Werner Herzog
Biography
Werner Herzog (German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɐ ˈhɛɐ̯tsoːk]; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals in conflict with nature. He is known for his unique filmmaking process, such...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2025
Ghost Elephants
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2024
The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2024
Orion and the Dark
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2023
The Arc of Oblivion
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2022
The U.S. and the Holocaust
As: Hermann Göring
- 2022
Last Exit: Space
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2020
The Andinist
As: The Painter (Narrator)
- 2020
Dear Werner (Walking on Cinema)
As: Narrator (voice)
2019The Mandalorian
As: The Client
2018Paradox Bullets
As: Narrator (voice)
2016Salt and Fire
As: Man with One Story (uncredited)
2015Freaks of Nature
As: Perfect Being (voice)
- 2014
Penguins of Madagascar
As: Documentary Filmmaker (voice)
2013Rick and Morty
As: Shrimply Pibbles (voice)
2013Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision
As: Alexander von Humboldt
- 2012
Jack Reacher
As: Zec Chelovek
2012Strawberryland
As: Turnlehrer
2012Dinotasia
As: Narrator (voice)
2012On Death Row
As: Werner Herzog
2011Into the Abyss
As: Narrator (voice)
2010Cave of Forgotten Dreams
As: Narrator (voice)
2010Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
As: Narrator (voice)
2009Plastic Bag
As: Plastic Bag (voice)
2009Parks and Recreation
As: Keg Jennings
2008BLAST!
As: Narrator (voice)
2008Mister Lonely
As: Father Umbrillo
2007Encounters at the End of the World
As: Narrator (voice)
2007The Grand
As: The German
2005American Dad!
As: Werner Herzog (voice)
2004The White Diamond
As: Narrator (voice)
2003Wheel of Time
As: Narrator (voice)
1999Julien Donkey-Boy
As: Father
- 1998
What Dreams May Come
As: Face
1997Little Dieter Needs to Fly
As: Narrator (voice)
1995Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices
As: Narrator (voice)
1993Bells from the Deep
As: Narrator (voice)
1991Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur
As: Narrator (voice)
1991Scream of Stone
As: TV-Regisseur
1990Hard to Be a God
As: Mita / Richard
1989The Simpsons
As: Walter Hotenhoffer (voice)
1989The Simpsons
As: Werner Herzog (voice)
1989The Simpsons
As: Dr. Lund (voice)
1989Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
As: Narrator (voice)
1989Bride of the Orient
As: Businger
1984Where the Green Ants Dream
As: Lawyer (uncredited)
1983Man of Flowers
As: The Father
1983God's Angry Man
As: Narrator (voice)
1977La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
As: Narrator (voice)
1976Heart of Glass
As: Glass Transporter
1971Tales of the Dumpster Kid
As: Hurenmörder
1971Handicapped Future
As: Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
1968Signs of Life
As: Soldier (uncredited)
