- Half Brothers
2015 Hein
- The Officer as a Philosopher
2005 Eberhard von Erbst
- Angel of Death
2002 Castenada
- Gangs of New York
2002 Knife Act Caller
- The Flexible Entrepreneur
2001 Fred Eicke
- Spaceflight as an Internal Experience
1999 Gen. Lt. Pugatschow
- Praxis Dr. Hasenbein
1997 Peterchen
- Tykho Moon
1996
- Satantango
1994 Orvos
- Voyager
1991 Baptist
- Visioni private
1990 Petronius
- Francesco
1989 Bishop Guido
- Haunted Summer
1988 Maurice
- The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 Beggar
- Cobra Verde
1987 Bernabé
- The Name of the Rose
1986 Jean d'Anneaux
- Tex and the Lord of the Deep
1985 El Morisco
- Dagger Eyes
1983 Reinhardt
- Petomaniac
1983 Ziedler
- Fitzcarraldo
1982 Opera Manager
- An Ideal Adventure
1982 regista Brian De Pino
- Veronika Voss
1982 Filmproduzent / Dicker Mann
- Liebeskonzil
1982 Producer
- Theo Against the Rest of the World
1980 Doppel-Dieter
- The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979 Bronski (as Berling)
- Ernesto
1979 Co-Writer
- Good-for-Nothing
1978 Maler
- Rings of Fear
1978 Screenplay
- The Kingdom of Naples
1978 Executive Producer
- Playing with Love
1977 Writer
- Black and White in Color
1976 Père Jean de la Croix
- Victory March
1976
- Rulers of the City
1976 Screenplay
- Young, Violent, Dangerous
1976 Oberwald
- Idole
1976 Manager
- Meet Him and Die
1976 Story
- Julia
1974 Uncle Alex
- Bang, and the Angels Sing
1974 Writer
- Martha
1974 Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Revolver
1973 Grappa
- The Three Musketeers of the West
1973 Writer
- Dirty Weekend
1973 German tourist
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972 Don Fernando de Guzmán
- The Italian Connection
1972 Damiano
- When Women Were Called Virgins
1972 Romildo Varrone
- The Return of Halleluja
1972 Lt. Schultz
- The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried
1971 Hansel
- Sergeant Klems
1971
- Whity
1971 Executive Producer
- Beware of a Holy Whore
1971 Executive Producer
- Love Is Colder Than Death
1970 Illegaler Waffenhändler
- Red Sun
1970 Mercedesfahrer
- Detective
1969 Möbelpacker
- Mord im Kino
1969
- The Letter
1966
- Duell
1966 Writer
- Entwürfe und Träume
1965 Director
- Protocol of a Revolution
1963 Writer
- Rennfahrer
1961 Producer
- Thema Amore
1961 Producer
- The Vikings
1958 Sound Assistant
