Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog (German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɐ ˈhɛɐ̯tsoːk]; 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 unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals in conflict with nature. He is known for his unique filmmaking process, such as disregarding storyboards, emphasizing improvisation, and placing the cast and crew into similar situations as characters in his films. Herzog started work on his first film Herakles in 1961, when he was nineteen. Since then he has produced, written, and directed more than sixty feature films and documentaries, such as Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), Heart of Glass (1976), Stroszek (1977), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Cobra Verde (1987), Lessons of Darkness (1992), Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997), My Best Fiend (1999), Invincible (2000), Grizzly Man (2005), Encounters at the End of the World (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), and Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010). He has published more than a dozen books of prose, and directed as many operas. French filmmaker François Truffaut once called Herzog "the most important film director alive." American film critic Roger Ebert said that Herzog "has never created a single film that is compromised, shameful, made for pragmatic reasons, or uninteresting. Even his failures are spectacular." He was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Werner Herzog, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Mandalorian
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Rick and Morty
Jack Reacher
Homepage https://www.wernerherzog.com/
Birth Location Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Born 1942-09-05

Movies

Celebrating the Rice Media Center as Self (archival footage)
2024
Orion and the Dark as Narrator (voice)
2024
The Arc of Oblivion as Narrator (voice)
2023
Tegoyo as Self (Voice)
2022
Last Exit: Space as Narrator (voice)
2022
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire as Self (archive footage)
2022
Falling - Q&A as Self - Host
2021
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Andinist as The Painter (Narrator)
2020
Dear Werner (Walking on Cinema) as Narrator (voice)
2020
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
2020
Tattoo Uprising as Self
2019
2019
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin as Self - Interviewer and Narrator (voice)
2019
2019
Paradox Bullets as Narrator (voice)
2018
I'm a Soldier as Self
2018
The Man Who Killed John Wayne as Self (archive footage)
2017
Salt and Fire as Man with One Story (uncredited)
2016
Into the Inferno as Narrator (voice)
2016
2016
Freaks of Nature as Perfect Being (voice)
2015
Penguins of Madagascar as Documentary Filmmaker (voice)
2014
Lemonade War as Neighborhood Hero
2014
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance as Self (archive footage)
2014
Life Itself as Self - Filmmaker
2014
The Unbelievers as Self
2013
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision as Alexander von Humboldt
2013
Mistaken for Strangers as Self (uncredited)
2013
Jack Reacher as Zec Chelovek
2012
Close Up as Self (archive footage)
2012
2012
Dinotasia as Narrator (voice)
2012
2011
Into the Abyss as Narrator (voice)
2011
2011
Cave of Forgotten Dreams as Narrator (voice)
2010
When Herzog Rescued Phoenix as Narrator (voice)
2010
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga as Narrator (voice)
2010
Plastic Bag as Plastic Bag (voice)
2009
2009
2008
BLAST! as Narrator (voice)
2008
Bierbichler as Self
2008
Back to Room 666 as Self (archive footage)
2008
Mister Lonely as Father Umbrillo
2008
2007
The Grand as The German
2007
Walking to Werner as Self (voice)
2006
Grizzly Man as Self
2005
2005
2004
The White Diamond as Narrator (voice)
2004
The Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 3 as Self (voice) ("Dribble" short)
2004
Dribble as Self (voice)
2004
Wheel of Time as Narrator (voice)
2003
Strawberryland as Turnlehrer
2002
2002
2001
2000
Wings of Hope as Self
2000
2000
Julien Donkey-Boy as Father
1999
My Best Fiend as Self
1999
1998
Little Dieter Needs to Fly as Narrator (voice)
1997
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices as Narrator (voice)
1995
Dangerous Game as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1993
Bells from the Deep as Narrator (voice)
1993
Lessons of Darkness as Narrator (voice)
1992
Film Lesson as Self
1991
1991
Scream of Stone as TV-Regisseur
1991
Hard to Be a God as Mita / Richard
1990
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun as Narrator (voice)
1989
Bride of the Orient as Businger
1989
1989
Location Africa as Self
1987
Tokyo-Ga as Self
1985
1985
1984
Where the Green Ants Dream as Lawyer (uncredited)
1984
Man of Flowers as The Father
1983
Burden of Dreams as Self - Filmmaker
1982
Room 666 as Self
1982
God's Angry Man as Narrator (voice)
1981
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers as Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
1980
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie' as Self (archive footage)
1979
Nosferatu the Vampyre as Hand and Feet in Box with Rats (uncredited)
1979
Heart of Glass as Glass Transporter
1976
Tales of the Dumpster Kid as Hurenmörder
1971
Signs of Life as Soldier (uncredited)
1968
Tales from the Opera as Director
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Movies

The Arc of Oblivion Executive Producer
2023
Notes from a Dromedary Creative Consultant
2022
Theatre of Thought Screenplay
2022
Theatre of Thought Executive Producer
2022
2022
2022
Last Exit: Space Executive Producer
2022
El Poso Producer
2022
Family Romance, LLC Camera Operator
2019
Family Romance, LLC Director of Photography
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
Love Birds Consulting Producer
2019
2018
The whole world is country Consulting Producer
2018
A Gray State Executive Producer
2017
Salt and Fire Producer
2016
Salt and Fire Writer
2016
Salt and Fire Director
2016
2016
Into the Inferno Director
2016
2016
2015
2015
The Look of Silence Executive Producer
2015
Red Army Executive Producer
2014
The Act of Killing Executive Producer
2012
2012
Into the Abyss Producer
2011
2011
Into the Abyss Director
2011
Ode to the Dawn of Man Cinematography
2011
2011
2010
2010
2010
A Night Out Thanks
2010
A Night Out Technical Advisor
2010
La Bohème Director
2009
The Devil's Muse Creative Consultant
2007
Rescue Dawn Director
2006
Rescue Dawn Author
2006
2005
2005
Grizzly Man Screenplay
2005
Grizzly Man Director
2005
What Is It? Thanks
2005
The White Diamond Screenplay
2004
2004
Wheel of Time Producer
2003
Wheel of Time Writer
2003
Wheel of Time Editor
2003
Wheel of Time Director
2003
2002
Invincible Producer
2001
Invincible Writer
2001
Invincible Director
2001
Pilgrimage Director
2001
Tannhäuser Stage Director
2000
Wings of Hope Writer
2000
Wings of Hope Director
2000
My Best Fiend Writer
1999
My Best Fiend Director
1999
1993
1993
1992
1992
1992
Film Lesson Director
1991
Scream of Stone Director
1991
Giovanna d'Arco Director
1989
1988
The Gauls Director
1988
Cobra Verde Screenplay
1987
Cobra Verde Director
1987
Location Africa Producer
1987
1986
Huie's Sermon Director
1983
Fitzcarraldo Screenplay
1982
Fitzcarraldo Producer
1982
Fitzcarraldo Director
1982
1981
God's Angry Man Director
1981
Woyzeck Screenplay
1979
Woyzeck Director
1979
1979
1979
1979
Stroszek Screenplay
1977
Stroszek Director
1977
Heart of Glass Producer
1976
1976
Heart of Glass Director
1976
1976
1974
1971
Fata Morgana Screenplay
1971
Fata Morgana Director
1971
1971
1971
Handicapped Future Sound Recordist
1971
1971
1970
1970
Signs of Life Producer
1968
Signs of Life Writer
1968
Signs of Life Director
1968
Last Words Producer
1968
Last Words Screenplay
1968
Last Words Director
1968
Herakles Sound
1962
Herakles Producer
1962
Herakles Screenplay
1962
Herakles Editor
1962
Herakles Director
1962
Dead Man's Wire Director
-
Fordlandia Director
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