A key figure in the stock company of gifted actors who came to prominence in the dynamic movement known as "New German Cinema" in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Vogler is best known as a cinematic alter ego of filmmaker Wim Wenders. A slender man with wavy, dirty-blond hair, a long face and a somewhat glum expression, Vogler attended music school in Heidelberg but began as a film actor the year after his graduation. His second film credit, a small role in "The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick" (1971), marked his first collaboration with Wenders, and several years later Vogler was playing leads
Feature film debut, "Chronik der Laufender Ereignisse", directed by Peter Handke
1971
Made first film for director Wim Wenders, "The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick"
1974
First played a character named Philip Winter in a film directed by Wim Wenders in "Alice in the Cities"; also marked one of Vogler's earliest leading roles in a film
1976
Last appearance in a Wim Wenders-directed film for 15 years, "Kings of the Road"
