Helmut Berger died on Thursday at the age of 78 in Salzburg, his agency announced. In 1964, Berger worked as a film extra in Rome before he was discovered by the famous director Visconti.
In 1966 he gave Berger his first small part, and soon afterwards the Austrian played his most haunting roles. In "The Damned" Berger shines, in "Ludwig II" he plays the insane Bavarian king. He plays a provocative, beautiful young man alongside Hollywood legend Burt Lancaster in "Violence and Passion"