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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-05-29

Day of Death

2023-05-18 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Bad Ischl, Austria

Also Known As

Helmut Steinberger

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Helmut Berger

Biography

Helmut Berger (born Helmut Steinberger, 29 May 1944) was an Austrian-born German film and television actor. He was most famous for his work with Luchino Visconti, particularly in his performance as King Ludwig II of Bavaria in Ludwig, for which he received a special David di Donatello award. He appeared primarily in European cinema, but also acted in films such as The Godfather Part III and Iron Cross. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helmut Berger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

Ludwig

Ludwig

The Damned

The Damned

Conversation Piece

Conversation Piece

Helmut Berger - Mein Leben

Helmut Berger - Mein Leben

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection

Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes

Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes

Bailey on Visconti

Bailey on Visconti

Great Transport

Great Transport

Acting

The Godfather Part III

1990

The Godfather Part III

as

Frederick Keinszig

Ludwig

1973

Ludwig

as

Ludwig

The Mad Dog Killer

1977

The Mad Dog Killer

as

Nanni Vitali

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

1970

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

as

Alberto

Victory at Entebbe

1976

Victory at Entebbe

as

Wilfried Böse

Salon Kitty

1976

Salon Kitty

as

Helmut Wallenberg

Faceless

1988

Faceless

as

Dr. Frank Flamand

The Romantic Englishwoman

1975

The Romantic Englishwoman

as

Thomas

The Damned

1969

The Damned

as

Martin Von Essenbeck

The Bloodstained Butterfly

1971

The Bloodstained Butterfly

as

Giorgio

Dorian Gray

1970

Dorian Gray

as

Dorian Gray

The Biggest Battle

1978

The Biggest Battle

as

Lt. Kurt Zimmer

L'Affaire Dreyfus

1995

L'Affaire Dreyfus

as

Schwartzkoppen

Initiation

2009

Initiation

as

Gustav Tritzinsky

Honey Baby

2004

Honey Baby

as

Karl / Hades

Code Name: Emerald

1985

Code Name: Emerald

as

Ernst Ritter

Conversation Piece

1974

Conversation Piece

as

Konrad Huebel

Helmut Berger - Mein Leben

2005

Helmut Berger - Mein Leben

as

Self

Deadly Game

1982

Deadly Game

as

Boris

Order to Kill

1975

Order to Kill

as

Clyde Hart

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection

2009

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection

as

Self (video 'Erotica')

Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei

2000

Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei

as

Zapping-Alien@Mozart-Balls

2009

Zapping-Alien@Mozart-Balls

as

Jack / 00Y / Georg II

Teo

1997

Teo

as

Signor Mastrovito

The Shadow of the Pharaoh

1996

The Shadow of the Pharaoh

as

Under the Palms

1999

Under the Palms

as

David

Love Me Strangely

1971

Love Me Strangely

as

Alain Revent

Last Cut

1997

Last Cut

as

Gabo Rey

Ludwig: A Journey to the End of the Night

2022

Ludwig: A Journey to the End of the Night

as

Self

Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell

2023

Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell

as

Self (archive footage)

Damals warst Du still

2005

Damals warst Du still

as

Fabian Plessen

Iron Cross

2009

Iron Cross

as

Shrager / Vogler

What Did Stalin Do to Women?

1969

What Did Stalin Do to Women?

as

Aldo

The Voracious Ones

1973

The Voracious Ones

as

Kosta

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

2023

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

as

Self (archive footage)

Reigen

1973

Reigen

as

Der junge Herr Alfred

Saint Laurent

2014

Saint Laurent

as

Yves Saint Laurent in 1989

The Devil's Violinist

2013

The Devil's Violinist

as

Lord Burghersh

The Witches

1967

The Witches

as

Hotel Page (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

Timeless

2016

Timeless

as

Professor Martin

The Kiss (let's Play Dynasty)

2000

The Kiss (let's Play Dynasty)

as

Alexis Carrington

Fatal Fix

1980

Fatal Fix

as

Marco

Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes

2008

Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes

as

Self

Ash Wednesday

1973

Ash Wednesday

as

Erich

Femmes

1983

Femmes

as

Helmut

The Garden That Doesn't Exist

2022

The Garden That Doesn't Exist

as

Self (archive footage)

Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

2019

Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

as

(archive footage)

Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

2016

Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

as

Self (archive footage)

Bailey on Visconti

1972

Bailey on Visconti

as

Self

Great Transport

1983

Great Transport

as

Pukovnik Glassendorf

Boomtown

1993

Boomtown

as

Richard Schwarzer

Le rose di Danzica

1979

Le rose di Danzica

as

Baron Erich von Lehner

The Young Tigers

1968

The Young Tigers

as

Dario

Ludwig 1881

1993

Ludwig 1881

as

Ludwig II

Helmut Berger, Actor

2015

Helmut Berger, Actor

as

Self

Act of Revenge

1989

Act of Revenge

as

Dr. Carlo Martora

My Wife is a Witch

1980

My Wife is a Witch

as

Asmodeo

Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble

1983

Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble

as

Tinent Rodríguez Haro

Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17

1983

Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17

as

Tinent Rodríguez Haro

Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa

1984

Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa

as

Tinent Rodríguez Haro

La colonna infame

1973

La colonna infame

as

Il capitano di giustizia Arconati

Luchino Visconti: The Quest for the Impossible

2013

Luchino Visconti: The Quest for the Impossible

as

Self

Fifty Shades of Erotica

2015

Fifty Shades of Erotica

as

The 120 Days of Bottrop

1997

The 120 Days of Bottrop

as

Self

Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me

2019

Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me

as

Self

Liberté

2019

Liberté

as

Duke of Walchen

Skipper

1987

Skipper

as

Hans

The Fifth Commandment

1978

The Fifth Commandment

as

Bernhard Redder

Adelaide

1992

Adelaide

as

Gilas

Portae Infernales

2019

Portae Infernales

as

Professor Schneider

Murder Sisters

2011

Murder Sisters

as

Dr. Schleier

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as

Self

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

as

Vidal

Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!

Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!

as

Self

Dynasty

Dynasty

as

Peter De Vilbis

Fantômas

Fantômas

as

Fantomas

I promessi sposi

I promessi sposi

as

Egidio

Dalli Dalli

Dalli Dalli

as

Self

Ludwig

Ludwig

as

Ludwig

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

as

Self

Markus Lanz

Markus Lanz

as

Self

Boulevard Bio

Boulevard Bio

as

Self

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

as

Self

Beckmann

Beckmann

as

Self

Please Turn the Page

Please Turn the Page

as

Self

Treffpunkte

Treffpunkte

as

Self

ZIBB

ZIBB

as

Self

Le Chinois : Un grand flic de Marseille

Le Chinois : Un grand flic de Marseille

as

Michael Bogner

Production

Crew

Jackie Brown

1997

Jackie Brown

as

Directing