Peter Berling was born on March 20, 1934 in Obrawalde, Meseritz, Posen-West Prussia, Prussia, Germany [now Obrzyce, Miedzyrzecz, Lubuskie, Poland]. He was an actor and producer, known for Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Der Name der Rose (1986). He died on November 21, 2017 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.