Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 7, 1918
Also Known As
- Вернер Петерс
Werner Peters
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.
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Known For - Movies
Battle of the Bulge
as Gen. Kohler
Assignment K
as Kramer
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
as Antique Dealer
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Bruno Ulrich
A Fine Madness
as Dr. Freddie Vorbeck
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
as Hieronymus B. Mistelzweig
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
as Maj. von Steignitz
The Return of Dr. Mabuse
as Böhmler
Grabenplatz 17
as Eugen Machon, Buchmacher
The Devil Strikes at Night
as Willi Keun
Known For - TV Shows
German Film Award
as Self
Das Kriminalmuseum
as Kriminalkommissar Walther
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
as Self
Hafenpolizei
as Frederick Offenbach
Pater Brown
as Senior Mendozza
Graf Luckner
as Otto Bräker
Dem Täter auf der Spur
as Pierre Morestel
Dem Täter auf der Spur
as Charles Buffet