HELMUT BERGER
Helmut Berger, born in Bad Ischl, Austria, is a respected actor, mostly known for starring in Luchino Visconti's films. At the age of 18 he moved to London where he attended drama school. After studying in Perugia he moved to Rome.
In 1964 he first met Luchino Visconti who gave him his first acting role in the movie ´Le streghe´. Helmut Berger attained international fame playing the amoral Martin von Essenbek in Visconti´s ´The Damned´, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1969. Four years later he won the ´David di Donatello´ for his performance in ´Ludwig´. He appeared in numerous French, Italian and German films and spent one season on the American soap ´Dynasty´.
In 2007, he received a Special Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival for his overall professional achievements.
Selected Filmography |
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2009 |
Initiation (aka Blutsfreundschaft), by Peter Kern |
2004 |
Honey Baby by Mika Kaurismäki |
1990 |
The Godfather: Part III, by Francis Ford Coppola |
1983/84 |
Dynasty (TV, 10 episodes) |
1972 |
Ludwig, by Luchino Visconti |
1970 |
Dorian Gray, by Massimo Dallamano |
1969 |
The Damned (aka La caduta degli dei), by Luchino Visconti |