Werner Herzog
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing81
movieGhost Elephants
2026
Director
movieTheater of Thought
2024
Director
movieFamily Romance, LLC
2019
Director
movieMeeting Gorbachev
2019
Director
movieSalt and Fire
2016
Director
movieInto the Inferno
2016
Director
movieQueen of the Desert
2015
Director
movieThe Killers: Unstaged
2012
Director
tvOn Death Row
2012
Director
movieInto the Abyss
2011
Director
movieOde to the Dawn of Man
2011
Director
movieLa Bohème
2009
Director
movieLohengrin: Bayreuth Festival Opera
2008
Stage Director
movieRescue Dawn
2007
Director
movieThe Wild Blue Yonder
2005
Director
movieGrizzly Man
2005
Director
movieThe White Diamond
2004
Director
movieWheel of Time
2003
Director
movieInvincible
2001
Director
moviePilgrimage
2001
Director
movieTannhäuser
2000
Stage Director
tv2000 Years of Christianity
1999
Director
movieWings of Hope
1999
Director
movieMy Best Fiend
1999
Director
movieBells from the Deep
1993
Director
movieLessons of Darkness
1992
Director
tvFilm Lesson
1991
Director
movieScream of Stone
1991
Director
Under the Sun
1989
Director
movieGiovanna d'Arco
1989
Director
movieThe French as Seen by…
1988
Director
movieThe Gauls
1988
Director
movieCobra Verde
1987
Director
moviePortrait: Werner Herzog
1986
Director
movieGod's Angry Man
1983
Director
movieHuie's Sermon
1983
Director
movieFitzcarraldo
1982
Director
movieWoyzeck
1979
Director
movieNosferatu the Vampyre
1979
Director
movieStroszek
1977
Director
movieHeart of Glass
1976
Director
movieFata Morgana
1972
Director
movieHandicapped Future
1971
Director
movieSigns of Life
1968
Director
movieLast Words
1968
Director
movieHerakles
1962
Director
movieThe Twilight World
Director
movieBucking Fastard
Director
Acting191
movieGhost Elephants
2026
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
2024
Narrator (voice)
movieCelebrating the Rice Media Center
2024
Self (archival footage)
movieOrion and the Dark
2024
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Arc of Oblivion
2023
Narrator (voice)
movieTegoyo
2022
Self (Voice)
movieLast Exit: Space
2022
Narrator (voice)
movieNosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieHannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Andinist
2020
The Painter (Narrator)
movieDear Werner (Walking on Cinema)
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieFireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvDisney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
Self - The Client
movieAGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
(archive footage)
movieThe AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
(archive footage)
tvThe Mandalorian
2019
The Client
movieNomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
2019
Self - Interviewer and Narrator (voice)
movieParadox Bullets
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Man Who Killed John Wayne
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieSalt and Fire
2016
Man with One Story (uncredited)
movieFreaks of Nature
2015
Perfect Being (voice)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
moviePenguins of Madagascar
2014
Documentary Filmmaker (voice)
movieAtari: Game Over
2014
Self (archival)
Lemonade War
2014
Neighborhood Hero
movieAlfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieLife Itself
2014
Self - Filmmaker
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvRick and Morty
2013
Shrimply Pibbles (voice)
movieHome from Home – Chronicle of a Vision
2013
Alexander von Humboldt
movieMistaken for Strangers
2013
Self (uncredited)
movieJack Reacher
2012
Zec Chelovek
movieStrawberryfields
2012
Turnlehrer
movieClose Up
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieDinotasia
2012
Narrator (voice)
tvOn Death Row
2012
Werner Herzog
movieInto the Abyss
2011
Narrator (voice)
movieCave of Forgotten Dreams
2010
Narrator (voice)
When Herzog Rescued Phoenix
2010
Narrator (voice)
movieHappy People: A Year in the Taiga
2010
Narrator (voice)
moviePlastic Bag
2009
Plastic Bag (voice)
tvParks and Recreation
2009
Keg Jennings
movieBLAST!
2008
Narrator (voice)
movieMister Lonely
2008
Father Umbrillo
Back to Room 666
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieEncounters at the End of the World
2007
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Grand
2007
The German
Walking to Werner
2006
Self (voice)
tvThe Boondocks
2005
Himself (voice)
movieGrizzly Man
2005
Self / Narrator (voice)
tvAmerican Dad!
2005
Werner Herzog (voice)
movieThe White Diamond
2004
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 3
2004
Self (voice) ("Dribble" short)
Dribble
2004
Self (voice)
movieWheel of Time
2003
Narrator (voice)
movieLittle Dieter Needs to Fly
1997
Narrator (voice)
movieGesualdo: Death for Five Voices
1995
Narrator (voice)
movieDangerous Game
1993
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBells from the Deep
1993
Narrator (voice)
movieLessons of Darkness
1992
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieScream of Stone
1991
TV-Regisseur
movieHard to Be a God
1990
Mita / Richard
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Walter Hotenhoffer (voice) / Werner Herzog (voice) / Dr. Lund (voice)
movieWodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
1989
Narrator (voice)
movieBride of the Orient
1989
Businger
movieThe Dark Glow of the Mountains
1985
Self (voice)
movieBallad of the Little Soldier
1984
Self (voice)
movieWhere the Green Ants Dream
1984
Lawyer (uncredited)
movieMan of Flowers
1983
The Father
movieGod's Angry Man
1983
Narrator (voice)
movieBurden of Dreams
1982
Self - Filmmaker
movieGarlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
1980
Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
Okay
1979
Self
movieScénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
1979
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieLa Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
1977
Narrator (voice)
movieHeart of Glass
1976
Glass Transporter
movieTales of the Dumpster Kid
1974
Hurenmörder
movieHandicapped Future
1971
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
tv60 Minutes
1968
Self
movieSigns of Life
1968
Soldier (uncredited)
movieAlly
(voice)
Writing63
movieGhost Elephants
2026
Writer, Screenplay
movieTheater of Thought
2024
Screenplay
movieSalt and Fire
2016
Writer
tvOn Death Row
2012
Writer
movieInto the Abyss
2011
Writer
movieCave of Forgotten Dreams
2010
Screenplay
movieRescue Dawn
2007
Author
movieThe Wild Blue Yonder
2005
Screenplay
movieThe White Diamond
2004
Screenplay
movieWheel of Time
2003
Writer
movieTen Thousand Years Older
2002
Screenplay
movieInvincible
2001
Writer
movieWings of Hope
1999
Writer
movieMy Best Fiend
1999
Writer
movieCobra Verde
1987
Screenplay
movieGod's Angry Man
1983
Writer
movieFitzcarraldo
1982
Screenplay
movieWoyzeck
1979
Screenplay
movieStroszek
1977
Screenplay
movieHeart of Glass
1976
Writer
movieThe Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974
Screenplay
movieFata Morgana
1972
Screenplay
movieLand of Silence and Darkness
1971
Screenplay
movieEven Dwarfs Started Small
1971
Screenplay
movieSigns of Life
1968
Writer
movieLast Words
1968
Screenplay
movieHerakles
1962
Screenplay
movieBucking Fastard
Writer
Production52
movieGhost Elephants
2026
Producer
movieFelicidad
2025
Producer
movieReeling
2025
Executive Producer
movieTheater of Thought
2024
Executive Producer
movieThe End
2024
Executive Producer
movieThe Arc of Oblivion
2023
Executive Producer
movieFlores del precipicio
2022
Producer
movieLast Exit: Space
2022
Executive Producer
movieEl Poso
2022
Producer
Love Birds
2019
Consulting Producer
movieThe Last Scene
2019
Executive Producer
The whole world is country
2018
Consulting Producer
The Golden Gate
2018
Executive Producer
movieA Gray State
2017
Executive Producer
movieSalt and Fire
2016
Producer
movieRed Army
2015
Executive Producer
movieThe Look of Silence
2014
Executive Producer
movieThe Act of Killing
2012
Executive Producer
movieInto the Abyss
2011
Producer
movieHappy People: A Year in the Taiga
2010
Executive Producer
movieIncident at Loch Ness
2004
Producer
movieWheel of Time
2003
Producer
movieInvincible
2001
Producer
movieThe Transformation of the World Into Music
1996
Executive Producer
movieLessons of Darkness
1992
Executive Producer
movieWodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
1989
Co-Producer
movieLocation Africa
1987
Producer
movieFitzcarraldo
1982
Producer
movieNosferatu the Vampyre
1979
Producer
movieStroszek
1977
Producer
movieHeart of Glass
1976
Producer
movieFata Morgana
1972
Producer
movieHandicapped Future
1971
Producer
movieSigns of Life
1968
Producer
movieLast Words
1968
Producer
movieHerakles
1962
Producer
Crew10
movieNotes from a Dromedary
2022
Creative Consultant
movieThe Empty Goal
2018
Thanks
movieThe Blimp-Maker
2016
Thanks
movieOde to the Dawn of Man
2011
Cinematography
A Night Out
2010
Thanks, Technical Advisor
movieThe Devil's Muse
2007
Creative Consultant
movieWhat Is It?
2005
Thanks
movieLand of Silence and Darkness
1971
Sound Recordist
movieHandicapped Future
1971
Sound Recordist
Sound9
movieThe Flying Doctors of East Africa
1970
Sound Recordist
movieHerakles
1962
Sound
Editing4
Camera1
movieFamily Romance, LLC
2019
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Creator1
tvOn Death Row
2012
Creator