Helmut Berger

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Helmut Berger was an Austrian actor renowned for his intense, androgynous screen presence and iconic roles in European art cinema, particularly in the films of director Luchino Visconti.

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Helmut Berger canonical 6

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instanceOf film actor
human
stage actor
television actor
ageAtDeath 78
awardReceived David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
awardReceivedFor The Damned
birthName Helmut Steinberger
causeOfDeath illness
characterPortrayed Don Altobello’s assassin in The Godfather Part III
Dorian Gray
King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Martin von Essenbeck
countryOfCitizenship Austria
dateOfBirth 1944-05-29
dateOfDeath 2023-05-18
describedAs icon of European art cinema
symbol of sexual liberation in 1960s–1970s cinema
eyeColor blue
gender male
hairColor blond
languageSpoken English
German
Italian
name Helmut Berger
nationality Austrian
notableFor androgynous screen presence
collaborations with Luchino Visconti
roles in European art cinema
notableWork Conversation Piece
Dorian Gray (1970 film)
Ludwig
The Damned
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
The Godfather Part III
occupation actor
partner Luchino Visconti
placeOfBirth Bad Ischl, Austria
placeOfDeath Salzburg, Austria
linked to: Salzburg
residence Paris, France
linked to: Paris

Rome, Italy
linked to: Rome

Salzburg, Austria
linked to: Salzburg
sexualOrientation bisexual
timePeriodOfProminence 1960s
1970s
workedWith Francis Ford Coppola
Franco Zeffirelli
Luchino Visconti
Vittorio De Sica

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Luchino Visconti workedWith Helmut Berger
Conversation Piece mainCastMember Helmut Berger
Ludwig starredActor Helmut Berger
Berger hasNotableBearer Helmut Berger
The Damned (1969 film) hasCastMember Helmut Berger
subject linked to: The Damned
Helmut Berger name Helmut Berger