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Peter Kern

Peter Kern

Acting·1949–2015·57 films

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).

As Actor

Fox and His Friends
Fox and His Friends (1975)Florist "Fatty" Schmidt
Wrong Move
Wrong Move (1975)Landau
Despair
Despair (1978)Müller
Malina
Malina (1991)Bulgare
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)Nachtklubbesitzer
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Hitler: A Film from Germany (1978)Mörder aus „M“ / Göring-Puppenspieler / Alter Ellerkamp / SS-Mann / Fremdenverkehrsdirektor
Erotique
Erotique (1994)Franz (segment 'Taboo Parlor')
Terror 2000
Terror 2000 (1993)Körn
Group Portrait with a Lady
Group Portrait with a Lady (1977)Werner Hoyser
The Stationmaster’s Wife
The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977)Treuberger
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm
Kleinhoff Hotel
Kleinhoff Hotel (1977)Müller
Initiation
Initiation (2009)Head of Staff
Virgin Machine
Virgin Machine (1989)Hormone Specialist
Rent Boys
Rent Boys (2011)Self
La Paloma
La Paloma (1974)Isidor Palewski
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia (1989)Mickey Katz
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence (2020)Self (archive footage)
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983)Röder
Die Oma ist tot
Die Oma ist tot (1997)Herr Eisfeld
Seventeen and Anxious
Seventeen and Anxious (1970)Hippie
Tonight or Never
Tonight or Never (1973)Artist
Life Pornography
Life Pornography (2005)Valencia
Son of Hitler
Son of Hitler (1979)Asylum Attendent
The Swing
The Swing (1983)Hofkapellmeister
Street Kid
Street Kid (1999)Toilettenmann
Burning Life
Burning Life (1994)Simon
Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense (2010)Self
Flaming Hearts
Flaming Hearts (1978)Peter Huber
The Roaring Fifties
The Roaring Fifties (1983)Franz Arnusch
The Sternstein Manor
The Sternstein Manor (1976)Toni
Wenches
Wenches (1996)Sex Shop Costumer
Kern
Kern (2012)Himself
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter (2011)
Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da
Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da (1994)Fetti
Jakob von Gunten
Jakob von Gunten (1971)Kraus
Adele Spitzeder
Adele Spitzeder (1972)Wirt
Bella Donna
Bella Donna (1983)
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck (1976)Hjalmar Ekdal
Komm in die Wanne, Schätzchen
Komm in die Wanne, Schätzchen (1971)Curlyhead
News from Robber Hotzenplotz
News from Robber Hotzenplotz (1979)Räuber Hotzenplotz
Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock
Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock (2010)Minister
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim (2012)
Belief, Love, Death
Belief, Love, Death (2012)
Dead Bodies of the Living
Dead Bodies of the Living (2007)Nachtclubbesitzer

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