Peter Kern

Peter Kern

Known for
Acting
Born
February 13, 1949
Died
August 26, 2015 (aged 66)
Birthplace
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

Filmography

2020
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence poster

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2012
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim poster

Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim

Movie

2012
Kern poster

Kern

Movie · as Himself

2012
Belief, Love, Death poster

Belief, Love, Death

Movie

2012
Axel und Peter - Titten für Arsch

Axel und Peter - Titten für Arsch

Movie

2011
Rent Boys poster

Rent Boys

Movie · as Self

2011
Monkey Sandwich

Monkey Sandwich

Movie

2011
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter poster

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

Movie

2010
Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock poster

Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock

Movie · as Minister

2010
Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense poster

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

Movie · as Self

2009
Initiation poster

Initiation

Movie · as Head of Staff

2007
Dead Bodies of the Living poster

Dead Bodies of the Living

Movie · as Nachtclubbesitzer

2005
Life Pornography poster

Life Pornography

Movie · as Valencia

2003
Menschen bei Maischberger

Menschen bei Maischberger

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
ZIBB

ZIBB

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Himmel, Polt und Hölle

Himmel, Polt und Hölle

Movie · as Heinz Hafner

2000
U3000 poster

U3000

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Schlingensiefs U3000

Schlingensiefs U3000

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Movie

1997
Die Oma ist tot poster

Die Oma ist tot

Movie · as Herr Eisfeld

1997
Küstenwache poster

Küstenwache

TV · as Willi Hanke · 1 ep

1996
Wenches poster

Wenches

Movie · as Sex Shop Costumer

1996
Zimmer frei! poster

Zimmer frei!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show poster

Die Harald Schmidt Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Versteckte Kamera

Versteckte Kamera

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Erotique poster

Erotique

Movie · as Franz (segment 'Taboo Parlor')

1994
Burning Life poster

Burning Life

Movie · as Simon

1994
Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da poster

Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da

Movie · as Fetti

1994
Im Namen des Gesetzes

Im Namen des Gesetzes

TV · as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Müller · 2 eps

1994
Phettbergs nette Leit Show

Phettbergs nette Leit Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Terror 2000 poster

Terror 2000

Movie · as Körn

1992
Street Kid poster

Street Kid

Movie · as Toilettenmann

1991
Malina poster

Malina

Movie · as Bulgare

1991
Boulevard Bio poster

Boulevard Bio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Zeil um Zehn

Zeil um Zehn

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1989
Virgin Machine poster

Virgin Machine

Movie · as Hormone Specialist

1989
Joan of Arc of Mongolia poster

Joan of Arc of Mongolia

Movie · as Mickey Katz

1987
Nachtcafé poster

Nachtcafé

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Der wilde Clown

Der wilde Clown

Movie · as Junger Chef

1986
Zischke

Zischke

Movie · as Regisseur

1986
Kir Royal poster

Kir Royal

TV · as Paula · 1 ep

1986
Das Totenreich

Das Totenreich

TV · 2 eps

1984
Rambo Zambo

Rambo Zambo

Movie · as Robert

1983
The Island of the Bloody Plantation poster

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

Movie · as Röder

1983
The Roaring Fifties poster

The Roaring Fifties

Movie · as Franz Arnusch

1983
The Swing poster

The Swing

Movie · as Hofkapellmeister

1983
Bella Donna poster

Bella Donna

Movie

1983
Geschichten aus der Heimat

Geschichten aus der Heimat

TV · 1 ep

1982
Cinématon XVIII

Cinématon XVIII

Movie · as N°170

1982
Schwarz Rot Gold poster

Schwarz Rot Gold

TV · as Dr. Bernhard · 1 ep

1981
Today We're Playing Boss

Today We're Playing Boss

Movie · as Fritz Paulig

1979
News from Robber Hotzenplotz poster

News from Robber Hotzenplotz

Movie · as Räuber Hotzenplotz

1979
Son of Hitler poster

Son of Hitler

Movie · as Asylum Attendent

1979
Beate S. poster

Beate S.

TV · as Hans-Peter Brand · 10 eps

1979
NDR Talk Show poster

NDR Talk Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1978
Despair poster

Despair

Movie · as Müller

1978
Flaming Hearts poster

Flaming Hearts

Movie · as Peter Huber

1977
Hitler: A Film from Germany poster

Hitler: A Film from Germany

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

1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife poster

The Stationmaster’s Wife

Movie · as Treuberger

1977
Group Portrait with a Lady poster

Group Portrait with a Lady

Movie · as Werner Hoyser

1977
Die Geisel

Die Geisel

Movie · as Rio Rita

1977
Kleinhoff Hotel poster

Kleinhoff Hotel

Movie · as Müller

1977
Polizeiinspektion 1 poster

Polizeiinspektion 1

TV · as Tino Rafaelo · 1 ep

1977
Hitler: A Film from Germany poster

Hitler: A Film from Germany

TV · as Heinrich Himmler (Wehrmacht) · 1 ep

1976
The Wild Duck poster

The Wild Duck

Movie · as Hjalmar Ekdal

1976
The Sternstein Manor poster

The Sternstein Manor

Movie · as Toni

1976
Pariser Geschichten

Pariser Geschichten

TV · 27 eps

1976
Plattenküche poster

Plattenküche

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Wrong Move poster

Wrong Move

Movie · as Landau

1975
Fox and His Friends poster

Fox and His Friends

Movie · as Florist "Fatty" Schmidt

1975
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven poster

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Movie · as Nachtklubbesitzer

1974
La Paloma poster

La Paloma

Movie · as Isidor Palewski

1973
Tonight or Never poster

Tonight or Never

Movie · as Artist

1973
World on a Wire poster

World on a Wire

TV · as Hospital Orderly · 2 eps

1972
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King poster

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

Movie · as Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm

1972
Adele Spitzeder poster

Adele Spitzeder

Movie · as Wirt

1971
Jakob von Gunten poster

Jakob von Gunten

Movie · as Kraus

1971
Komm in die Wanne, Schätzchen poster

Komm in die Wanne, Schätzchen

Movie · as Curlyhead

1970
Seventeen and Anxious poster

Seventeen and Anxious

Movie · as Hippie

1970
Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime

TV · as Niedlich · 1 ep

1969
Die Perle – Aus dem Tagebuch einer Hausgehilfin

Die Perle – Aus dem Tagebuch einer Hausgehilfin

TV · as 2. Hippie-Mann · 1 ep

1951
German Film Award

German Film Award

TV · as Self · 1 ep