Peter Kern

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Peter Kern

Acting February 13, 1949

Wien, Austria

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…

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Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

6.2 1970 TV Show
Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

7.4 1995 TV Show
NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

6.6 1979 TV Show
Zimmer frei!

Zimmer frei!

7.0 1996 TV Show
Küstenwache

Küstenwache

5.8 1997 TV Show
Nachtcafé

Nachtcafé

4.7 1987 TV Show
Boulevard Bio

Boulevard Bio

7.0 1991 TV Show
Fox and His Friends

Fox and His Friends

7.2 1975 Movie
Wrong Move

Wrong Move

6.7 1975 Movie
Polizeiinspektion 1

Polizeiinspektion 1

10.0 1977 TV Show
World on a Wire

World on a Wire

7.3 1973 TV Show
Despair

Despair

6.5 1978 Movie

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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.”

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2020
    Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2014
    The Last Summer of the Rich

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 2014
    Sarah und Sarah

    Movie Writer

  4. 2013
    Diamantenfieber

    Movie Director

  5. 2012
    Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim

    Movie

  6. 2012
    Kern

    Movie Himself

  7. 2012
    Belief, Love, Death

    Movie

  8. 2011
    Rent Boys

    Movie Self

  9. 2011
    Monkey Sandwich

    Movie

  10. 2011
    Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

    Movie

  11. 2011
    Murder Sisters

    Movie Producer

  12. 2010
    Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

    Movie Self

  13. 2010
    Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock

    Movie Minister

  14. 2010
    King Kongs Tränen

    Movie Director

  15. 2009
    Initiation

    Movie Head of Staff

  16. 2007
    Dead Bodies of the Living

    Movie Nachtclubbesitzer

More credits
  1. 2007
    Nur Kein Mitleid

    Movie Director

  2. 2005
    Life Pornography

    Movie Valencia

  3. 2005
    Danube Corpses

    Movie Producer

  4. 2003
    ZIBB

    TV show Self

  5. 2003
    Menschen bei Maischberger

    TV show Self

  6. 2002
    Himmel, Polt und Hölle

    Movie Heinz Hafner

  7. 2002
    Haider lebt - 1. April 2021

    Movie Writer

  8. 2001
    Hamlet: This Is Your Family

    Movie Writer

  9. 2001
    Fifty-Fifty

    Movie Director

  10. 2000
    U3000

    TV show Self

  11. 1999
    Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

    Movie

  12. 1998
    Kiss, Cuddle and Celebrate

    Movie Director

  13. 1997
    Küstenwache

    TV show Willi Hanke

  14. 1997
    Die Oma ist tot

    Movie Herr Eisfeld

  15. 1996
    Wenches

    Movie Sex Shop Costumer

  16. 1996
    Zimmer frei!

    TV show Self

  17. 1995
    Die Harald Schmidt Show

    TV show Self

  18. 1995
    Versteckte Kamera

    TV show Self

  19. 1994
    Phettbergs nette Leit Show

    TV show Self

  20. 1994
    Burning Life

    Movie Simon

  21. 1994
    Erotique

    Movie Franz (segment 'Taboo Parlor')

  22. 1994
    Im Namen des Gesetzes

    TV show Rechtsanwalt Dr. Müller

  23. 1994
    Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da

    Movie Fetti

  24. 1993
    Terror 2000

    Movie Körn