Werner Peters is a working actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. 'Battle of the Bulge' belongs on any short list of his work. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do. There are 91 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. Antique Dealer in 'The Bird with the Crystal Plumage' is the role that outgrew the rest.
Werner Peters
52 years (Jul 7, 1918 – Mar 30, 1971)
86 Movies5 Series
Werner Peters is a working actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. 'Battle of the Bulge' belongs on any short list of his work. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do. There are 91 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. Antique Dealer in 'The Bird with the Crystal Plumage' is the role that outgrew the rest.
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.Werner Peters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.