Peter Carsten was
born Günter Ramsentaler. in Edelsfield, Weißenberg, Bavaria, Germany. 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.
CARSTEN, Peter (aka Peter Karsten) (Günter Ramsentaler.) [4/30/1929,
Edelsfield- Weißenberg, Bavaria, Germany
- 4/20/2012, Lucija Piran, Slovenia (cancer)] – producer, theater, flm, TV
actor, married to ? (19??-1974) father of three children, married to Divna
Carsten (197? -1980), married to Lilijana Carsten (1983-2012).
My Name is Pecos
– 1967 (Steve)
And God Said to
Cain - 1969 (Acombar)
Where the Bullets
Fly – 1972 (Tom Slatery/Heininger)
No comments:
Post a Comment