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Günter Meisner

Acting Born Apr 18, 1926 Bremen, Germany 24 credits

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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Full filmography

  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Bulldozer-Fahrer
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Viebich
  • Großstadtrevier (1986)
  • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) as Mr. Slugworth
  • The Winds of War (1983) as Adolf Hitler
  • Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Tankwart
  • The Tin Drum (1979) as Gestapo Agent
  • Praxis Bülowbogen (1987) as Berti
  • Liebling Kreuzberg (1986) as Staatsanwalt
  • Direktion City (1976) as Herr Zilkowski
  • The Bridge at Remagen (1969) as SS Officer
  • Is Paris Burning? (1966) as SS Commander in Pantin
  • Zwei alte Hasen (1994) as Nachtwächter
  • Hals über Kopf (1987) as Sir Reginald Mackintosh
  • The Boys from Brazil (1978) as Farnbach
  • The Century of Surgeons (1972) as Jackson
  • I.O.B. Spezialauftrag (1980) as Hanno Griesser
  • Funeral in Berlin (1966) as Kreutzman
  • Ace of Aces (1982) as Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
  • The Odessa File (1974) as General Greifer
  • Silas (1981) as Fabian Fedder
  • Das Fernsehgericht tagt (1961) as Berthold Zeller
  • Lokaltermin (1973) as Schauspieler Lorbeer
  • Voyage of the Damned (1976) as Robert Hoffman