Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

220

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-05-31

Day of Death

1982-06-10 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Bad Wörishofen, Germany

Also Known As

Rainer W. Fassbinder

R. W. Fassbinder

라이너 베르너 파스빈더

Franz Walsch

Ра́йнер Ве́рнер Фасби́ндер

راينر فاسبيندر

Ράινερ Βέρνερ Φασμπίντερ

赖纳·维尔纳·法斯宾德

რაინერ უერნერ ფასბინდერი

ライナー・ヴェルナー・ファスビンダー

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Biography

Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a German film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the most important figures in the New German Cinema. Fassbinder was prolific; in a professional career that lasted less than fifteen years, he completed forty feature length films, two television film series, three short films, four video productions, twenty-four stage plays, and four radio plays. He had tortured personal relationships with the actors and technicians around him who formed a surrogate family. However, his pictures demonstrate his deep sensitivity to social outsiders and his hatred of institutionalized violence. He ruthlessly attacked both German bourgeois society and the larger limitations of humanity. Fassbinder died in June 1982 at the age of 37 from a lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates. His death has often been cited as the event that ended the New German Cinema movement.

Known For

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Veronika Voss

Veronika Voss

Fox and His Friends

Fox and His Friends

The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado

Acting

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

as

Eugen

Shadow of Angels

1976

Shadow of Angels

as

Raoul

Veronika Voss

1982

Veronika Voss

as

Kinobesucher (uncredited)

Gods of the Plague

1970

Gods of the Plague

as

Pornokunde

Life Stories: A Conversation with RW Fassbinder

1978

Life Stories: A Conversation with RW Fassbinder

as

Self

Al Capone im deutschen Wald

1969

Al Capone im deutschen Wald

as

Heini

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

2008

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

as

Self (archive footage)

Katzelmacher

1969

Katzelmacher

as

Jorgos

The Wizard of Babylon

1982

The Wizard of Babylon

as

Self

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

1980

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

as

Self

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971

Beware of a Holy Whore

as

Sascha

Kamikaze 1989

1982

Kamikaze 1989

as

Police Lieutenant Jansen

Love Is Colder Than Death

1970

Love Is Colder Than Death

as

Franz

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

1984

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

as

Voice of Man and Woman in Train (voice)

Fox and His Friends

1975

Fox and His Friends

as

Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf

Germany in Autumn

1978

Germany in Autumn

as

Self (uncredited)

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972

The Merchant of Four Seasons

as

Zucker

Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

2014

Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

as

Self (archive footage)

Cinémania : Rainer Werner Fassbinder

1981

Cinémania : Rainer Werner Fassbinder

as

Self

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

1992

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

as

Self (archive footage)

The City Tramp

1966

The City Tramp

as

Man #1 on Toilet

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973

Tenderness of the Wolves

as

Wittowski

The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

1968

The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

as

the pimp

The Little Chaos

1966

The Little Chaos

as

Franz

The American Soldier

1970

The American Soldier

as

Franz Walsch (uncredited)

The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me

1976

The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me

as

Self (also interviewee) (uncredited)

Bremen Freedom

1972

Bremen Freedom

as

Rumpf

Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works

1982

Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works

as

Self

Bourbon Street Blues

1979

Bourbon Street Blues

as

Writer

Baal

1970

Baal

as

Baal

The Ancestress

1971

The Ancestress

as

Jaromir

Fassbinder in Hollywood

2002

Fassbinder in Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

1971

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

as

Self

Little Godard

1978

Little Godard

as

Second Director

The Niklashausen Journey

1970

The Niklashausen Journey

as

Schwarzer Mönch

1 Berlin-Harlem

1974

1 Berlin-Harlem

as

Self

Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt

1968

Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt

as

Soldier

Mathias Kneißl

1971

Mathias Kneißl

as

Flecklbauer

Supergirl

1971

Supergirl

as

Man in Front of Shop Window

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

1971

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

as

Bauer

Die Wohngenossin

1975

Die Wohngenossin

as

Whity

1971

Whity

as

Saloon guest (uncredited)

Haytabo

1971

Haytabo

as

Bote des Professors

Fassbinder: Love Without Demands

2015

Fassbinder: Love Without Demands

as

Self (archive footage)

Fassbinder

2015

Fassbinder

as

Self (archive footage)

Back to Room 666

2008

Back to Room 666

as

Self (archive footage)

Polnischer Sommer

1981

Polnischer Sommer

as

Babiuch

Lili Marleen

1981

Lili Marleen

as

Günther Weissenborn (uncredited)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977

1977

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977

as

Self

Room 666

1982

Room 666

as

Self

Auf dem Trümmerfeld der Träume

1975

Auf dem Trümmerfeld der Träume

as

Self

Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

1987

Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk

as

Self

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979

The Marriage of Maria Braun

as

Peddler

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

1976

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

as

Self

Notes on the Making of 'Berlin Alexanderplatz'

1980

Notes on the Making of 'Berlin Alexanderplatz'

as

Self

Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun

2012

Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun

as

Self (archive footage)

Frei bis zum nächsten Mal

1969

Frei bis zum nächsten Mal

as

Mechaniker

Tonys Freunde

1969

Tonys Freunde

as

Mallard

My Name Is Not Ali

2011

My Name Is Not Ali

as

Self (archive footage)

Rio das Mortes

1971

Rio das Mortes

as

Hannas Tanzpartner (uncredited)

Atlètic Club Banyoles

2007

Atlètic Club Banyoles

as

self

Effi Briest

1974

Effi Briest

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

End of the Commune?

1970

End of the Commune?

as

Self (uncredited)

Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020

Wim Wenders, Desperado

as

Self (archive footage)

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

2010

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

as

Self (archive footage)

Photographer "Eise"

2019

Photographer "Eise"

as

Self

Sukowa - Playful Like A Child

2024

Sukowa - Playful Like A Child

as

Am laufenden Band

Am laufenden Band

as

Self - Guest

Stars in the Ring

Stars in the Ring

as

Self

Biographies

Biographies

as

Self

Dalli Dalli

Dalli Dalli

as

Self

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self

Deutscher Filmpreis

Deutscher Filmpreis

as

Self

Grimme Awards Ceremony

Grimme Awards Ceremony

as

Self

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

as

Self (archive footage)

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

as

Self

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz

as

uncredited

Je später der Abend

Je später der Abend

as

Self

aspekte

aspekte

as

Self

Production

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

as

Effi Briest

1974

Effi Briest

as

Fox and His Friends

1975

Fox and His Friends

as

The Third Generation

1979

The Third Generation

as

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973

Tenderness of the Wolves

as

Gods of the Plague

1970

Gods of the Plague

as

The American Soldier

1970

The American Soldier

as

In a Year with 13 Moons

1978

In a Year with 13 Moons

as

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

as

Lola

1981

Lola

as

Veronika Voss

1982

Veronika Voss

as

Adolf and Marlene

1977

Adolf and Marlene

as

Spiel der Verlierer

1978

Spiel der Verlierer

as

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972

The Merchant of Four Seasons

as

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

as

Crew

This Night

1966

This Night

as

Directing

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

as

Lili Marleen

1981

Lili Marleen

as

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979

The Marriage of Maria Braun

as

Effi Briest

1974

Effi Briest

as

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

as

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972

The Merchant of Four Seasons

as

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

as

Martha

1974

Martha

as

Veronika Voss

1982

Veronika Voss

as

Lola

1981

Lola

as

Gods of the Plague

1970

Gods of the Plague

as

Katzelmacher

1969

Katzelmacher

as

Love Is Colder Than Death

1970

Love Is Colder Than Death

as

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971

Beware of a Holy Whore

as

Germany in Autumn

1978

Germany in Autumn

as

Chinese Roulette

1977

Chinese Roulette

as

Despair

1978

Despair

as

In a Year with 13 Moons

1978

In a Year with 13 Moons

as

Fox and His Friends

1975

Fox and His Friends

as

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

as

Satan’s Brew

1976

Satan’s Brew

as

Fear of Fear

1975

Fear of Fear

as

The American Soldier

1970

The American Soldier

as

Nora Helmer

1974

Nora Helmer

as

I Only Want You to Love Me

1976

I Only Want You to Love Me

as

Whity

1971

Whity

as

The Niklashausen Journey

1970

The Niklashausen Journey

as

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977

The Stationmaster’s Wife

as

The Third Generation

1979

The Third Generation

as

Ein Platz für Günter

1966

Ein Platz für Günter

as

The City Tramp

1966

The City Tramp

as

The Little Chaos

1966

The Little Chaos

as

Pioneers in Ingolstadt

1971

Pioneers in Ingolstadt

as

Rio das Mortes

1971

Rio das Mortes

as

Like a Bird on a Wire

1975

Like a Bird on a Wire

as

The Coffee House

1970

The Coffee House

as

Bremen Freedom

1972

Bremen Freedom

as

Women in New York

1977

Women in New York

as

Theater in Trance

1981

Theater in Trance

as

Jail Bait

1973

Jail Bait

as

This Night

1966

This Night

as

Querelle

1982

Querelle

as

The Early Works of Rainer Werner Fassbinder

2016

The Early Works of Rainer Werner Fassbinder

as

World on a Wire

World on a Wire

as

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz

as

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

as