Peter Kern

ActorDirectorWriterProducerProduction Feb 13 (died age 66) Wien, Austria 1951–2020 (69 year career)

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Biography

Iconoclastic Austrian indie director and former New German Cinema actor Peter Kern isn't just the subject of Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's "Kern," but also the low-fi film's strongest creative force. He appeared in more than 70 feature films and directed a further 25. At his peak, Kern worked with the best directors of his era, including Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Fox and His Friends, The Stationmaster's Wife), Hans-Jurgen Syberberg (Hitler: A Film From Germany) and Wim Wenders (Wrong Move).…

Known For

Film

Fox and His Friends

Florist "Fatty" Schmidt

Film

World on a Wire

Hospital Orderly

Film

Wrong Move

Landau

Film

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Nachtklubbesitzer

Film

Despair

Müller

Film

Hitler: A Film from Germany

Mörder aus „M“ / Göring-Puppenspieler / Alter Ellerkamp / SS-Mann / Fremdenverkehrsdirektor

Film

Malina

Bulgare

Film

Kleinhoff Hotel

Müller

Filmography

Acting (79)

Movies (55)

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

2020

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Belief, Love, Death

2012

Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim

Kern

as Himself

Rent Boys

as Self

Monkey Sandwich

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

2011

5.5

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

2010

as Self

5.8

Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock

as Minister

Initiation

as Head of Staff

Dead Bodies of the Living

2007

as Nachtclubbesitzer

Life Pornography

2005

as Valencia

3.0

Himmel, Polt und Hölle

2002

as Heinz Hafner

9.0

Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Street Kid

as Toilettenmann

Die Oma ist tot

as Herr Eisfeld

Wenches

as Sex Shop Costumer

Erotique

as Franz (segment 'Taboo Parlor')

3.7

Burning Life

1994

as Simon

5.8

Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da

as Fetti

Terror 2000

as Körn

Malina

as Bulgare

Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia

1989

as Mickey Katz

6.4

Virgin Machine

1989

as Hormone Specialist

Der wilde Clown

as Junger Chef

Zischke

as Regisseur

Das Totenreich

1986

Rambo Zambo

1984

as Robert

The Swing

as Hofkapellmeister

Bella Donna

Die wilden Fünfziger

as Franz Arnusch

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

1983

as Röder

3.7

Cinématon XVIII

1982

as N°170

Today We're Playing Boss

as Fritz Paulig

Son of Hitler

as Asylum Attendent

News from Robber Hotzenplotz

1979

as Räuber Hotzenplotz

Flaming Hearts

as Peter Huber

Despair

as Müller

Hitler: A Film from Germany

1978

as Mörder aus „M“ / Göring-Puppenspieler / Alter Ellerkamp / SS-Mann / Fremdenverkehrsdirektor

7.1

The Stationmaster’s Wife

as Treuberger

Kleinhoff Hotel

as Müller

Group Portrait with a Lady

1977

as Werner Hoyser

4.7

Die Geisel

1977

as Rio Rita

The Wild Duck

1976

as Hjalmar Ekdal

The Sternstein Manor

1976

as Toni

7.0

Fox and His Friends

1975

as Florist "Fatty" Schmidt

7.2

Wrong Move

1975

as Landau

6.7

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

as Nachtklubbesitzer

La Paloma

as Isidor Palewski

Tonight or Never

as Artist

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

1972

as Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm

5.3

Adele Spitzeder

1972

as Wirt

Komm in die Wanne, Schätzchen

1971

as Curlyhead

Jakob von Gunten

1971

as Kraus

Seventeen and Anxious

1970

as Hippie

4.7

Television (24)

ZIBB

2003

as Self

Menschen bei Maischberger

2003

as Self

6.3

U3000

2000

as Self

Küstenwache

as Willi Hanke

Zimmer frei!

as Self

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995

as Self

7.1

Versteckte Kamera

1995

as Self

Im Namen des Gesetzes

1994

as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Müller

7.0

Phettbergs nette Leit Show

as Self

Boulevard Bio

as Self

Zeil um Zehn

as Self

Nachtcafé

as Self

Kir Royal

as Paula

Geschichten aus der Heimat

Schwarz Rot Gold

as Dr. Bernhard

NDR Talk Show

as Self

Beate S.

as Hans-Peter Brand

Polizeiinspektion 1

1977

as Tino Rafaelo

Plattenküche

as Self

Pariser Geschichten

World on a Wire

as Hospital Orderly

Scene of the Crime

as Niedlich

Die Perle – Aus dem Tagebuch einer Hausgehilfin

1969

as 2. Hippie-Mann

German Film Award

1951

as Self

6.0

Crew (57)

Movies (57)

The Last Summer of the Rich

2014

Director

1.0

The Last Summer of the Rich

2014

Screenplay

1.0

Sarah und Sarah

2014

Director

Sarah und Sarah

2014

Writer

Diamantenfieber

2013

Director

Belief, Love, Death

2012

Director

Murder Sisters

Director

Murder Sisters

Producer

Murder Sisters

Writer

King Kongs Tränen

Director

King Kongs Tränen

Writer

Initiation

Associate Producer

Initiation

Director

Initiation

Screenplay

Nur Kein Mitleid

Director

Nur Kein Mitleid

2007

Producer

Dead Bodies of the Living

2007

Director

Dead Bodies of the Living

2007

Producer

Dead Bodies of the Living

2007

Writer

Danube Corpses

2005

Director

Danube Corpses

2005

Producer

Danube Corpses

2005

Writer

Haider lebt - 1. April 2021

2002

Director

4.3

Haider lebt - 1. April 2021

2002

Writer

4.3

Hamlet: This Is Your Family

2001

Director

Hamlet: This Is Your Family

2001

Writer

Fifty-Fifty

2001

Director

Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

1999

Cinematography

Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

1999

Director

Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

1999

Editor

Street Kid

Director

Street Kid

Screenplay

Kiss, Cuddle and Celebrate

1998

Director

Kiss, Cuddle and Celebrate

1998

Producer

Kiss, Cuddle and Celebrate

1998

Writer

Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da

1994

Director

7.0

Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da

1994

Writer

7.0

Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare

1993

Cinematography

Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare

1993

Director

Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare

1993

Writer

Ein fetter Film

1992

Director

So lange ich fliehen noch kann, da schütze ich mich

1990

Director

So lange ich fliehen noch kann, da schütze ich mich

1990

Editor

Hab' ich nur deine Liebe

1989

Director

Hab' ich nur deine Liebe

1989

Writer

Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure

1987

Director

3.4

Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure

1987

Editor

3.4

Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure

1987

Writer

3.4

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

1983

Producer

3.7

The Laughing Star

1983

Producer

Today We're Playing Boss

1981

Producer

3.7

Today We're Playing Boss

1981

Writer

3.7

Die Wasserlilie blüht nicht mehr - Impressionen aus Manila

1980

Director

Die Wasserlilie blüht nicht mehr - Impressionen aus Manila

1980

Producer

Die Wasserlilie blüht nicht mehr - Impressionen aus Manila

1980

Writer

Die Bootsmänner von Pagsanjan

1980

Director

Die Bootsmänner von Pagsanjan

1980

Producer