

Whity

1971-06-02

"Whity" is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the American Southwest in 187

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
0

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

2000-05-21

Klaus Kinski is one of the few German actors who has achieved international fame. He made headlines.

Half Brothers
2.8

Half Brothers

2015-04-09

Julian, Yasin and Addi learn from the executor of their deceased mother's will that the three men, w

Martha
3.5

Martha

1974-05-28

After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange,

Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard
0

Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard

2000-01-01

A portrait of Manfred Pichota, played by Peter Berling, tells about the period in which he was the F

The Letter
0

The Letter

1966-11-25

T. finds a letter. Instead of just dropping it in a mailbox, he decides, conscientious as he is, to

Spaceflight as an Internal Experience
2.6

Spaceflight as an Internal Experience

1999-08-08

Short science fiction film, a companion piece to Kluge's Der Große Verhau and Willi Tobler und der U

When Women Were Called Virgins
2.5

When Women Were Called Virgins

1972-08-23

When women were called Madonna is a film of 1972 directed by Aldo Grimaldi . The film is one of the

Young, Violent, Dangerous
3

Young, Violent, Dangerous

1976-09-02

Paul, Joe and Louie are three young men from good families who decide to go on a bloodthirsty and po

Tykho Moon
2.8

Tykho Moon

1996-11-28

The McBee family has erected a government over a future 'colony', that looks like a run-down Paris d

A Big Grey-Blue Bird
2.6

A Big Grey-Blue Bird

1971-04-09

Two rival gangs try to obtain the five parts of a dangerous formula held by five scientists.

An Ideal Adventure
2.4

An Ideal Adventure

1982-04-01

Patricia, a journalist, is fed up with all the stupid chores and being ridiculed by her colleagues.

The Name of the Rose
3.7

The Name of the Rose

1986-09-24

14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to f

Petomaniac
2.9

Petomaniac

1983-10-28

The real story of a French man who was able to control his own farts.

Satantango
4

Satantango

1994-02-08

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's

Gangs of New York
3.7

Gangs of New York

2002-12-14

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the

Veronika Voss
3.6

Veronika Voss

1982-05-13

In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Mar

Idole
0

Idole

1976-01-13

Small town waitress Annerl pines for the captain of the local soccer team. When he falls for a trave

Meet Him and Die
2.7

Meet Him and Die

1976-10-08

Ray Lovelock stars as Massimo, a young undercover cop with a taste for violence and a thirst for rev

Location Africa
0

Location Africa

1987-02-28

Making-of documentary that covers "Cobra Verde," Herzog's last film with Kinski before Kinski's deat

Good-for-Nothing
1

Good-for-Nothing

1978-01-27

A young man seeks freedom and eventually gets conformed. To escape society, he wanders south. After

Dirty Weekend
2.5

Dirty Weekend

1973-03-08

A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they're kidnapped by a trio of ba

Voyager
3

Voyager

1991-03-21

Walter Faber has survived a crash with an airplane. His next trip is by ship. On board this ship he

The Return of Halleluja
2.9

The Return of Halleluja

1972-08-30

Ramirez, the general of the Mexican revolution against Maximilian who has been appointed king of Mex

Rings of Fear
2.6

Rings of Fear

1978-08-19

Angela Russo, a sixteen-year-old girl, is found dead in a river, having been fatally violated with a

The Marriage of Maria Braun
3.7

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979-03-23

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the wa

The Niklashausen Journey
2.7

The Niklashausen Journey

1970-10-26

Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacke

Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg
0

Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg

2014-02-14

Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome
0

Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome

1998-01-01

A short by Alexander Kluge.

Visioni private
0

Visioni private

1990-08-04

Beware of a Holy Whore
3.1

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971-09-01

Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival of the director and st

Red Sun
2.4

Red Sun

1970-08-31

Thomas hitchhikes from Hamburg to Munich where he meets his ex-girlfriend, Peggy. Thomas doesn't hav