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Günter Meisner

Born 1926-04-18
Died 1994-12-05
📍 Bremen, Germany

Günter Meisner (18 April 1926 – 5 December 1994) was a German TV and film character actor. He is remembered for his several cinematic portrayals of Adolf Hitler and for his role as Mr. Slugworth in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He was fluent in four languages and appeared in many English-language, German-language and French-language films.

Filmography 73

Zwei alte Hasen
as Nachtwächter
1994
Faraway, So Close!
as Forger
1993
Ruby Cairo
as Herr Bruchner
1992
The Man Inside
as Richter
1990
The Saint: The Big Bang
as Kuhler
1990
Central Station
as El Amigo de Alex
1990
The Little People
as Schneider
1990
Moon Child
as Abuelo militar
1989
Bride of the Orient
as Priest Barmettler
1989
Magdalene
as Prior
1988
Roselyne and the Lions
as Klint
1988
The Case of Mr. Spalt
as Bobby Steinbeck
1988
Hals über Kopf
as Sir Reginald Mackintosh
1987
Praxis Bülowbogen
as Berti
1987
Großstadtrevier
1986
In a Glass Cage
as Klaus
1986
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
as Sir Ralph Whitecombe
1986
Liebling Kreuzberg
as Staatsanwalt
1986
Gestatten, Bestatter
as Herr Abendroth
1986
Drei gegen drei
as Professor Holl
1985
Under the Volcano
as Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
1984
Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt
as History teacher Borwald
1983
The Winds of War
as Adolf Hitler
1983
Ace of Aces
as Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
1982
The Man on the Wall
as Dr. Steiner
1982
Night Crossing
as Major Koerner
1982
Silas
as Fabian Fedder
1981
Gibbi West Germany
as Patient
1980
The American Success Company
as Maitre 'd
1980
Ticket of No Return
as Direktor Willi
1979
Avalanche Express
as Rudi Muehler
1979
The Tin Drum
as Gestapo Agent
1979
Breakthrough
as SS Officer
1979
The Boys from Brazil
as Farnbach
1978
The Serpent's Egg
as Convict
1977
Heinrich
1977
A Man Arrived in August
as Oberinspektor Krieg
1977
The Brothers
as Pfarrer
1977
Voyage of the Damned
as Robert Hoffman
1976
Direktion City
as Herr Zilkowski
1976
Inside Out
as Schmidt
1975
A Happy Family Life
as Hektiker
1975
Flesh of the Orchid
as Advokat
1975
Jo Gaillard
as Hessling
1975
Between Wars
as Karl Schneider
1974
Borsalino and Co.
as Doctor
1974
The Odessa File
as General Greifer
1974
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
as Borsig
1974
Werwölfe
1973
The Battle of Sutjeska
as German General
1973
Lokaltermin
as Schauspieler Lorbeer
1973
The Century of Surgeons
as Jackson
1972
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
as Mr. Slugworth
1971
Scene of the Crime
as Bulldozer-Fahrer
1970
Scene of the Crime
as Viebich
1970
Hauser's Memory
as Koroweiw
1970
The Bridge at Remagen
as SS Officer
1969
The College Girl Murders
as Greaves
1967
Funeral in Berlin
as Kreutzman
1966
The Quiller Memorandum
as Hassler
1966
Is Paris Burning?
as SS Commander in Pantin
1966
Großer Ring mit Außenschleife
as Fotograf
1966
The Foggy Night Murderer
as Kriminalassistent Behrend
1964
The Black Cobra
as Wunderlich ('Mr. Green')
1963
Das Kriminalmuseum
as Tankwart
1963
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
as Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
1962
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Priest (uncredited)
1962
Operation Caviar
as Redner
1961
Question 7
as Schmidt
1961
The Miracle of Father Malachia
as Prediger
1961
The Black Chapel
as 1. Killer
1959
Ship of the Dead
as Paul
1959
Babette Goes to War
as First Gestapo officer
1959