William Berger (actor)

William Berger
Berger in 1967
Born	Wilhelm Thomas Berger June 20, 1928 Innsbruck, Austria
Died	October 2, 1993 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Bill Berger Wilhelm Berger
Occupation	Actor

William Berger (aka Bill Berger, Wilhelm Berger) was born Wilhelm Thomas Berger on June 20, 1928 in Innsbruck, Austria. He was an Austrian American actor, mostly associated with Euro or spaghetti Westerns and travel documentaries. He died on October 2, 1993 in Los Angeles, United States, of prostate cancer.

A former roommate of Keith Richards, his earliest work was in Broadway theater, but while visiting Italy, he was cast in his first Western, Break Up in 1965. A series of westerns followed, including Faccia a faccia (1967), Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968), If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968), Sabata (1969) and Keoma (1975). He also starred in the horror films Five Dolls for an August Moon, My Dear Killer, Monster Shark and The Murder Clinic.

In the early 1970s, Berger spent some time in an Italian prison, wrongly accused of possession of hashish and cocaine, but resumed his acting career after his release. His later fare included Super Fly T.N.T. (1973), Oil! (1977), Hercules (1983) and The King's Whore (1990). His 1985 memoirs, Half Way Home, recount his life to that point.

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