Cast & creator
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Best known for NDR Talk Show, Spécial cinéma, Dalli Dalli
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 — 10 June 1982) was a German film director, screenwriter, and actor. Considered one of the most important figures in the New German Cinema, Fassbinder was prolific; in a professional career less than fifteen years, he completed forty feature-length films, two television film series, three short films, four video productions, twenty-four stage plays, and four radio plays. He had tortured, personal relationships with the actors and technicians around him who formed a surrogate family. However, his pictures demonstrate his deep sensitivity to social outsiders and his hatred of institutionalized violence. He ruthlessly attacked both German bourgeois society and the larger limitations of humanity. Fassbinder died in June 1982 at the age of 37 from a lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates. His death has often been cited as the event that ended the New German Cinema movement.
Also known as: Rainer W. Fassbinder, R. W. Fassbinder, Franz Walsch, 雷纳·沃纳·法斯班德
204
film credits
22
television credits
84
1951–2024 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (226)
Showing 226 of 226 credits
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Dalli Dalli
Self
1971German Film Award
Self
1951Grimme Award
Self
1964aspekte
Self
1965
Stars in der Manege
Self
1959
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1980Berlin Alexanderplatz
Writer
1980Berlin Alexanderplatz
Director
1980Berlin Alexanderplatz
Creator
1980
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
1974Je später der Abend
Self
1973
World on a Wire
Director
1973World on a Wire
Writer
1973World on a Wire
Creator
1973
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Peddler
1979The Marriage of Maria Braun
Director
1979The Marriage of Maria Braun
Idea
1979The Marriage of Maria Braun
Editor
1979
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Director
1972Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Writer
1972Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Producer
1972Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Creator
1972
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Eugen
1974Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Original Music Composer
1974Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Production Design
1974Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Producer
1974Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Director
1974Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Screenplay
1974
Peter von Kant
Original Story
2022
Water Drops on Burning Rocks
Writer
2000
Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
Self (archive footage)
2010
Querelle
Editor
1982Querelle
Screenplay
1982Querelle
Director
1982
Lola
Screenplay
1981Lola
Director
1981Lola
Editor
1981Lola
Line Producer
1981
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Screenplay
1972The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Director
1972The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Producer
1972
Lili Marleen
Günther Weissenborn (uncredited)
1981Lili Marleen
Editor
1981Lili Marleen
Director
1981Lili Marleen
Screenplay
1981
In a Year with 13 Moons
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978In a Year with 13 Moons
Director
1978In a Year with 13 Moons
Art Direction
1978In a Year with 13 Moons
Writer
1978In a Year with 13 Moons
Editor
1978In a Year with 13 Moons
Director of Photography
1978In a Year with 13 Moons
Producer
1978
Veronika Voss
Kinobesucher (uncredited)
1982Veronika Voss
Director
1982Veronika Voss
Screenplay
1982Veronika Voss
Co-Producer
1982
Frogman Katzelmacher
Writer
2013
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Zucker
1972The Merchant of Four Seasons
Screenplay
1972The Merchant of Four Seasons
Director
1972The Merchant of Four Seasons
Original Music Composer
1972The Merchant of Four Seasons
Producer
1972
Beware of a Holy Whore
Sascha
1971Beware of a Holy Whore
Director
1971Beware of a Holy Whore
Writer
1971Beware of a Holy Whore
Editor
1971
Photographer "Eise"
Self
2019
Room 666
Self
1985
Katzelmacher
Jorgos
1969Katzelmacher
Screenplay
1969Katzelmacher
Director
1969Katzelmacher
Editor
1969Katzelmacher
Production Design
1969Katzelmacher
Theatre Play
1969
Chinese Roulette
Writer
1977Chinese Roulette
Director
1977Filmlegenden. Deutsch
Self (archive footage)
2006
Germany in Autumn
Self (uncredited)
1978Germany in Autumn
Director
1978Germany in Autumn
Screenplay
1978
Fox and His Friends
Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf
1975Fox and His Friends
Producer
1975Fox and His Friends
Writer
1975Fox and His Friends
Director
1975
Satan’s Brew
Director
1976Satan’s Brew
Writer
1976
Effi Briest
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1974Effi Briest
Screenplay
1974Effi Briest
Producer
1974Effi Briest
Director
1974
Love Is Colder Than Death
Franz
1970Love Is Colder Than Death
Screenplay
1970Love Is Colder Than Death
Director
1970Love Is Colder Than Death
Editor
1970
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Director
1975Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Writer
1975
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self (archive footage)
2020
Tenderness of the Wolves
Wittowski
1973Tenderness of the Wolves
Producer
1973Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
Self
1987
I Only Want You to Love Me
Writer
1976I Only Want You to Love Me
Director
1976
Gods of the Plague
Pornokunde
1970Gods of the Plague
Editor
1970Gods of the Plague
Director
1970Gods of the Plague
Screenplay
1970Gods of the Plague
Producer
1970
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Screenplay
1970Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Director
1970Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Editor
1970
Despair
Director
1978Despair
Editor
1978
Haytabo
Courier
1971
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Third Generation
Director
1979The Third Generation
Producer
1979The Third Generation
Screenplay
1979The Third Generation
Director of Photography
1979The Third Generation
Camera Operator
1979
Supergirl
Man in Front of Shop Window
1971
Fear of Fear
Director
1976Fear of Fear
Writer
1976Little Godard
Second Director
1978
Women in New York
Director
1977Biographies
Self
1978
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Writer
2008
Sukowa - Playful Like A Child
2024
The Coffee House
Director
1970The Coffee House
Writer
1970
Fassbinder's Women
Self (Archive footage)
2000
My Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage)
2011
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Director
1977The Stationmaster’s Wife
Writer
1977The Stationmaster’s Wife
Editor
1977
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
Self (archive footage)
1992Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
Self
1971
Kamikaze '89
Police Lieutenant Jansen
1982
End of the Commune?
Self (uncredited)
1970
The City Tramp
Man #1 on Toilet
1966The City Tramp
Director
1966The City Tramp
Writer
1966The City Tramp
Editor
1966
Jail Bait
Writer
1973Jail Bait
Screenplay
1973Jail Bait
Director
1973
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
the pimp
1968
Fassbinder: Love Without Demands
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
Bauer
1971
La Paloma
Writer
1974Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Self
1980
Martha
Director
1974Martha
Screenplay
1974
Shadow of Angels
Raoul
1976Shadow of Angels
Theatre Play
1976Shadow of Angels
Screenplay
1976
Baal
Baal
1970
The Niklashausen Journey
Schwarzer Mönch
1970The Niklashausen Journey
Director
1970The Niklashausen Journey
Writer
1970The Niklashausen Journey
Editor
1970
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Self
1976
Like a Bird on a Wire
Director
1975Like a Bird on a Wire
Writer
1975
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
Director
1971Pioneers in Ingolstadt
Screenplay
1971
Bourbon Street Blues
Writer
1979
This Night
Cinematography
1966This Night
Director
1966This Night
Writer
1966Back to Room 666
Self (archive footage)
2008
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Self (archive footage)
2008
Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun
Self (archive footage)
2012
The Ancestress
Jaromir
1971
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
Voice of Man and Woman in Train (voice)
1984Auf dem Trümmerfeld der Träume
Self
1975
Rio das Mortes
Hannas Tanzpartner (uncredited)
1971Rio das Mortes
Director
1971Rio das Mortes
Writer
1971Rio das Mortes
Editor
1971
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
Self
1982
Cinémania: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self
1981
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977
Self
2005
The American Soldier
Franz Walsch (uncredited)
1976The American Soldier
Director
1976The American Soldier
Writer
1976The American Soldier
Producer
1976The American Soldier
Production Design
1976The American Soldier
Songs
1976
Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt
Soldier
1968
Mathias Kneißl
Flecklbauer
1971Al Capone im deutschen Wald
Heini
1969Die Wohngenossin
1975
The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me
Self
1976
Whity
Saloon guest (uncredited)
1971Whity
Director
1971Whity
Screenplay
1971Whity
Editor
1971
Life Stories: A Conversation with RW Fassbinder
Self
1978
The Little Chaos
Franz
1966The Little Chaos
Director
1966The Little Chaos
Writer
1966
A German Youth
Self (archive footage)
2015Frei bis zum nächsten Mal
Mechaniker
1969
1 Berlin-Harlem
Self
1974
The Wizard of Babylon
Self
1982
Notes on the Making of 'Berlin Alexanderplatz'
Self
1980
Bremen Freedom
Rumpf
1972Bremen Freedom
Director
1972Bremen Freedom
Author
1972
Fassbinder
Self (archive footage)
2015
Adolf and Marlene
Hermann
1977Adolf and Marlene
Producer
1977Ein Platz für Günter
Assistant Director
1966Spiel der Verlierer
Producer
1978Spiel der Verlierer
Editor
1978Atlètic Club Banyoles
self
2007
Garbage, the City and Death
Theatre Play
2012
Fassbinder in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2002
Nora Helmer
Director
1974
Theater in Trance
Director
1981Theater in Trance
Writer
1981Polnischer Sommer
Babiuch
1981Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Der Theatermensch
Self (archive footage)
2002Tonys Freunde
Mallard
1969