Background
Berghof, Herbert was born on September 13, 1909 in Vienna. Son of Paul and Regina Berghof.
Berghof, Herbert was born on September 13, 1909 in Vienna. Son of Paul and Regina Berghof.
Student, University Vienna. Student, Vienna State Academy Dramatic Art. Pupil of, Alexander Moissi, Max Reinhardt, Lee Strasberg.
Some of his famous students include Jon Stewart, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Pacino, Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Geraldine Page, Fritz Weaver, Anne Bancroft, Donna McKechnie and Matthew Broderick. His acting roles include appearances in 5 Fingers (1952), Red Planet Mars (1952), Fräulein (1958), Cleopatra (1963), An Affair of the Skin (1963), Harry and Tonto (1974), Voices (1979), Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980), Times Square (1980) and Target (1985). Described by The New York Times as "one of the nation"s most respected acting teachers and coaches", he died of a heart ailment on November 5, 1990 at his home in Manhattan.
Berghof was also one of the first members of the newly formed Actors Studio in 1947, his classmates including Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Jerome Robbins, and Sidney Lumet.
Married Alice Hermes (divorced). Married Uta Hagen.