Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Actor

July 7, 1918

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Werner Peters (7 July 1918 – 30 March 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1947 and 1971. Peters was born in Werlitzsch, Kreis Delitzsch, Prussian Saxony, and died of a heart attack on a promotion tour for his latest film in Wiesbaden, Germany. His film career started with the lead in Wolfgang Staudte's Der Untertan, produced in the young German Democratic Republic. Peters then worked in West-Germany, appearing mostly in supporting roles in popular movies. He also established himself in the European and international film industry by frequently playing sinister German or Nazi characters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Werner Peters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Werner Peters 1
Werner Peters 2
Werner Peters 3

Representative Works

Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
6.9
/ English
36 Hours
36 Hours
7.1
/ English
Istanbul Express
Istanbul Express
5.4
/ English
The Blum Affair
The Blum Affair
9.0
/ German
A Fine Madness
A Fine Madness
5.0
/ English
Dog Eat Dog!
Dog Eat Dog!
4.9
/ English
Rosemary
Rosemary
5.8
/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Battle of the Bulge
1965Nominee

Best Performance

Battle of the Bulge

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
1970Nominee

Best Performance

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

The Kaiser's Lackey
1951Nominee

Best Performance

The Kaiser's Lackey

Career Highlights

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968Highlight

Best Performance

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

36 Hours
1964Highlight

Best Performance

36 Hours

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