Günter Meisner

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Known For

Acting

Born

1926-04-18

Place of Birth

Bremen, Germany
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Günter Meisner

Biography

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.

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Acting History

1994
Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn as Wegener
1994
Zwei alte Hasen as Nachtwächter
1993
Faraway, So Close! as Forger
1992
Ruby Cairo as Herr Bruchner
1991
Te Rua as Professor Biederstedt
1991
Leporella
1990
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
1989
Moon Child as Abuelo militar
1989
Bride of the Orient as Priest Barmettler
1988
Magdalene as Prior
1988
Roselyne and the Lions as Klint
1988
The Case of Mr. Spalt as Bobby Steinbeck
1987
Hals über Kopf as Sir Reginald Mackintosh
1987
Praxis Bülowbogen as Berti
1987
Close Up
1986
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
1985
Drei gegen drei as Professor Holl
1984
Der Mord mit der Schere
1984
Under the Volcano as Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
1983
Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt as History teacher Borwald
1983
The Winds of War as Adolf Hitler
1982
Ace of Aces as Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
1982
The Man on the Wall as Dr. Steiner
1982
Night Crossing as Major Koerner
1982
Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl as Maskenbildner
1981
Silas as Fabian Fedder
1981
Das waren noch Zeiten - Kleine Geschichten von Kalke & Söhne as Herr Klein
1980
Gibbi West Germany as Patient
1980
I.O.B. Spezialauftrag as Hanno Griesser
1980
The American Success Company as Maitre 'd
1980
Meister Timpe as Herr Rahm
1980
Die Paulskirche
1979
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
Wie Rauch und Staub
1978
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl as Berg
1978
The Boys from Brazil as Farnbach
1978
Ein Mord am Lietzensee as Mölling
1977
The Serpent's Egg as Convict
1977
Heinrich
1977
Ein Mann kam im August as Oberinspektor Krieg
1977
The Brothers as Pfarrer
1976
Voyage of the Damned as Robert Hoffman
1976
Direktion City as Herr Zilkowski
1975
Inside Out as Schmidt
1975
Depressionen as Dr. Müller
1975
A Happy Family Life as Hektiker
1975
Flesh of the Orchid as Advokat
1975
Jo Gaillard as Hessling
1974
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
1973
Werwölfe
1973
The Battle of Sutjeska as German General
1973
Lokaltermin as Schauspieler Lorbeer
1972
Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen as Jackson
1971
Ludwig L as Der Betrunkene
1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Slugworth
1970
Scene of the Crime as Bulldozer-Fahrer
1970
Scene of the Crime as Viebich
1970
Hauser's Memory as Koroweiw
1970
Schlagzeilen über einen Mord as Taxifahrer #3
1969
The Bridge at Remagen as SS Officer
1968
Das Haus mit den sieben Stockwerken as Krankenpfleger
1967
The College Girl Murders as Greaves
1967
Lobby Doll und die Sitzstangenaffäre
1966
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
1965
One Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 1939
1964
Schaufensterpuppen as Herr Schneider
1964
The Foggy Night Murderer as Kriminalassistent Behrend
1964
Das Martyrium des Peter OHey as Der Wissenschaftler
1963
Die Wölfe as Buquet
1963
The Black Cobra as Wunderlich ('Mr. Green')
1963
Das Kriminalmuseum as Tankwart
1962
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse as Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
1962
Der Kronanwalt as Mr. White
1962
The Counterfeit Traitor as Priest (uncredited)
1961
Operation Caviar as Redner
1961
Question 7 as Schmidt
1961
The Miracle of Father Malachia as Prediger
1961
Das Fernsehgericht tagt as Berthold Zeller
1961
Ein wahrer Held as Shawn Keogh
1960
Abendstunde im Spätherbst as Sekretär
1959
Der König ist tot as Dick Henderson
1959
The Black Chapel as 1. Killer
1959
Ship of the Dead as Paul
1959
Babette Goes to War as First Gestapo officer
1959
Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary as Dr. Rott - Oberarzt
1957
Kopf oder Zahl as Kid