Werner Herzog

1942-09-05

Werner Herzog (German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director (born 1942)), born 1942. filmtheque lists 151 credits: 150 movies and 1 series, from 1964 to 2026. Best-known work includes Bucking Fastard, Bucking Fastard, The Mandalorian.

Roles: Director (54) · Screenwriter (39) · Actor (34) · Producer (23)

Known for

Full filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Bucking Fastard	Director
2026	Bucking Fastard	Screenwriter
2019	The Mandalorian	Actor
2012	Jack Reacher	Actor
2011	Into the Abyss	Director
2011	Into the Abyss	Screenwriter
2011	Into the Abyss	Producer
2010	Cave of Forgotten Dreams	Actor
2010	Cave of Forgotten Dreams	Director
2010	Cave of Forgotten Dreams	Screenwriter
2009	Plastic Bag	Actor
2009	My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?	Director
2009	My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?	Screenwriter
2009	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans	Director
2007	Encounters at the End of the World	Actor
2007	The Grand	Actor
2007	Mister Lonely	Actor
2007	Encounters at the End of the World	Director
2007	Encounters at the End of the World	Screenwriter
2005	Grizzly Man	Director
2005	Grizzly Man	Screenwriter
2004	Incident at Loch Ness	Actor
2004	The White Diamond	Actor
2004	Incident at Loch Ness	Screenwriter
2004	Incident at Loch Ness	Producer
2004	The White Diamond	Director
2004	The White Diamond	Screenwriter
2003	Wheel of Time	Actor
2003	Wheel of Time	Director
2003	Wheel of Time	Screenwriter
2002	Ten Thousand Years Older	Director
2001	Invincible	Actor
2001	Pilgrimage	Director
2001	Invincible	Director
2001	Invincible	Screenwriter
2001	Invincible	Producer
2000	Wings of Hope	Actor
2000	Wings of Hope	Director
2000	Christ and Demons in New Spain	Director
1999	Julien Donkey-Boy	Actor
1999	My Best Fiend	Actor
1999	My Best Fiend	Director
1999	My Best Fiend	Screenwriter
1998	What Dreams May Come	Actor
1997	Little Dieter Needs to Fly	Director
1997	Little Dieter Needs to Fly	Screenwriter
1995	Death for Five Voices	Director
1994	The Transformation of the World into Music	Director
1993	Dangerous Game	Actor
1993	Bells from the Deep	Director
1993	Bells from the Deep	Screenwriter
1992	Lessons of Darkness	Actor
1992	Lessons of Darkness	Director
1992	Lessons of Darkness	Screenwriter
1991	Scream of Stone	Actor
1991	Scream of Stone	Director
1991	Jag Mandir	Director
1991	Jag Mandir	Screenwriter
1991	Jag Mandir	Producer
1990	Echoes from a Somber Empire	Actor
1990	Echoes from a Somber Empire	Director
1989	Wodaabe – Herdsmen of the Sun	Actor
1989	Wodaabe – Herdsmen of the Sun	Director
1989	Wodaabe – Herdsmen of the Sun	Screenwriter
1989	Wodaabe – Herdsmen of the Sun	Producer
1987	Cobra Verde	Director
1987	Cobra Verde	Screenwriter
1986	Portrait Werner Herzog	Actor
1986	Portrait Werner Herzog	Director
1986	Portrait Werner Herzog	Screenwriter
1985	Tokyo-Ga	Actor
1984	The Dark Glow of the Mountains	Actor
1984	Where the Green Ants Dream	Actor
1984	The Dark Glow of the Mountains	Director
1984	The Dark Glow of the Mountains	Screenwriter
1984	The Dark Glow of the Mountains	Producer
1984	Where the Green Ants Dream	Director
1984	Where the Green Ants Dream	Screenwriter
1984	Where the Green Ants Dream	Producer
1982	Room 666	Actor
1982	Fitzcarraldo	Director
1982	Fitzcarraldo	Screenwriter
1982	Fitzcarraldo	Producer
1981	Huie's Sermon	Director
1981	Huie's Sermon	Producer
1980	Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe	Actor
1980	Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe	Screenwriter
1979	Nosferatu the Vampyre	Actor
1979	Nosferatu the Vampyre	Director
1979	Nosferatu the Vampyre	Screenwriter
1977	La Soufrière	Actor
1977	La Soufrière	Director
1977	La Soufrière	Screenwriter
1977	Stroszek	Director
1977	Stroszek	Screenwriter
1977	Stroszek	Producer
1976	Heart of Glass	Actor
1976	Heart of Glass	Director
1976	Heart of Glass	Screenwriter
1976	Heart of Glass	Producer
1976	How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck	Director
1976	How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck	Producer
1974	The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner	Actor
1974	The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser	Director
1974	The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser	Screenwriter
1974	The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser	Producer
1974	The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner	Director
1974	The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner	Screenwriter
1974	The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner	Producer
1972	Aguirre, the Wrath of God	Director
1972	Aguirre, the Wrath of God	Screenwriter
1972	Aguirre, the Wrath of God	Producer
1971	Handicapped Future	Actor
1971	Handicapped Future	Director
1971	Handicapped Future	Producer
1971	Land of Silence and Darkness	Director
1971	Land of Silence and Darkness	Screenwriter
1971	Land of Silence and Darkness	Producer
1970	Even Dwarfs Started Small	Director
1970	Even Dwarfs Started Small	Screenwriter
1970	Even Dwarfs Started Small	Producer
1970	Fata Morgana	Director
1970	Fata Morgana	Screenwriter
1970	Fata Morgana	Producer
1969	The Flying Doctors of East Africa	Director
1969	The Flying Doctors of East Africa	Screenwriter
1969	The Flying Doctors of East Africa	Producer
1968	Signs of Life	Actor
1968	Precautions Against Fanatics	Director
1968	Precautions Against Fanatics	Producer
1968	Signs of Life	Director
1968	Signs of Life	Screenwriter
1968	Signs of Life	Producer
1966	The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz	Director
1966	The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz	Screenwriter
1966	The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz	Producer
1964	Game in the Sand	Director
1964	Game in the Sand	Screenwriter
0	Burden of Dreams	Actor
0	Lo & Behold, Reveries of the Connected World	Actor
0	Family Romance, LLC	Director
0	Family Romance, LLC	Screenwriter
0	Family Romance, LLC	Cinematographer
0	Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds	Director
0	Lo & Behold, Reveries of the Connected World	Director
0	Lo & Behold, Reveries of the Connected World	Screenwriter
0	Into the Inferno	Director
0	Queen of the Desert	Director
0	Queen of the Desert	Screenwriter
0	Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin	Director
0	Ghost Elephants	Director