Werner Herzog
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 5, 1942
- Birthplace
- Munich, Allemagne
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 as disregarding storyboards, emphasizing improvisation, and placing the cast and crew into similar situations as characters in his films. Herzog started work on his first film Herakles in 1961, when he was nineteen. Since then he has produced, written, and directed more than sixty feature films and documentaries, such as Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), Heart of Glass (1976), Stroszek (1977), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Cobra Verde (1987), Lessons of Darkness (1992), Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997), My Best Fiend (1999), Invincible (2000), Grizzly Man (2005), Encounters at the End of the World (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), and Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010). He has published more than a dozen books of prose, and directed as many operas. French filmmaker François Truffaut once called Herzog "the most important film director alive." American film critic Roger Ebert said that Herzog "has never created a single film that is compromised, shameful, made for pragmatic reasons, or uninteresting. Even his failures are spectacular." He was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Werner Herzog, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Walk of Life
Walk of Life TBA
Director
The Twilight World TBA
Director, Novel
The hunger in the world explained to my son TBA
Writer
- Shards of Cinema and Philosophy
Shards of Cinema and Philosophy TBA
as Self
- Jösta Hagelbäck & Werner Herzog
Jösta Hagelbäck & Werner Herzog TBA
as Self
Ally 2027
as (voice)
Al borde del abismo: la aventura peruana de Werner Herzog 2026
Actor
Bucking Fastard 2026
Writer, Director, Producer
Ghost Elephants 2026
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer, Screenplay
Felicidad 2025
Producer
Mi casa amarilla 2025
Consulting Editor
Sirena 2025
Actor
Reeling 2025
Executive Producer
Theater of Thought 2024
Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
The End 2024
Executive Producer
About a Hero 2024
Actor
The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft 2024
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Celebrating the Rice Media Center 2024
as Self (archival footage)
Orion and the Dark 2024
as Narrator (voice)
The Arc of Oblivion 2023
as Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Notes from a Dromedary 2022
Creative Consultant
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer 2022
as Self
Tegoyo 2022
as Self (Voice)
Flores del precipicio 2022
Producer
Last Exit: Space 2022
as Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire 2022
as Self (archive footage)
El Poso 2022
Producer
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life 2021
as Self (archive footage)
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner 2021
as Self
Meteor: Sohrab Shahid Saless 2021
as Self
The Andinist 2020
as The Painter (Narrator)
Dear Werner (Walking on Cinema) 2020
as Narrator (voice)
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds 2020
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Wim Wenders, Desperado 2020
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. 2020
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault 2020
as (archive footage)
Family Romance, LLC 2019
Writer, Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre 2019
as Self
Tattoo Uprising 2019
as Self
Meeting Gorbachev 2019
as Self, Director, Writer
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin 2019
as Self - Interviewer and Narrator (voice), Writer, Director
- Love Birds
Love Birds 2019
Consulting Producer
Jihad in Hollywood 2019
as Self
The Last Scene 2019
Executive Producer
Manaslu: Mountain of Souls 2018
as Self
Paradox Bullets 2018
as Narrator (voice)
The Great Buster: A Celebration 2018
as Self
I'm a Soldier 2018
as Self
The Empty Goal 2018
Thanks
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias 2018
as Self
- The Golden Gate
The Golden Gate 2018
Executive Producer
- The whole world is country
The whole world is country 2018
Consulting Producer
One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo 2017
as Self
Werner We Love You 2017
as Self
A Gray State 2017
Executive Producer
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant 2017
as Self
The Man Who Killed John Wayne 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Salt and Fire 2016
as Man with One Story (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
Into the Inferno 2016
as Self, Director, Writer
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World 2016
as Self, Director, Producer, Writer
The Blimp-Maker 2016
Thanks
Jihad in Hollywood 2016
as Self
Freaks of Nature 2015
as Perfect Being (voice)
Queen of the Desert 2015
Director, Writer
Out of the Mist: An Alternate History of New Zealand Cinema 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Red Army 2015
Executive Producer
Penguins of Madagascar 2014
as Documentary Filmmaker (voice)
Atari: Game Over 2014
as Self (archival)
- Lemonade War
Lemonade War 2014
as Neighborhood Hero
The Look of Silence 2014
Executive Producer
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance 2014
as Self (archive footage)
- Werner Herzog: On Death Row and Life as a Director
Werner Herzog: On Death Row and Life as a Director 2014
as Self
Life Itself 2014
as Self - Filmmaker
The Unbelievers 2013
as Self
Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing' 2013
as Self
An Appreciation of Les Blank by Werner Herzog 2013
as Self
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision 2013
as Alexander von Humboldt
Mistaken for Strangers 2013
as Self (uncredited)
From One Second to the Next 2013
Director
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around 2013
as Self
The Last Shepherd 2013
Thanks
Jack Reacher 2012
as Zec Chelovek
Strawberryfields 2012
as Turnlehrer
The Act of Killing 2012
Executive Producer
Close Up 2012
as Self (archive footage)
10 Questions for Werner Herzog 2012
as Self
The Killers: Unstaged 2012
as Self, Director
Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections 2012
as Self
Dinotasia 2012
as Narrator (voice)
No Mr. Werner Herzog, this isn't your Cinématon 2012
as Self
I, I, I José Lewgoy 2011
as Self
Into the Abyss 2011
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
On Borrowed Time 2011
as Self
Ode to the Dawn of Man 2011
Director, Sound, Cinematography
Champions: A Comic Tale 2011
as Self
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood 2011
as Self
- Werner Herzog Defends Dade
Werner Herzog Defends Dade 2010
as Self
Cave of Forgotten Dreams 2010
as Narrator (voice), Screenplay, Director
Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse 2010
as Self
- When Herzog Rescued Phoenix
When Herzog Rescued Phoenix 2010
as Narrator (voice)
Into the Night With Harmony Korine and Gaspar Noe 2010
as Self
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga 2010
as Narrator (voice), Executive Producer, Director, Writer
- Behind the Madness: The Making of My Son, My Son
Behind the Madness: The Making of My Son, My Son 2010
as Self
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done 2010
Director, Screenplay
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later 2010
as Self
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2010
as Himself
- A Night Out
A Night Out 2010
Thanks, Technical Advisor
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009
Director
Plastic Bag 2009
as Plastic Bag (voice)
La Bohème 2009
Director
- The Lonely
The Lonely 2009
Actor
Capturing Reality 2008
as Self
Encounters at the End of the World 2008
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Sound
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight 2008
as Self
BLAST! 2008
as Narrator (voice)
Lohengrin: Bayreuth Festival Opera 2008
Stage Director
Bierbichler 2008
as Self
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers 2008
as Self
- Back to Room 666
Back to Room 666 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Mister Lonely 2008
as Father Umbrillo
Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn 2007
as Self
Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema 2007
as Self
- Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest 2007
as Self
Rescue Dawn 2007
Director, Author
The Grand 2007
as The German
All In This Tea 2007
Actor
The Devil's Muse 2007
Creative Consultant
50 Films to See Before You Die 2006
as Self
- Walking to Werner
Walking to Werner 2006
as Self (voice)
In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session 2005
as Self
- Q & A with Jana Sevcikova and Werner Herzog
Q & A with Jana Sevcikova and Werner Herzog 2005
as Self
- Perpetuum Mobile: Voices in the Blue Space
Perpetuum Mobile: Voices in the Blue Space 2005
as Self
The Wild Blue Yonder 2005
Screenplay, Director
Grizzly Man 2005
as Self / Narrator (voice), Director
- Dreams and Burdens
Dreams and Burdens 2005
as Self
What Is It? 2005
Thanks
Incident at Loch Ness 2004
as Self, Producer
The White Diamond 2004
as Narrator (voice), Director, Screenplay
The Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 3 2004
as Self (voice) ("Dribble" short)
- Dribble
Dribble 2004
as Self (voice)
Wheel of Time 2003
as Narrator (voice), Producer, Director, Writer, Editor
Ten Thousand Years Older 2002
Director, Screenplay
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet 2002
Director, Writer
The Boxing Prince 2002
as Self
Invincible 2001
Writer, Director, Producer
The 100 Greatest Films 2001
as Self
Pilgrimage 2001
Director
- The Last Documentary
The Last Documentary 2000
as Self
Tannhäuser 2000
Stage Director
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor 2000
as Self
The Ball Is a Scumbag 2000
as Self
Wings of Hope 1999
as Self, Director, Writer
Julien Donkey-Boy 1999
as Father
- A Brief History of Errol Morris
A Brief History of Errol Morris 1999
as Self
My Best Fiend 1999
as Self, Director, Writer
- In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin 1999
as Self
What Dreams May Come 1998
as Face
Little Dieter Needs to Fly 1997
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Stardust Stricken: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, A Portrait 1996
as Self
The Transformation of the World Into Music 1996
as Self, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices 1995
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
Burning Heart 1995
Actor
Dangerous Game 1993
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bells from the Deep 1993
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
- La Donna del Lago
La Donna del Lago 1992
Director
Lessons of Darkness 1992
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur 1991
as Narrator (voice), Producer, Director, Screenplay
SnowwhiteRosered 1991
as Self
Scream of Stone 1991
as TV-Regisseur, Director
Echoes from a Sombre Empire 1990
as Self, Director, Producer, Writer
Hard to Be a God 1990
as Mita / Richard
- Russian Adventure. Peter Fleischmann is Filming "Hard to Be a God"
Russian Adventure. Peter Fleischmann is Filming "Hard to Be a God" 1990
as Self
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun 1989
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Co-Producer
Bride of the Orient 1989
as Businger
- The Heart and the Legs
The Heart and the Legs 1989
as Self
To the End of the World... and Then a Little Bit Further 1989
as Self
Giovanna d'Arco 1989
Director
The Gauls 1988
Director
The French as Seen by… 1988
Director
Cobra Verde 1987
Screenplay, Director
Location Africa 1987
as Self, Producer
Portrait: Werner Herzog 1986
as Self, Director, Writer
Tokyo-Ga 1985
as Self
The Dark Glow of the Mountains 1985
as Self (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
Room 666 1985
as Self
Ballad of the Little Soldier 1984
as Self (voice), Producer, Writer, Director
Where the Green Ants Dream 1984
as Lawyer (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
Man of Flowers 1983
as The Father
God's Angry Man 1983
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Huie's Sermon 1983
Director
Burden of Dreams 1982
as Self - Filmmaker
Fitzcarraldo 1982
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe 1980
as Self, Writer
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers 1980
as Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
The Making of 'Nosferatu' 1979
as Self
Woyzeck 1979
Director, Screenplay
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog 1979
as Self
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie' 1979
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979
Producer, Director, Writer
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe 1977
as Narrator (voice), Director, Sound Engineer, Producer
Stroszek 1977
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Journey Through History 1977
as Self
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema 1976
as Self
Heart of Glass 1976
as Glass Transporter, Director, Writer, Producer
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck 1976
as Self, Producer, Director, Sound
No One Will Play with Me 1976
Director, Writer
Lost in the Garden of the World 1975
as Self
Tales of the Dumpster Kid 1974
as Hurenmörder
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 1974
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner 1974
as Self, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Aguirre, the Wrath of God 1972
Director, Producer, Writer
Fata Morgana 1972
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Sound
Land of Silence and Darkness 1971
Director, Screenplay, Sound Recordist, Producer
Handicapped Future 1971
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited), Director, Sound Recordist, Producer, Writer, Sound
Even Dwarfs Started Small 1971
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Flying Doctors of East Africa 1970
Director, Writer, Sound Recordist, Producer
Precautions Against Fanatics 1969
Director, Producer, Writer, Sound
Signs of Life 1968
as Soldier (uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer
Die Erben von Papas Kino 1968
Actor
Last Words 1968
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz 1967
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Neuer Deutscher Film Report 1967
Actor
Herakles 1962
Director, Editor, Screenplay, Producer, Sound
Credits from TMDB.