Werner Herzog (born 1942) is a German screenwriter, film director and actor.

Many of his films are, however, in the English language. He often worked with German actor Klaus Kinski resulting in the 1999 documentary film My Best Fiend. He is noted for his filmic interest in indigenous peoples.

Partial director Filmography

Where the Green Ants Dream
Nosferatu
Woyzcek
Cobra Verde
Aguirre, Wrath of God
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Stroszek
Fitzcarraldo
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (segment "Ten Thousand Years Older") (Short)