Peter Kern
Birth Name:
Peter Kern
Birth Place:
Vienna, Austria
Profession
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Editor, Editorial department
Fast Facts
- Two-time winner of Germany's highest film honor, the Film Prize in Gold, for "Wrong Move" in 1975 and "Flaming Hearts" and "Hitler: A Film From Germany" in 1978
- Received a Hof Film award for lifetime achievement in 2012
- Became interested in acting as a child when he joined a Boys' Choir in his home town of Vienna
- Worked with several prominent directors of the German arthouse era in the 1970s, including Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Hans-Jurgen Syberberg
- Best known for playing Peter Huber in "Flaming Hearts" and as the director of "Blutsfreundschaft" and "The Last Summer of the Rich․"
Awards
- 1975Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Ensemble (Beste Darstellerische Leistung - Ensemble):Winner
- 1978Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle):Winner
- 1989Tokyo Grand PrixNominated
- 1993Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated