Werner Peters
Known for ActingBorn 1918-07-07 — died 1971-03-30
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Werner Peters (7 July 1918 – 30 March 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1947 and 1971.
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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
Battle of the Bulge
1965 · as Gen. Kohler
Istanbul Express
1969 · as Dr. Lenz
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
1970 · as Antique Dealer
A Fine Madness
1966 · as Dr. Freddie Vorbeck
The Wild Men of Kurdistan
1965 · as Mütesselin
Auf Wiedersehen
1961 · as Paul Blümel
36 Hours
1964 · as Otto Schack
The Blum Affair
1948 · as Egon Konrad
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968 · as Maj. von Steignitz
The Kaiser's Lackey
1951 · as Diederich Heßling
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962 · as Bruno Ulrich
Assignment K
1968 · as Kramer
Death Knocks Twice
1969 · as Charly Hollmann
The Devil from Mill Mountain
1955 · as Schulze Bangebös
The Devil Strikes at Night
1957 · as Willi Keun
The Black Abbot
1963 · as Fabian Gilder
The Copper
1958 · as Mücke
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
1954 · as Hauptmann Quadde