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.

Filmography

• 2017Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
• 2015Half Brothers — Hein
• 2014Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg
• 2005The Officer as a Philosopher — Eberhard von Erbst
• 2002Angel of Death — Castenada
• 2002Gangs of New York — Knife Act Caller
• 2001The Flexible Entrepreneur — Fred Eicke
• 2000Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard
• 1999Spaceflight as an Internal Experience — Gen. Lt. Pugatschow
• 1998Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome
• 1997Praxis Dr. Hasenbein — Peterchen
• 1996Tykho Moon
• Der Salzbaron — Conte Giancarlo di Montefalcone
• 1994Satantango — Orvos
• 1993Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem — Hank
• 1991Voyager — Baptist
• 1990Visioni private — Petronius
• 1989Francesco — Bishop Guido
• 1988Haunted Summer — Maurice
• 1988The Last Temptation of Christ — Beggar
• 1987Cobra Verde — Bernabé
• 1986The Name of the Rose — Jean d'Anneaux
• 1985Tex and the Lord of the Deep — El Morisco
• 1983Dagger Eyes — Reinhardt
• 1983Petomaniac — Ziedler
• 1982An Ideal Adventure — regista Brian De Pino
• 1982Fitzcarraldo — Opera Manager
• 1982Liebeskonzil — Producer
• 1982Veronika Voss — Filmproduzent / Dicker Mann
• 1980Theo Against the Rest of the World — Doppel-Dieter
• 1979Ernesto — Co-Writer
• 1979The Marriage of Maria Braun — Bronski (as Berling)
• 1978Good-for-Nothing — Maler
• 1978Rings of Fear — Bit Part, Screenplay
• 1978The Kingdom of Naples — Executive Producer
• 1977Playing with Love — Writer
• 1976Black and White in Color — Père Jean de la Croix
• 1976Idole — Manager
• 1976Meet Him and Die — Bavoso, Story, Writer
• 1976Rulers of the City — Valentino, Screenplay
• 1976Victory March
• 1976Young, Violent, Dangerous — Oberwald
• 1974Bang, and the Angels Sing — Writer
• 1974Julia — Uncle Alex
• 1974Martha — Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• 1973Dirty Weekend — German tourist
• 1973Revolver — Grappa
• 1973The Three Musketeers of the West — Hans, Writer
• 1972Aguirre, the Wrath of God — Don Fernando de Guzmán
• 1972The Italian Connection — Damiano
• 1972The Return of Halleluja — Lt. Schultz
• 1972When Women Were Called Virgins — Romildo Varrone
• 1971A Big Grey-Blue Bird
• 1971Beware of a Holy Whore — Executive Producer
• 1971Sergeant Klems
• 1971The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried — Hansel
• 1971Whity — Hefty Bartender (uncredited), Executive Producer
• 1970Die Geschäftsfreunde
• 1970Love Is Colder Than Death — Illegaler Waffenhändler
• 1970Red Sun — Mercedesfahrer
• 1970The Niklashausen Journey
• 1969Detective — Möbelpacker
• 1969Mord im Kino
• 1966Duell — Writer, Producer
• 1966The Letter
• 1965Entwürfe und Träume — Director
• 1963Protocol of a Revolution — Writer
• 1961Rennfahrer — Producer
• 1961Thema Amore — Producer
• 1958The Vikings — Translator, Sound Assistant

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2016Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films — Himself
• 2015"They killed our friends..." — Self
• Roche & Böhmermann — Self
• 2000Fassbinder's Women — Self
• 2000Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor — Self
• Berg & Talk — Self
• 1987Location Africa — Self
• 1971Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 — Self