Name
Günter Meisner
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-04-18
Deathday
1994-12-05 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Bremen, Germany
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.
Known For
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When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of hi...
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In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a...
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A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for surv...
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Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down P...
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Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Jose...
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Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if t...
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In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between Germa...
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Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets...
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After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally star...
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Baseball cards and a food-aid worker help a woman follow her shady husband's money trail a...
- 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Slugworth
- 1985 Drei gegen drei as Professor Holl
- 1980 The American Success Company as Maitre 'd
- 1966 Funeral in Berlin as Kreutzman
- 1974 Borsalino and Co. as Doctor
- 1986 In a Glass Cage as Klaus
- 1971 Ludwig L as Der Betrunkene
- 1982 Ace of Aces as Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
- 1990 The Saint: The Big Bang as Kuhler
- 1975 Inside Out as Schmidt
- 1979 Ticket of No Return as Direktor Willi
- 1989 Moon Child as Abuelo militar
- 1961 Operation Caviar as Redner
- 1992 Ruby Cairo as Herr Bruchner
- 1974 Between Wars as Karl Schneider
- 1988 Magdalene as Prior
- 1984 Under the Volcano as Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
- 1993 Faraway, So Close! as Forger
- 1991 Te Rua as Professor Biederstedt
- 1973 Werwölfe
- 1979 Breakthrough as SS Officer
- 1982 The Man on the Wall as Dr. Steiner
- 1966 Is Paris Burning? as SS Commander in Pantin
- 1974 The Odessa File as General Greifer
- 1970 Hauser's Memory as Koroweiw
- 1978 The Boys from Brazil as Farnbach
- 1979 Avalanche Express as Rudi Muehler
- 1982 Night Crossing as Major Koerner
- 1966 The Quiller Memorandum as Hassler
- 1969 The Bridge at Remagen as SS Officer
- 1973 The Battle of Sutjeska as German General
- 1976 Voyage of the Damned as Robert Hoffman
- 1977 The Serpent's Egg as Convict
- 1959 Babette Goes to War as First Gestapo officer
- 1962 The Counterfeit Traitor as Priest (uncredited)
- 1986 Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle as Sir Ralph Whitecombe
- 1982 Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl as Maskenbildner
- 1983 Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt as History teacher Borwald
- 1980 Gibbi West Germany as Patient
- 1975 Depressionen as Dr. Müller
- 1988 The Case of Mr. Spalt as Bobby Steinbeck
- 1986 Gestatten, Bestatter as Herr Abendroth
- 1978 Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl as Berg
- 1994 Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn as Wegener
- 1980 Meister Timpe as Herr Rahm
- 1977 The Brothers as Pfarrer
- 1975 Flesh of the Orchid as Advokat
- 1991 Leporella
- 1989 Bride of the Orient as Priest Barmettler
- 1980 Die Paulskirche
- 1990 The Man Inside as Richter
- 1975 A Happy Family Life as Hektiker
- 1990 The Little People as Schneider
- 1981 Das waren noch Zeiten - Kleine Geschichten von Kalke & Söhne as Herr Klein
- 1970 Schlagzeilen über einen Mord as Taxifahrer #3
- 1979 Wie Rauch und Staub
- 1984 Der Mord mit der Schere
- 1978 Ein Mord am Lietzensee as Mölling
- 1974 The Brutalization of Franz Blum as Borsig
- 1965 One Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 1939
- 1959 Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary as Dr. Rott - Oberarzt
- 1966 Großer Ring mit Außenschleife as Fotograf
- 1961 Question 7 as Schmidt
- 1960 Abendstunde im Spätherbst as Sekretär
- 1967 Lobby Doll und die Sitzstangenaffäre
- 1963 Die Wölfe as Buquet
- 1961 The Miracle of Father Malachia as Prediger
- 1962 Der Kronanwalt as Mr. White
- 1964 The Foggy Night Murderer as Kriminalassistent Behrend
- 1959 The Black Chapel as 1. Killer
- 1961 Ein wahrer Held as Shawn Keogh
- 1964 Schaufensterpuppen as Herr Schneider
- 1959 Der König ist tot as Dick Henderson
- 1959 Ship of the Dead as Paul
- 1957 Kopf oder Zahl as Kid
- 1967 The College Girl Murders as Greaves
- 1963 The Black Cobra as Wunderlich ('Mr. Green')
- 1990 Central Station as El Amigo de Alex
- 1968 Das Haus mit den sieben Stockwerken as Krankenpfleger
- 1962 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse as Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
- 1988 Roselyne and the Lions as Klint
- 1977 Heinrich
- 1964 Das Martyrium des Peter OHey as Der Wissenschaftler
- 1987 Close Up
- 1979 The Tin Drum as Gestapo Agent
- 1978 Just a Gigolo as Betrunkener Arbeiter (uncredited)
- 1987 Hals über Kopf ( 1 episode ) as Sir Reginald Mackintosh
- 1986 Liebling Kreuzberg ( 1 episode ) as Staatsanwalt
- 1994 Zwei alte Hasen ( 1 episode ) as Nachtwächter
- 1961 Das Fernsehgericht tagt ( 1 episode ) as Berthold Zeller
- 1973 Lokaltermin ( 1 episode ) as Schauspieler Lorbeer
- 1980 I.O.B. Spezialauftrag ( 1 episode ) as Hanno Griesser
- 1970 Scene of the Crime ( 1 episode ) as Bulldozer-Fahrer
- 1987 Praxis Bülowbogen ( 2 episodes ) as Berti
- 1970 Scene of the Crime ( 1 episode ) as Viebich
- 1981 Silas ( 12 episodes ) as Fabian Fedder
- 1963 Das Kriminalmuseum ( 1 episode ) as Tankwart
- 1986 Großstadtrevier ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Century of Surgeons ( 1 episode ) as Jackson
- 1976 Direktion City ( 1 episode ) as Herr Zilkowski
- 1977 A Man Arrived in August ( 6 episodes ) as Oberinspektor Krieg
- 1975 Jo Gaillard ( 13 episodes ) as Hessling
- 1983 The Winds of War ( 6 episodes ) as Adolf Hitler
