Peter Kern
Known for acting · Born 13 February 1949 · Died 26 August 2015 · aged 66 · Wien, Austria
107 credits
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
Wrong Move
1975
Pariser Geschichten
Pariser Geschichten
1976
Hitler: A Film from Germany
1978
Terror 2000
1993
Rent Boys
2011
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
1972
Initiation
2009
La Paloma
1974
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia
1989
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
1983
Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure
1987
Street Kid
1992
Acting (80)
2020Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the SilenceSelf (archive footage)Film
2012KernHimselfFilm
2012Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von PraunheimFilm
2012Belief, Love, DeathFilm
2011Rent BoysSelfFilm
2011Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner SchroeterFilm
2011Monkey SandwichFilm
2010Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui PenseSelfFilm
2010Die verrückte Welt der Ute BockMinisterFilm
2009InitiationHead of StaffFilm
2007Dead Bodies of the LivingNachtclubbesitzerFilm
2005Life PornographyValenciaFilm
2003Menschen bei MaischbergerSelfSeries
2003ZIBBSelfSeries
2002Himmel, Polt und HölleHeinz HafnerFilm
2000U3000SelfSeries
1999Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-AbayaFilm
1997Die Oma ist totHerr EisfeldFilm
1997KüstenwacheWilli HankeSeries
1996Zimmer frei!SelfSeries
1996WenchesSex Shop CostumerFilm
1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelfSeries
1995Versteckte KameraSelfSeries
1994ErotiqueFranz (segment 'Taboo Parlor')Film
1994Burning LifeSimonFilm
1994Im Namen des GesetzesRechtsanwalt Dr. Müller · 2 episodesSeries
1994Phettbergs nette Leit ShowSelfSeries
1994Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war daFettiFilm
1993Terror 2000KörnFilm
1992Street KidToilettenmannFilm
1991MalinaBulgareFilm
1991Boulevard BioSelfSeries
1990Zeil um ZehnSelfSeries
1989Virgin MachineHormone SpecialistFilm
1989Johanna d’Arc of MongoliaMickey KatzFilm
1987NachtcaféSelfSeries
1986Kir RoyalPaulaSeries
1986Der wilde ClownJunger ChefFilm
1986ZischkeRegisseurFilm
1986Das Totenreich · 2 episodesSeries
1984Rambo ZamboRobertFilm
1983The Island of the Bloody PlantationRöderFilm
1983The SwingHofkapellmeisterFilm
1983The Roaring FiftiesFranz ArnuschFilm
1983Bella DonnaFilm
1983Geschichten aus der HeimatSeries
1982Schwarz Rot GoldDr. BernhardSeries
1982Cinématon XVIIIN°170Film
1981Today We're Playing BossFritz PauligFilm
1979Son of HitlerAsylum AttendentFilm
1979NDR Talk ShowSelfSeries
1979News from Robber HotzenplotzRäuber HotzenplotzFilm
1979Beate S.Hans-Peter Brand · 10 episodesSeries
1978DespairMüllerFilm
1978Hitler: A Film from GermanyMörder aus „M“ / Göring-Puppenspieler / Alter Ellerkamp / SS-Mann / FremdenverkehrsdirektorFilm
1978Flaming HeartsPeter HuberFilm
1977The Stationmaster’s WifeTreubergerFilm
1977Group Portrait with a LadyWerner HoyserFilm
1977Kleinhoff HotelMüllerFilm
1977Die GeiselRio RitaFilm
1977Polizeiinspektion 1Tino RafaeloSeries
1977Hitler: A Film from GermanyHeinrich Himmler (Wehrmacht)Series
1976PlattenkücheSelfSeries
1976The Sternstein ManorToniFilm
1976The Wild DuckHjalmar EkdalFilm
1976Pariser Geschichten · 27 episodesSeries
1975Fox and His FriendsFlorist "Fatty" SchmidtFilm
1975Wrong MoveLandauFilm
1975Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenNachtklubbesitzerFilm
1974La PalomaIsidor PalewskiFilm
1973World on a WireHospital Orderly · 2 episodesSeries
1973Tonight or NeverArtistFilm
1972Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin KingLakai Mayr / Hoffriseur Hoppe / RöhmFilm
1972Adele SpitzederWirtFilm
1971Jakob von GuntenKrausFilm
1971Komm in die Wanne, SchätzchenCurlyheadFilm
1970Scene of the CrimeNiedlichSeries
1970Seventeen and AnxiousHippieFilm
1969Die Perle – Aus dem Tagebuch einer Hausgehilfin2. Hippie-MannSeries
1951German Film AwardSelfSeries
Crew (1)
1999Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-AbayaCinematography, Editor, DirectorFilm
Directing (16)
2014The Last Summer of the RichDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2014Sarah und SarahDirector, WriterFilm
2013DiamantenfieberDirectorFilm
2012Belief, Love, DeathDirectorFilm
2010King Kongs TränenDirector, WriterFilm
2009InitiationDirector, Screenplay, Associate ProducerFilm
2007Nur Kein MitleidDirector, ProducerFilm
2002Haider lebt - 1. April 2021Director, WriterFilm
2001Hamlet: This Is Your FamilyDirector, WriterFilm
2001Fifty-FiftyDirectorFilm
1998Kiss, Cuddle and CelebrateDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
1993Ishmael Bernal - Truth and DareDirector, Cinematography, WriterFilm
1992Street KidDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1992Ein fetter FilmDirectorFilm
1989Hab' ich nur deine LiebeDirector, WriterFilm
1987Crazy Boys - A Handful of PleasureDirector, Writer, EditorFilm
Editing (1)
1990So lange ich fliehen noch kann, da schütze ich michEditor, DirectorFilm
Production (6)
2011Murder SistersProducer, Writer, DirectorFilm
2007Dead Bodies of the LivingProducer, Director, WriterFilm
2005Danube CorpsesProducer, Director, WriterFilm
1983The Island of the Bloody PlantationProducerFilm
1983The Laughing StarProducerFilm
1980Die Bootsmänner von PagsanjanProducer, DirectorFilm
Writing (3)
1994Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war daWriter, Director, ProducerFilm
1981Today We're Playing BossWriter, ProducerFilm
1980Die Wasserlilie blüht nicht mehr - Impressionen aus ManilaWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm