{"id":230904,"date":"2023-05-20T05:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T09:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=290095"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:09:22","slug":"goodbye-helmut-berger-the-most-attractive-man-on-earth-according-to-vogue-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/goodbye-helmut-berger-the-most-attractive-man-on-earth-according-to-vogue-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Beauty Icon Helmut Berger Passes Away, Vogue Mourns Loss of World&#8217;s Most Stunning Man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austrian actor Helmut Berger, star of such European cinema masterpieces as Luchino Visconti&#8217;s &#8220;The Damned&#8221; and Vittorio De Sica&#8217;s &#8220;The Garden of the Finzi-Continis&#8221;, has died at the age of 78.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"filming\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/9d07f945-645b-48fd-90bd-3393029b426a\/3831093009\/filmin-for-tv-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">filming<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/filmin-for-tv.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DESCARGAR<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/filmin-for-tv.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family assures that Berger died peacefully at his home in Austria of natural causes. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/filmin-for-tv.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Filmin you have several of his films.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In one of the most historic and creative periods of European cinema, the 1960s and 1970s, Berger carved a niche for himself in the pantheon of stars thanks to a handful of films directed by Visconti, his former romantic partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/filmin-for-tv.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Damned,&#8221; &#8220;Ludwig&#8221; and &#8220;Conversation Piece,&#8221;<\/a> <\/strong>all of which featured Berger in prominent roles, were enormously successful at the box office, critically and awards-wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Berger was nominated for a Golden Globe for &#8220;The Damned,&#8221; which was also nominated for an Oscar for best screenplay in 1970<\/strong>. No less than the late German film master Rainer Werner Fassbinder called it &#8220;perhaps the greatest film, the film that I think means as much to the history of cinema as Shakespeare does to the history of theater.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube is-tandpe-video wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hommage \u00e0 Helmut Berger \/ Biopic Florence Arthaud - Le Cannes de Pierre - C \u00e0 vous - 18\/05\/2023\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H68mbmk3ncg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One of the first bisexual actors to break taboos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awarded the honorary Teddy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 Berlinale for his innovative creative roles exploring gay and bisexual characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Berger&#8217;s drag imitation of Marlene Dietrich in &#8220;The Damned&#8221; led legendary filmmaker Billy Wilder to comment<\/strong>, &#8220;Except for Helmut Berger, there are no interesting women today.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It also influenced Madonna, who said,<\/strong> &#8220;I think it&#8217;s androgyny, whether it&#8217;s David Bowie or Helmut Berger, that has influenced my work the most.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his heyday, Berger garnered newspaper attention and was a paparazzi favorite for his wild behavior and heady love life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His 1998 biography contains his recollections of many of those escapades, which include an eclectic variety of dalliances with both Bianca and Mick Jagger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter is-tandpe-rich\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">Helmut Berger (1944 \u2014 2023) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W3GxlwJeOp\">pic.twitter.com\/W3GxlwJeOp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MUBI (@mubi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mubi\/status\/1659198319166656514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">His health was never the best because of drugs.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Apart from his collaborations with Visconti, Berger had a long and somewhat erratic career<\/strong>, struggling with drug and alcohol addiction for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1980s, her erratic behavior had stalled her film career and she found work as a guest star in nine episodes of the hit U.S. soap opera &#8220;Dynasty&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the first decade of this century, Berger retired completely from show business to care for his ailing mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His last comeback attempt included a 2013 appearance on the German version of &#8220;I&#8217;m a Celebrity &#8211; 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