Günter Meisner
Born: 1926-04-18 in Bremen, Germany
Died: 1994-12-05
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1994
- Zwei alte Hasen as Nachtwächter
- Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn as Wegener
1993
- Faraway, So Close! as Forger
1992
- Ruby Cairo as Herr Bruchner
1990
- The Little People as Schneider
- The Saint: The Big Bang as Kuhler
- The Man Inside as Richter
- Central Station as El Amigo de Alex
1989
- Moon Child as Abuelo militar
- Bride of the Orient as Priest Barmettler
1988
- Roselyne and the Lions as Klint
- The Case of Mr. Spalt as Bobby Steinbeck
- Magdalene as Prior
1987
- Praxis Bülowbogen as Berti
- Hals über Kopf as Sir Reginald Mackintosh
- Close Up
1986
- Großstadtrevier
- Liebling Kreuzberg as Staatsanwalt
- Gestatten, Bestatter as Herr Abendroth
- In a Glass Cage as Klaus
- Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle as Sir Ralph Whitecombe
1985
- Drei gegen drei as Professor Holl
1984
- Under the Volcano as Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
- Der Mord mit der Schere
1983
- The Winds of War as Adolf Hitler
- Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt as History teacher Borwald
1982
- Night Crossing as Major Koerner
- Ace of Aces as Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
- The Man on the Wall as Dr. Steiner
- Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl as Maskenbildner
1981
- Silas as Fabian Fedder
- Das waren noch Zeiten - Kleine Geschichten von Kalke & Söhne as Herr Klein
1980
- Gibbi West Germany as Patient
- The American Success Company as Maitre 'd
- I.O.B. Spezialauftrag as Hanno Griesser
- Meister Timpe as Herr Rahm
- Die Paulskirche
1979
- The Tin Drum as Gestapo Agent
- Avalanche Express as Rudi Muehler
- Ticket of No Return as Direktor Willi
- Breakthrough as SS Officer
- Wie Rauch und Staub
1978
- Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl as Berg
- The Boys from Brazil as Farnbach
- Ein Mord am Lietzensee as Mölling
1977
- The Brothers as Pfarrer
- Heinrich
- The Serpent's Egg as Convict
- Ein Mann kam im August as Oberinspektor Krieg
1976
- Voyage of the Damned as Robert Hoffman
- Direktion City as Herr Zilkowski
1975
- A Happy Family Life as Hektiker
- Flesh of the Orchid as Advokat
- Jo Gaillard as Hessling
- Inside Out as Schmidt
- Depressionen as Dr. Müller
1974
- Borsalino and Co. as Doctor
- The Odessa File as General Greifer
- The Brutalization of Franz Blum as Borsig
- Between Wars as Karl Schneider
1973
- The Battle of Sutjeska as German General
- Lokaltermin as Schauspieler Lorbeer
- Werwölfe
1972
- Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen as Jackson
1971
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Mr. Slugworth
- Ludwig L as Der Betrunkene
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Bulldozer-Fahrer
- Hauser's Memory as Koroweiw
- 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
1966
- Is Paris Burning? as SS Commander in Pantin
- Funeral in Berlin as Kreutzman
- Großer Ring mit Außenschleife as Fotograf
- The Quiller Memorandum as Hassler
1964
- The Foggy Night Murderer as Kriminalassistent Behrend
- Das Martyrium des Peter OHey as Der Wissenschaftler
- Schaufensterpuppen as Herr Schneider
1963
- Die Wölfe as Buquet
- Das Kriminalmuseum as Tankwart
- The Black Cobra as Wunderlich ('Mr. Green')
1962
- The Counterfeit Traitor as Priest (uncredited)
- The Testament of Dr. Mabuse as Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
- Der Kronanwalt as Mr. White
1961
- Question 7 as Schmidt
- Operation Caviar as Redner
- Ein wahrer Held as Shawn Keogh
- Das Fernsehgericht tagt as Berthold Zeller
- The Miracle of Father Malachia as Prediger
1960
- Abendstunde im Spätherbst as Sekretär
1959
- Ship of the Dead as Paul
- The Black Chapel as 1. Killer
- Babette Goes to War as First Gestapo officer
- Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary as Dr. Rott - Oberarzt
- Der König ist tot as Dick Henderson
1957
- Kopf oder Zahl as Kid