Peter Kern
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.”
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Known For
Acting History
2020
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence as Self (archive footage)
2012Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
2012Kern as Himself
2012Belief, Love, Death
2011Rent Boys as Self
2011Monkey Sandwich
2011Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
2010Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense as Self
2010Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock as Minister
2009Initiation as Head of Staff
2007Dead Bodies of the Living as Nachtclubbesitzer
2005Life Pornography as Valencia
2003ZIBB as Self
2003Menschen bei Maischberger as Self
2002Himmel, Polt und Hölle as Heinz Hafner
2000U3000 as Self
1999Street Kid as Toilettenmann
1999Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya
1997Coast Guard as Willi Hanke
1997Die Oma ist tot as Herr Eisfeld
1996Wenches as Sex Shop Costumer
1996Zimmer frei! as Self
1995Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
1995Versteckte Kamera as Self
1994Phettbergs nette Leit Show as Self
1994Burning Life as Simon
1994Im Namen des Gesetzes as Rechtsanwalt Dr. Müller
1994Erotique as Franz (segment 'Taboo Parlor')
1994Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da as Fetti
1993Terror 2000 as Körn
1991Boulevard Bio as Self
1991Malina as Bulgare
1990Zeil um Zehn as Self
1989Virgin Machine as Hormone Specialist
1989Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia as Mickey Katz
1987Nachtcafé as Self
1986Zischke as Regisseur
1986Der wilde Clown as Junger Chef
1986Kir Royal as Paula
1986Das Totenreich
1984Rambo Zambo as Robert
1983Geschichten aus der Heimat
1983The Swing as Hofkapellmeister
1983Die wilden Fünfziger as Franz Arnusch
1983Bella Donna
1983The Island of the Bloody Plantation as Röder
1982Schwarz Rot Gold as Dr. Bernhard
1982Cinématon XVIII as N°170
1981Today We're Playing Boss as Fritz Paulig
1979News from Robber Hotzenplotz as Räuber Hotzenplotz
1979NDR Talk Show as Self
1979Beate S. as Hans-Peter Brand
1979Son of Hitler as Asylum Attendent
1978Despair as Müller
1978Hitler: A Film from Germany as Mörder aus „M“ / Göring-Puppenspieler / Alter Ellerkamp / SS-Mann / Fremdenverkehrsdirektor
1978Flaming Hearts as Peter Huber
1977Kleinhoff Hotel as Müller
1977Polizeiinspektion 1 as Tino Rafaelo
1977The Stationmaster’s Wife as Treuberger
1977Group Portrait with a Lady as Werner Hoyser
1977Die Geisel as Rio Rita
1976The Wild Duck as Hjalmar Ekdal
1976The Sternstein Manor as Toni
1976Plattenküche as Self
1976Pariser Geschichten
1975Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven as Nachtklubbesitzer
1975Fox and His Friends as Florist "Fatty" Schmidt
1975Wrong Move as Landau
1974La Paloma as Isidor Palewski
1973World on a Wire as Hospital Orderly
1973Tonight or Never as Artist
1972Adele Spitzeder as Wirt
1972Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King as Lakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / Röhm
1971Jakob von Gunten as Kraus
1971Komm in die Wanne, Schätzchen as Curlyhead
1970Scene of the Crime as Niedlich
1970Seventeen and Anxious as Hippie
1969Die Perle – Aus dem Tagebuch einer Hausgehilfin as 2. Hippie-Mann
1951German Film Award as Self