Bruno S. was spotted by director Werner Herzog in the documentary Bruno der Schwarze - Es blies ein Jäger wohl in sein Horn (1970). Herzog promptly cast Bruno — an improvisational street musician with no experience of acting — as his lead actor in The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974). Perhaps only Herzog could have seen the untapped potential of Bruno S. — the unwanted, uneducated son of a prostitute who had previously spent most of his life in mental institutions or jail. Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (born September 5, 1942) is a Bavarian film director, screenwriter, actor and opera director of Croat descent. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... DVD cover for The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Bruno S. as Kaspar Hauser The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (original title : Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle - Every man for himself and God against all) is a 1974 German film written and directed by Werner Herzog revisiting the legend...

Bruno also starred in Stroszek (1977), which Herzog wrote in a few days especially for him — apparently to compensate for having cast Klaus Kinski in Woyzeck at the last minute instead of Bruno. Stroszek has a number of biographical details from Bruno's life, including the use of his own flat as the home of Bruno Stroszek — he also plays his own instruments. Herzog has claimed that Bruno was deeply suspicious of the director, and nervous of performing in front of the cameras — so had to be "listened to" for several hours on set in order to build his self-esteem. Bruno S. remains somewhat enigmatic and has not acted since. Bruno S. as Der Bruno Stroszek Stroszek is a 1977 film by German director Werner Herzog. ... Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (October 18, 1926–November 23, 1991) was a German actor of Polish descent, in the second half of the 20th century. ... Klaus Kinski in Werner Herzogs Woyzeck Woyzeck is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. ...

External links

• Bruno S. at the Internet Movie Database