Günter Meisner

Acting

Born 18/04/1926
Bremen, Germany
Died 05/12/1994

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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Known For

Zwei alte Hasen
1994
Faraway, So Close!
1993
Ruby Cairo
1992
The Man Inside
1990
The Saint: The Big Bang
1990
Central Station
1990
The Little People
1990
Moon Child
1989
Bride of the Orient
1989
Magdalene
1988
Roselyne and the Lions
1988
The Case of Mr. Spalt
1988
Hals über Kopf
1987
Praxis Bülowbogen
1987
Großstadtrevier
1986
In a Glass Cage
1986
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986
Liebling Kreuzberg
1986
Gestatten, Bestatter
1986
Drei gegen drei
1985
Under the Volcano
1984
Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt
1983
The Winds of War
1983
Ace of Aces
1982
The Man on the Wall
1982
Night Crossing
1982
Silas
1981
Gibbi West Germany
1980
The American Success Company
1980
Ticket of No Return
1979
Avalanche Express
1979
The Tin Drum
1979
Breakthrough
1979
Just a Gigolo
1978
The Boys from Brazil
1978
The Serpent's Egg
1977
Heinrich
1977
A Man Arrived in August
1977
The Brothers
1977
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Direktion City
1976
Inside Out
1975
A Happy Family Life
1975
Flesh of the Orchid
1975
Jo Gaillard
1975
Between Wars
1974
Borsalino and Co.
1974
The Odessa File
1974
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974
Werwölfe
1973
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
Lokaltermin
1973
The Century of Surgeons
1972
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Hauser's Memory
1970
The Bridge at Remagen
1969
The College Girl Murders
1967
Funeral in Berlin
1966
The Quiller Memorandum
1966
Is Paris Burning?
1966
Großer Ring mit Außenschleife
1966
The Foggy Night Murderer
1964
The Black Cobra
1963
Das Kriminalmuseum
1963
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1962
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
Operation Caviar
1961
Question 7
1961
The Miracle of Father Malachia
1961
The Black Chapel
1959
Ship of the Dead
1959
Babette Goes to War
1959