Person
Peter Kern
Acting · 1949–2015 · Wien, Austria
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). “When I yell at you, please do not be immediately hurt. If I insult you, take it as proof of love. Remember, I'm Austrian, insane, hysterical, hypocritical and undemocratic.”
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Niedlich
ZIBB
Self
NDR Talk Show
Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
Zimmer frei!
Self
Nachtcafé
Self
Küstenwache
Willi Hanke
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
Im Namen des Gesetzes
Rechtsanwalt Dr. Müller
German Film Award
Self
Filmography
- 2020Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the SilenceSelf (archive footage)
- 2014The Last Summer of the RichDirector
- 2014Sarah und SarahDirector
- 2013DiamantenfieberDirector
- 2012Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
- 2012KernHimself
- 2012Belief, Love, Death
- 2011Rent BoysSelf
- 2011Monkey Sandwich
- 2011Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
- 2011Murder SistersProducer
- 2010Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui PenseSelf
- 2010Die verrückte Welt der Ute BockMinister
- 2010King Kongs TränenDirector
- 2009InitiationHead of Staff
- 2007Dead Bodies of the LivingNachtclubbesitzer
- 2007Nur Kein MitleidDirector
- 2005Life PornographyValencia
- 2005Danube CorpsesProducer
- 2003ZIBBSelf
- 2003Menschen bei MaischbergerSelf
- 2002Himmel, Polt und HölleHeinz Hafner
- 2002Haider lebt - 1. April 2021Director
- 2001Hamlet: This Is Your FamilyDirector
- 2001Fifty-FiftyDirector
- 2000U3000Self
- 1999Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya
- 1998Kiss, Cuddle and CelebrateDirector
- 1997KüstenwacheWilli Hanke
- 1997Die Oma ist totHerr Eisfeld
- 1996WenchesSex Shop Costumer
- 1996Zimmer frei!Self
- 1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf
- 1995Versteckte KameraSelf
- 1994Phettbergs nette Leit ShowSelf
- 1994Burning LifeSimon
- 1994ErotiqueFranz (segment 'Taboo Parlor')
- 1994Im Namen des GesetzesRechtsanwalt Dr. Müller
- 1994Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war daFetti
- 1993Terror 2000Körn
- 1993Ishmael Bernal - Truth and DareDirector
- 1992Ein fetter FilmDirector
- 1992Street KidToilettenmann
- 1991Boulevard BioSelf
- 1991MalinaBulgare
- 1990So lange ich fliehen noch kann, da schütze ich michEditor
- 1990Zeil um ZehnSelf
- 1989Hab' ich nur deine LiebeDirector
- 1989Virgin MachineHormone Specialist
- 1989Johanna d’Arc of MongoliaMickey Katz
- 1987Crazy Boys - A Handful of PleasureDirector
- 1987NachtcaféSelf
- 1986ZischkeRegisseur
- 1986Der wilde ClownJunger Chef
- 1986Kir RoyalPaula
- 1986Das Totenreich
- 1984Rambo ZamboRobert
- 1983Geschichten aus der Heimat
- 1983The Laughing StarProducer
- 1983The SwingHofkapellmeister
- 1983The Roaring FiftiesFranz Arnusch
- 1983Bella Donna
- 1983The Island of the Bloody PlantationRöder
- 1982Schwarz Rot GoldDr. Bernhard
- 1982Cinématon XVIIIN°170
- 1981Today We're Playing BossFritz Paulig
- 1980Die Bootsmänner von PagsanjanDirector
- 1980Die Wasserlilie blüht nicht mehr - Impressionen aus ManilaDirector
- 1979News from Robber HotzenplotzRäuber Hotzenplotz
- 1979NDR Talk ShowSelf
- 1979Beate S.Hans-Peter Brand
- 1979Son of HitlerAsylum Attendent
- 1978DespairMüller
- 1978Hitler: A Film from GermanyMörder aus „M“ / Göring-Puppenspieler / Alter Ellerkamp / SS-Mann / Fremdenverkehrsdirektor
- 1978Flaming HeartsPeter Huber
- 1977Hitler: A Film from GermanyHeinrich Himmler (Wehrmacht)
- 1977Kleinhoff HotelMüller
- 1977Polizeiinspektion 1Tino Rafaelo
- 1977The Stationmaster’s WifeTreuberger
- 1977Group Portrait with a LadyWerner Hoyser
- 1977Die GeiselRio Rita
- 1976The Wild DuckHjalmar Ekdal
- 1976The Sternstein ManorToni
- 1976PlattenkücheSelf
- 1976Pariser Geschichten
- 1975Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenNachtklubbesitzer
- 1975Fox and His FriendsFlorist "Fatty" Schmidt
- 1975Wrong MoveLandau
- 1974La PalomaIsidor Palewski
- 1973World on a WireHospital Orderly
- 1973Tonight or NeverArtist
- 1972Adele SpitzederWirt
- 1972Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin KingLakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm
- 1971Jakob von GuntenKraus
- 1971Komm in die Wanne, SchätzchenCurlyhead
- 1970Scene of the CrimeNiedlich
- 1970Seventeen and AnxiousHippie
- 1969Die Perle – Aus dem Tagebuch einer Hausgehilfin2. Hippie-Mann
- 1951German Film AwardSelf
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