维尔纳·彼得斯
(1918)
Werner Peters
演员
Corpulent German character actor, often seen in menacing or unpleasant
roles. Trained under Lina Carstens
(1935-1937), Peters initially started out as a comedian. After military
service in World War II, he reinvented himself as a serious dramatic
actor, resident for some time at the Munich Kammerspiele and at the
Deutsches Theater. From 1948 onwards, he was signed as a character
player by the East German film company DEFA, where he became noted for
several exceptional performances in films like
Affaire Blum (1948) and, as the
obsequious, power-hungry Dietrich Hessling, in the controversial
Der Untertan (1951) (a starring role
which won him an East German National Prize).
Peters moved to the West in 1955 to portray Nazis, corrupt establishment figures, sinister spies and reprehensible philistines (as well as the odd police inspector or victim) in local and international films. He hit the apex of his career with Robert Siodmak's Nachts wenn der Teufel kam (1957), as a uniformed minor Nazi functionary. His dark screen image also made Peters a perennial favorite as protagonist for the ever-popular "Dr. Mabuse" films and the Edgar Wallace series of potboilers. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Peters set up a dubbing studio in 1958 (Rondo Films) for which he himself supplied German voice-overs for international stars like Donald Pleasence and Rod Steiger.
Peters moved to the West in 1955 to portray Nazis, corrupt establishment figures, sinister spies and reprehensible philistines (as well as the odd police inspector or victim) in local and international films. He hit the apex of his career with Robert Siodmak's Nachts wenn der Teufel kam (1957), as a uniformed minor Nazi functionary. His dark screen image also made Peters a perennial favorite as protagonist for the ever-popular "Dr. Mabuse" films and the Edgar Wallace series of potboilers. In addition to his work in front of the camera, Peters set up a dubbing studio in 1958 (Rondo Films) for which he himself supplied German voice-overs for international stars like Donald Pleasence and Rod Steiger.
