Born Günter Ramsenthaler on April 30, 1928 in Edelsfiedl-
Weißenberg, Bavaria, Germany, we know him as actor Peter Carsten. Carsten took
on his first role at the youth theatre in Hannover in 1948. He attained fame
with his appearance in "08/15". He would go on to appear in over 100
films in various genres, including "Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam" (The
Devil Strikes at Night) (1957) directed by Robert Siodmak.
In 1957, Carstenn also appeared beside Marcello Mastroianni
in "La ragazza della salina" (Sand, Love and Salt) by Czech-born
director František Čap, which was filmed at the Sečovlje salt-pans and in
Piran.
In the 1970s, he moved to Yugoslavia, where he was cast
in many films and TV productions, including the "Partizani"
(Partisans) (1974) and "Povratak odpisanih" (The Written-Off Return)
TV series (1976) and the film "Pakleni otok" (Hell's Island) (1979).
Carsten appeared in three Euro-westerns: “My Name is Pecos” (1966), “And God
Said to Cain” (1969) and “Where the Bullets Fly” (1972).
After Peter retired he lived in the seaside town of
Lucija, Piran, Slovenia where he died on April 20, 2012.
Today we remember Peter Carsten on what would have been
his 85th birthday.
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