Gérard Herter
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Gérard Herter (20 June 1928, Hamburg, Germany - ) was a German actor of the fifties and sixties who played many villains especially Prussian types in spaghetti western
s. He made his impressive film debut in Caltiki - il mostro immortale in 1959. His last credited appearance was in Ludwig
in 1972.
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...
s. He made his impressive film debut in Caltiki - il mostro immortale in 1959. His last credited appearance was in Ludwig
Ludwig (film)
Ludwig is a 1972 film directed by Italian director Luchino Visconti about the life and death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Visconti's muse, Helmut Berger, stars as Ludwig, while Romy Schneider reprises her role as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in a very different portrayal compared to her role in...
in 1972.
Selected filmography
- Caltiki - The Immortal Monster (1959)
- La resa dei conti (1966)
- Adiós, SabataAdiós, SabataAdiós Sabata is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. It is the second film in The Sabata Trilogy by Parolini...
(1971) - LudwigLudwig (film)Ludwig is a 1972 film directed by Italian director Luchino Visconti about the life and death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Visconti's muse, Helmut Berger, stars as Ludwig, while Romy Schneider reprises her role as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in a very different portrayal compared to her role in...
(1972) - La grande guerra (1959)