Werner Herzog
German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director (born 1942).
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Werner Herzog is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director. Born on 5 September 1942 in Munich, Herzog is 84.
Notable works include Signs of Life, Even Dwarfs Started Small and Aguirre, the Wrath of God. Herzog studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Heilbronn. Honours include Rauriser Literaturpreis, Bayerischer Poetentaler and Alfred P. Sloan Prize, among 7 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 78 languages, Werner Herzog is No. 1,039 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 5 September 1942, Munich (age 84)
- Country
- Germany
- Known as
- Film director, film producer, screenwriter
- Field
- Cinema
- Education
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Heilbronn
- Languages
- English, German, Ancient Greek, Latin
- Children
- 1
- Wikipedia editions
- 78
Did you know
Shares a birthday with Louis XIV of France and Freddie Mercury.
One of 240 people in the Index born in Munich, with Heinrich Himmler.
Has a Wikipedia article in 78 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
- SpouseLena Herzog
- SiblingSigrid Herzog
Honours and works
Awards
- Rauriser Literaturpreis1979
- Bayerischer Poetentaler2000
- Alfred P. Sloan Prize2005
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2012
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award2019
- Golden Lion2025
- Directors Guild of America Award
Notable works
- Signs of Life
- Even Dwarfs Started Small
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God
- The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
- Heart of Glass
- Stroszek
- Nosferatu the Vampyre
- Woyzeck
- Fitzcarraldo
- Where the Green Ants Dream
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- Wikidata Q44131 (facts, CC0)
- Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)