Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-04-18

Deathday

1994-12-05 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Bremen, Germany

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.

Known For

7.5%

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Jun 29, 1971

6.7%

The Boys from Brazil

Oct 5, 1978

7.1%

Ace of Aces

Oct 27, 1982

7.2%

Is Paris Burning?

Oct 26, 1966

6.6%

The Odessa File

Oct 17, 1974

6.9%

Faraway, So Close!

Sep 1, 1993

6.7%

The Bridge at Remagen

Jun 25, 1969

6.4%

Funeral in Berlin

Dec 22, 1966

6.3%

The Serpent's Egg

Oct 28, 1977

6.2%

Scene of the Crime

Nov 29, 1970

6.2%

Scene of the Crime

Nov 29, 1970

6.9%

In a Glass Cage

Aug 6, 1986

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Acting

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 Westgermany 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		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

Ein Tag - Bericht aus einem deutschen Konzentrationslager 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 Terror of Doctor Mabuse as Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
1962		Der Kronanwalt as Mr. White
1962		The Counterfeit Traitor as Priest

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