Peter Berling (20 March 1934 – 21 November 2017) was a German actor, film producer and writer. He has worked on several occasions with director

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with un ...

, among them his collaborations with actor

Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor, equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality. He appeared in over 130 film roles in a c ...

like ''

Aguirre, the Wrath of God ''Aguirre, the Wrath of God'' (; german: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes; ) is a 1972 West German epic historical drama film produced, written and directed by Werner Herzog. Klaus Kinski stars in the title role of Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, w ...

'', ''

Fitzcarraldo ''Fitzcarraldo'' () is a 1982 West German epic adventure-drama film written, produced and directed by Werner Herzog, and starring Klaus Kinski as would-be rubber baron, Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an Irishman known in Peru as Fitzcarraldo, who is ...

'' and ''

Cobra Verde ''Cobra Verde'' (also known as ''Slave Coast'') is a 1987 German drama film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski, in their fifth and final collaboration. Based upon Bruce Chatwin's 1980 novel '' The Viceroy of Ouidah'', the film d ...

''. In several of his

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novels, Berling has drawn on conspiracy theories based on the

Priory of Sion The ''Prieuré de Sion'' (), translated as Priory of Sion, was a fraternal organization founded in France in 1956 by Pierre Plantard in his failed attempt to create a prestigious neo-chivalric order. In the 1960s, Plantard began claiming that ...

. Berling died on 21 November 2017 in Rome, aged 83.

Films

* ' (1957) - (uncredited) * ' (1966) * ''

Detectives A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads the ...

'' (1969) - Möbelpacker (uncredited) * '' Love Is Colder Than Death'' (1969) - Illegaler Waffenhändler * ''Uxmal'' (1969) - World Manager * ' (1970) - (uncredited) * ''

Red Sun ''Red Sun'' (french: Soleil rouge, it, Sole rosso) is a 1971 Franco-Italian international co-production Spaghetti Western film directed by Terence Young and starring Charles Bronson, Toshirō Mifune, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress, and Capucine. ...

'' (1970) - Mercedesfahrer * ' (1970) - Executioner * ' (1971) - Hansel * '' Whity'' (1971) - The Hefty Bartender (uncredited) * ''Furchtlose Flieger'' (1971) - Berlinger * ''

Beware of a Holy Whore ''Beware of a Holy Whore'' (german: Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte) is a 1971 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that features Lou Castel, Eddie Constantine, Hanna Schygulla and Fassbinder himself. Fassbinder ...

'' (1971) * ' (1971) - Mike * ' (1971) - Sergeant Bogdanowitsch * ''Terror Desire'' (1971) * ''

When Women Were Called Virgins ''When Women Were Called Virgins'' ( it, Quando le donne si chiamavano madonne) is a 1972 commedia sexy all'italiana written and directed by Aldo Grimaldi. It is part of a series of derivative erotic comedies set in the Middle Ages which were bas ...

'' (1972) - Romildo Varrone * ''

Return of Halleluja ''Return of Halleluja'' ( it, Il West ti va stretto, amico... è arrivato Alleluja, also known as ''The West Is Very Close, Amigo'') is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring George Hilton. It is the seq ...

'' (1972) - Lt. Schultz * ''

The Italian Connection ''The Italian Connection'' ( it, La mala ordina, lit=The mob orders, also released as ''Manhunt in the City'' and ''Manhunt in Milan'') is a 1972 italian '' noir''-'' thriller'' film co-written and directed by Fernando Di Leo; starring Mario Ado ...

'' (1972) - Damiano * ''

'' (1972) - Don Fernando de Guzman * '' Dirty Weekend'' (1973) - German tourist * ''

Revolver A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six roun ...

'' (1973) - Grappa * '' The Three Musketeers of the West'' (1973) - Hans * ''Es knallt – und die Engel singen'' (1974) - China-Joe * ''

Julia Julia is usually a feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g ...

'' (1974) - Uncle Alex * ''

The Loves and Times of Scaramouche ''The Loves and Times of Scaramouche'' (Italian: ''Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche'') is a 1976 comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Plot Along with his sidekick Whistle (Giancarlo Prete), Scaramouche (Michael Sarrazin) unwittingly ...

'' (1976) - (uncredited) * '' Victory March'' (1976) * '' Black and White in Color'' (1976) - Père Jean de la Croix * ''

Meet Him and Die ''Meet Him and Die'' ( it, Pronto ad uccidere) is a 1976 film directed by Franco Prosperi and starring Ray Lovelock, Martin Balsam and Elke Sommer. Cast * Ray Lovelock - Massimo Torlani * Martin Balsam - Giulianelli * Elke Sommer - Secretary ...

'' (1976) - Bavoso * ''

Mister Scarface ''Mister Scarface'' ( it, I padroni della città) is a 1976 '' noir'' -''action'' film directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Jack Palance. Plot Tony (Harry Baer) is a mob loan collector who is unsatisfied with his position in life, and con ...

'' (1976) - Valentino * ''

Young, Violent, Dangerous ''Young, Violent, Dangerous'' ( it, Liberi armati pericolosi), is a 1976 Italian "poliziottesco" film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. It is based on the short stories "Bravi ragazzi bang bang'' and ''In pineta si uccide meglio'', both included in Gio ...

'' (1976) - Oberwald * ''

Maladolescenza ''Maladolescenza'' (german: Spielen wir Liebe) is a 1977 film directed by Pier Giuseppe Murgia. The film caused significant controversy because of its simulated sex scenes involving underage actresses. Because of these scenes, it was banned in ...

'' (1977, writer) * ' (1978) - Maler * ''

The Marriage of Maria Braun ''The Marriage of Maria Braun'' (german: Die Ehe der Maria Braun) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Hanna Schygulla as Maria, whose marriage to the soldier Hermann remains unfulfilled due to Wor ...

'' (1978) - Bronski (as Berling) * ''

Red Rings of Fear ''Red Rings of Fear'' ( it, Enigma rosso, german: Orgie des Todes, es, Tráfico de menores) is a 1978 giallo film directed by Alberto Negrin. Plot A detective investigates the killing of a teenage girl and turns his suspicions on three girlf ...

'' (1978) - Bit Part * ' (1980) - Doppel-Dieter * ''

Veronika Voss ''Veronika Voss'' (german: Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss, "The Longing of Veronika Voss") is a 1982 West German black-and-white drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and starring Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, and Cornelia Froboess. Loos ...

'' (1982) - Filmproduzent / Dicker Mann * ''

'' (1982) - Opera Manager * ''

An Ideal Adventure ''An Ideal Adventure'' (Italian: ''Sballato, gasato, completamente fuso'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Stefano Vanzina and starring Edwige Fenech, Diego Abatantuono and Liù Bosisio.Chiti & Poppi p.205 Cast * Edwige Fenech as Patriz ...

'' (1982) - Brian De Pino * ''

Petomaniac ''Il petomane'', internationally released as ''Petomaniac'', is a 1983 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is loosely based on real life events of Joseph Pujol, best known as "Le Pétomane". Cast * Ugo Tog ...

'' (1983) - Ziedler * ''

Dagger Eyes ''Dagger Eyes'' ( it, Mystère) is a 1983 Italian thriller film directed by Carlo Vanzina, starring Carole Bouquet as Mystère. Plot Mystère is a high-class French prostitute who works in Rome. Her friend and colleague Pamela steals a gold lig ...

'' (1983) - Reinhardt * ''

The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal ''The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal'' ( it, Le due vite di Mattia Pascal) is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was adapted from the novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal'' by Luigi Pirandello. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Fil ...

'' (1985) - Aristide Melainassis * ''

Tex and the Lord of the Deep ''Tex and the Lord of the Deep'' ( it, Tex e il signore degli abissi) is a 1985 Western film co-written and directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma and William Berger. The film is an adaptation of the ''Tex'' comic series that ...

'' (1985) - El Morisco * ' (1986) - Mr. Urdos * ''

The Name of the Rose ''The Name of the Rose'' ( it, Il nome della rosa ) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, ...

'' (1986) - Jean d'Anneaux * ''

'' (1987) - Bernabé * '' The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988) - Beggar * ''

Haunted Summer ''Haunted Summer'' is a 1988 drama film directed by Ivan Passer. Plot summary In 1816, authors Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Mary Shelley (née Godwin) get together for some philosophical discussions, but the situation soon deteriorates into ...

'' (1988) - Maurice * ''

Francesco Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

'' (1989) - Bishop Guido * ' (1989) - Petronius * ''

The Voyager ''Voyager'' (german: Homo Faber, links=no) is a 1991 English-language drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and starring Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, and Barbara Sukowa. Adapted by screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer from the 1957 novel ''Homo Faber'' ...

'' (1991) - Baptist * ' (1993) - Hank Snyder * ''

Sátántangó ''Sátántangó'' (; meaning ' Satan's Tango') is a 1994 drama film directed by Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr. Shot in black-and-white and running for more than seven hours, it is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Hungarian novelist ...

'' (1994) - Orvos * ''

Tykho Moon ''Tykho Moon'' is a 1996 French-German science fiction film directed by Enki Bilal. Cast * Julie Delpy - Lena * Johan Leysen - Anikst * Michel Piccoli - McBee * Marie Laforêt - Eva * Richard Bohringer Richard Bohringer (born 16 January ...

'' (1996) * ' (1997) - Peterchen * ''

Semana santa Holy Week ( la, Hebdomada Sancta or , ; grc, Ἁγία καὶ Μεγάλη Ἑβδομάς, translit=Hagia kai Megale Hebdomas, lit=Holy and Great Week) is the most sacred week in the liturgical year in Christianity. In Eastern Churches, w ...

'' (2002) - Castenada * ''

Gangs of New York ''Gangs of New York'' is a 2002 American epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury's 1927 book ''The Gangs of New York''. The film stars Le ...

'' (2002) - Knife Act Caller * ' (2015) - Hein

Novels

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References

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