
Hanns Zischler
Biography
Hanns Zischler (born 18 June 1947) is a German actor most famous in America for his portrayal of Hans in Steven Spielberg's film Munich. According to the Internet Movie Database, Zischler has appeared in 171 movies since 1968.
Known in Sweden for his role as Josef Hillman in the second season of the Martin Beck movies, though his voice is dubbed.
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Acting History
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2025About Narration
2024John Cranko as Walter Erich Schäfer
2024Leningrad. Stimmen einer belagerten Stadt as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023All Will Be Revealed as Dr. Abweger
2023The Universal Theory as Dr. Strathen
2023Black Box as Hanns Böhm
2022So Long Daddy, See You in Hell as Politiker
2021Gefährliche Wahrheit as Richard Freydank
2021Prince as Michael Schmidt-Fournier
2021No as Joachim
2021Black Island as Friedrich Hansen
2021A Place Called Dignity as Uncle Paul
2020Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self
2019Relativity as Aron's Father
2019Berlin und Brandenburg unterm Hakenkreuz as Self - Sprecher (voice)
2019Professor Wall im Bordell as Professor Wall
2018Whatever Happens Next as Silbermann
2018Talk aus Berlin as Self
2018Der große Rudolph as Toni
2018Katie Fforde: Ziemlich beste Freundinnen as Douglas van Garden
2018Just Push Abuba as Professor Schwarz
2018Krieg und Frieden – Deutsch-sowjetische Skizzen as Narrator
2017Einen Moment fürs Leben as Samuel Silchester
2017Erste deutsche Tiefsee-Expedition - Die Weltreise der Valdivia as Self - Narrator
2017Bimbes: Die schwarzen Kassen des Helmut Kohl as Self - Reader
2017Babylon Berlin as Engelbert Rath
20171917: The Real October as Alexander Benois (voice)
2017Der Gutachter: Ein Mord zu viel as H. Moldenhauer
2017Crash Test Aglae as Friedrich Fürstenberg, CEO
2017Axolotl Overkill as Film Award Laudator
2017A Prominent Patient as Dr. Stein
2016So Broad and Big: The Nature of Otto Modersohn as Narrator (voice)
2016Allmen and the Dragonflies as Hirt Senior
2016Ein Mann unter Verdacht as Anjas Vater
2016Traveling Roadshow as Self
2016Der Bankraub as Harald Kühnen
2016All of a Sudden as Klaus
2016Chamisso’s Shadow as Adelbert von Chamisso (voice)
2015Die Kanzlei as Hubertus Dehling
2015What Happens In Your Brain If You See a German Word Like...? as Narrator (voice)
2015Heil as Grad Ludbert zu Regenstauf
2015Outside the Box as Bruno Bickstein
2015Brief an mein Leben as Dr. Pogel
2014Stille Nächte as Paul
2014Clouds of Sils Maria as Henryk Wald
2014Stations of the Cross as Bestatter
2013Grenzgang as Rektor Granitzny
2013Whispers Behind the Wall as Martins Vater
2013King Ordinary as Wallenstein
2013Stadt, Rad, Hund as Self
2013George as Max Beckmann
2013Der Tote im Eis as Dr. Lutz Conrad
2012Rommel as Gerd von Rundstedt
2012The Case of Jakob von Metzler as Friedrich von Metzler
2012Letzte Spur Berlin as Dr. Bernhard Lindner
2012Zettl as Gaishofer
2011Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise as Kobold
2011Playoff as Franz
2011Bastard as Samuel Schweizer
2011Wilde Wellen – Nichts bleibt verborgen as Leon Menec
2011In der Welt habt ihr Angst as Johannes Baumann
2011Für immer 30 as Hans Kranich
2010The Red Room as Prof. Mühsam
2010Blessed Events as Gynäkologe
2010Aghet as Leslie Davis
2010In the Shadows as Planer
2010Voyage to 'Metropolis' as Narrator (voice)
2010Matussek trifft as Self
2010Hinter blinden Fenstern as Polonius Fischer
2009Flemming as Dr. Hans Matthei
2009Hilde as Erich Pommer
2009Entführt as Maximilian Kessler
2008Todsünde as Polonius Fischer
2008A Year Ago in Winter as Dr. Thomas Richter
2008Die Frau aus dem Meer as Michael Kolberg
2008Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte as Self
2008Flame & Citron as Gilbert
2008Manhunt as Klaus Barbie
2008Wer nie beim Schwenken schwankte as Produzent
2007Overnight as Fischer
2007Tracing Battleship Potemkin as Narrator (voice)
2007Day of Disaster as Walter Köhler
2007Der falsche Tod as Dr. Franz Stoever
2007March of Millions as Graf Rüdiger von Gernstorff
2007Denkzeit as Self
2006Der Kriminalist as Günther Ellis
2006Kommissar Stolberg as Gerhard Mohr
2006Commissario Laurenti as Salvio Giustina
2006A Perfect Friend as Rodolph Hartmann
2006Eine Krone für Isabell as Archibald Kent
2005Munich as Hans
2005Thadeusz as self
2005Undercover as Landsbichler
2005Wen die Liebe trifft as Henry Rhomberg
2005Heiraten macht mich nervös as Oskar Becker
2005The Ring Finger as Le patron de l'hôtel
2005Liebe auf den zweiten Blick as Norbert Hahn
2004Woman Driving, Man Sleeping as Sven Hedin
2004The Edukators as Vermieter
2004Für immer im Herzen as Richard Berger
2004Küss mich, Kanzler! as Kanzleramtschef Dr. Nick Riemer
2004Post Impact as Dr. Gregor Starndorf
2004Walk on Water as Axel's Father
2004Red & Blue as Samuel Eisenstein
2003Gate to Heaven as Polizist
2003Sulla as Lucius Cornelius Sulla
2003ZIBB as Self
2003Es wird etwas geschehen as Alfred Wunsiedel
2003Antonia – Tränen im Paradies as Friedrich Fürstenberg
2003Mädchen Nr. 1 as Alfred Hammerstein
2003Saltimbank as Johann Kreisler
2003Two Days of Hope as Wiedemeyer (uncredited)
2003Novaks Ultimatum as Dr. Hildebrandt
2003Nicht ohne meinen Anwalt
2003West.art am Sonntag as Self
2003Small Cuts as Verekher
2003Gelübde des Herzens as Professor Leunitz
2002I'm The Father as Dr. Beilenberg
2002Wenn die Liebe verloren geht as Georg
2002Zwei Seiten der Liebe as Rolf Wagner
2002Bloch as Claus Claussen
2002Ripley's Game as Art Dealer
2002Jean Moulin as Le major von Gutlingen
2002Southeast Passage
2002Olga's Summer as Richard
2002Tanners letzte Chance as Karl Sedlag
2002Beck 16 - The Last Witness as Josef Hillman
2002Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball as Josef Hillman
2002Gero von Boehm begegnet... as Self
2002Beck 14 - The Advertising Man as Josef Hillman
2002Taking Sides as Rudolf Werner
2002Amen. as Grawitz
2002666: In Bed with the Devil as Prince of Darkness
2002Beck 13 - Sender Unknown as Josef Hillman
2002Edel & Starck as Alfred Mendel
2002Beck 12 - The Loner as Josef Hillman
2002Der kleine Mönch as Angermeyer
2002The Specimen
2001Beck 11 - The Cartel as Josef Hillman
2001Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker as Oetker's Attorney
2001Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face as Josef Hillman
2001Solange wir lieben as Prof.Rudolf Zondek
2001Venus Talking
2001A Fine Day as Regisseur
2000Rotlicht - In der Höhle des Löwen as Hans Fengler
2000Jahrestage as De Rosny
2000Falsche Liebe – Die Internetfalle as Wilhelm Täufer
2000Donna Leon as Franco Murino
2000Paradiso: Seven Days with Seven Women as Adam
2000Wenn man sich traut as Isabell's Vater
2000Ben & Maria - Liebe auf den zweiten Blick as Raabe senior
1999Beck as Josef Hillman
1999The Alchemists as Bruno Gudmanson
1999No Sex as Friedrich Liebermann
1999Sunshine as Baron Margitta
1999Benzin im Blut as Frank Ellinghaus
1998Mein Papa ist kein Mörder as Thorsten Gregor
1998Operation Noah as Kanzler
1998Der Handymörder as Bundeskanzler
199823 as Karls Vater
1998Black Sun as Narrator
1998Die Bubi Scholz Story as Otto Grimm
1998Callboy as Dr.Deckel
1998Kidnapping – Ein Vater schlägt zurück as Dieter
1998Der letzte Zeuge as Wolf Zöllner
1998Der letzte Zeuge as Arthur Pollack
1998Debt of Love as Besse
1998Alpha Forum as Self
1997Drancy Future as The Old Man (voice)
1997Betrogen – Eine Ehe am Ende as Jan Goldbeck
1997Nachtstudio as Self
1997Ende einer Leidenschaft as Dr. Blöss
1997Requiem for Something Which Is Very Small as Michael
1997Null Risiko und reich
1997Coast Guard as Hein Andersson
1997Viel Spaß mit meiner Frau as Schmidthenner
1997Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP as Simon Höxter
1996Der letzte Kurier as Kant
1996Nach uns die Sintflut
1996A Girl Called Rosemarie
1996Anwalt Martin Berg - Im Auftrag der Gerechtigkeit as Staatsanwalt Winkler
1996Adieu, Mon Ami as Serge
1996Superbrain as Kottke
1996Ehebruch - Eine teuflische Falle! as Til Deboers
1996Die Drei as Semper
1996Die Drei as Rolf Kemper
1995Jury Trial as Thorsten Gregor
1995A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft as Udo Rohde
1995When in Doubt as Klaus Merten
1995Luise knackt den Jackpot
1994Das Baby der schwangeren Toten as Prof. Stuck
1994Die Kommissarin as Joachim Hubrath
1994Balle perdue as Victor Trampot
1994Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin as Monsieur de Staël
1994Im Namen des Gesetzes as Hilmar Renier
1994Im Namen des Gesetzes as Bernd Höhne
1994Gute Referenzen
1994The Violin Player as Michael
1994Alles Glück dieser Erde as Pfarrer Lucas Delbrück
1994The Blue One as Minister
1994Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen as Dieter Reich
1994Germaine et Benjamin
1994Der König von Bärenbach as Gottfried Lederle
1993The Open Universe as Frank
1993Faraway, So Close! as Dr. Becker
1993The Denunciation as Erfinder
1993Rotlicht as Hans Fengler
1993Rotlicht as Hans Fengler
1993The Cement Garden as Father
1993Adelheid und ihre Mörder as Meier-Rottluff
1993Stunde der Füchse as Heinz Binder
1992Herzsprung as Herr Papenfuß
1992Wolffs Revier as Alex Kamrath
1992Wolffs Revier as Dr. Peter Landsberg
1992Salt on Our Skin as Sidney
1992Abgetrieben as Dr. Friedrich Hess
1992Manoeuvres d'Élégance
1991Germany Year 90 Nine Zero as Count Zelten
1991Mise-en-scene
1991DAS! as Self
1990Europa Europa as Captain von Lerenau
1990Dr. M as Moser
1990Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders as Self
1990Das Haus am Watt as Ulrich Golborn
1989The Rose Garden as Eckert
1989The French Revolution as Goethe
1989Francesco as Pope Innocent III
1989Der Leibwächter as Dr. Kant
1989Himmelsheim as Dr. Ehrenfried
1989My Dear Subject as Hans
1988The French as Seen by… as (Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
1988Le Dernier Mot
1988Die Männer vom K3 as Ernst Stiller
1988The Venus Trap as Kurt
1987Berlin as Interviews
1987Das Treibhaus as Mergentheim
1987Milan noir as Hardy
1986Kir Royal as Dr. Josef Geisshofer
1986Tarot as Eduard
1986Douce France as Karl
1986Anemia as Umberto
1986Afrika am Rhein as Hans
1985The Berlin Affair as Wolf von Hollendorf
1985A Viso Coperto as Roberto Connolly
1984Der Fahnder
1984The Autograph as Lieutenant Suarez
1984The Horsemen of the Storm as Castaing
1983Pharos of Chaos as Self
1983The Unburdening as Diego
1983System Without Shadow as Melo
1983A Woman in Flames as Kurt
1982Logik des Gefühls
1982Doctor Faustus as Dr. Serenius
1982Domino as Zollner
1982Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
1981A Case For Two as Dr. Roland Schäfer
1981A Case For Two as Erich Schierer
1981A Case For Two as Heiko Drews
1981Strike Back
1981Kino 81 as Self
1981Malevil as le vétérinaire
1981Angels of Iron as Ridzinski
1981Hast du Lust, mit mir einen Kaffee zu trinken? as Hanns
1981Total vereist as Pilot
1980Berlin Chamissoplatz as Martin
1980Henry Angst
1979Putting Things Straight as Alfred Flechtheim
1979The demise of Herman Dürer as Herwig Jungmann, neuroloog
1979David
1978The Meetings of Anna as Hans
1978"Amerika" vor Augen oder Kafka in 43 Min. 30 Sec. as Voice
1978The Left-Handed Woman
1977Der Alte as Peter Binding
1977Der Alte as Anton Spengler
1977Der Alte as Ulrich Herzog
1976Die Tannerhütte
1976Kings of the Road as Robert Lander
1976Kölner Treff as Self
1975Bent or Broken
1974Derrick as Haffner
1974Derrick as Karau
1974Derrick as Gaston Riemann
1974Derrick as Robert Reitmoor
1973Einmal wirst auch du mich lieben. Über die Bedeutung von Heftromanen as Self
1972Summer in the City as Hanns
1971Polizeiruf 110 as Christian Korte
1971Polizeiruf 110 as Ekki von Dülmen
1971Polizeiruf 110 as Roland Seedow
1970Scene of the Crime as Dr. Joachim Dreher
1970Scene of the Crime as Joachim Huber
1970Scene of the Crime as Huber
1970Scene of the Crime as Dr. Lars Heinemann
1970Scene of the Crime as Ansgar Frey
1969Blinker
1968Same Player Shoots Again as Man with Gun
1958Stahlnetz as Konrad Bienek
—1949 as Thomas Mann
—Schwarzer Sommer as Klaus Brixen


