Bruno S.

Bruno S. was born on Jun 02, 1932 in Germany. Bruno S.'s big-screen debut came with The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser directed by Werner Herzog in 1974, strarring Kaspar Hauser. Bruno S. is known for Stroszek directed by Werner Herzog, Bruno S. stars as Der Bruno Stroszek and Eva Mattes as Eva. The upcoming new movie Bruno S. plays is Avé which will be released on Mar 09, 2012.

The unwanted son of a prostitute, Bruno S. was beaten so severely by his mother at age 3 that he became temporarily deaf. This led to his placement in a mental institution; he spent the next 23 years in various institutions, often running afoul of the law. Despite this past, he a self-taught painter and musician; while these were his favorite occupations, he was also forced to take jobs in factories such as driving a fork lift. Director Werner Herzog saw him in the documentary Bruno der Schwarze - Es blies ein Jäger wohl in sein Horn (1970) and vowed to work with him, which led to his major roles in Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974) and Stroszek (1977). He was very difficult to work with, though, sometimes needing several hours of screaming before he could do a scene.