Werner Peters
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| Werner Peters | |
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| Born |
7 July 1918 Werlitzsch, Kreis Delitzsch, Prussian Saxony |
| Died |
30 March 1971 (aged 52) Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–1971 |
| Spouse(s) | Ursula Burow (1966–?) 1 child |
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.
Selected filmography
- Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute (1950)
- Der Untertan (1951)
- Anna Susanna (1953)
- Ernst Thälmann (1954)
- Court Martial (1959)
- The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
- Auf Wiedersehen (1961)
- The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
- The Door with Seven Locks (1962)
- Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1962)
- The Black Abbot (1963)
- Scotland Yard vs. Dr. Mabuse (1963)
- The Secret of the Black Widow (1963)
- The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)
- 36 Hours (1965)
- Black Eagle of Santa Fe (1965)
- Battle of the Bulge (1965)
- The Corrupt Ones (1967)
- The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
- Assignment K (1968)
- Death Knocks Twice (1969)
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
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