Peter Kern
Acting

Peter Kern

Born 13 February 1949 · Wien, Austria · Died 26 August 2015

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

Fox and His Friends
Wrong Move
World on a Wire
Despair
Malina
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Erotique
Terror 2000
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Group Portrait with a Lady
The Last Summer of the Rich
Diamantenfieber
Belief, Love, Death
Murder Sisters
Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock
King Kongs Tränen
Initiation
Dead Bodies of the Living
Nur Kein Mitleid
Life Pornography
Danube Corpses
Haider lebt - 1. April 2021
Hamlet: This Is Your Family
Kiss, Cuddle and Celebrate
Die Oma ist tot
Wenches
Erotique
Burning Life
Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da
Terror 2000
Street Kid
Ein fetter Film
Malina
Virgin Machine
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia
Hab' ich nur deine Liebe
Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
The Roaring Fifties
The Swing
Bella Donna
News from Robber Hotzenplotz
Son of Hitler
Despair
Flaming Hearts
Hitler: A Film from Germany
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Group Portrait with a Lady
Kleinhoff Hotel
The Wild Duck
The Sternstein Manor
Wrong Move
Fox and His Friends
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
La Paloma
Tonight or Never
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Adele Spitzeder
Jakob von Gunten
Komm in die Wanne, Schätzchen
Seventeen and Anxious
Peter Kern · Midrow