Director

Werner Herzog

September 5, 1942 · 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.

Notable work

8.7
Rick and Morty (2013)
as Shrimply Pibbles (voice)
8.4
The Mandalorian (2019)
as The Client
8
The Simpsons (1989)
as Walter Hotenhoffer (voice) and as Werner Herzog (voice) and as Dr. Lund (voice)
6.7
Jack Reacher (2012)
as Zec Chelovek
6.5
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
as Documentary Filmmaker (voice)
7.2
What Dreams May Come (1998)
as Face
7
American Dad! (2005)
as Werner Herzog (voice)
8
Parks and Recreation (2009)
as Keg Jennings
7
Rescue Dawn (2007)
Director
6.2
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
Director
7.4
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Director and Writer
7.3
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Director and Writer

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