Peter Berling was born on March 20, 1934 in Obrawalde, Meseritz, West Prussia, Germany [now Obrzyce, Miedzyrzecz, Lubuskie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and The Name of the Rose (1986). He died on November 21, 2017 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.