Günter Meisner
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1926-04-18
- Died
- 1994-12-05
- Place of birth
- Bremen, Germany
- Also known as
- Guenter 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
TV Shows (16)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Bulldozer-Fahrer / Viebich
Großstadtrevier
1986
Das Kriminalmuseum
1963
as Tankwart
The Winds of War
1983
as Adolf Hitler
Liebling Kreuzberg
1986
as Staatsanwalt
Praxis Bülowbogen
1987
as Berti
Direktion City
1976
as Herr Zilkowski
Silas
1981
as Fabian Fedder
The Century of Surgeons
1972
as Jackson
Hals über Kopf
1987
as Sir Reginald Mackintosh
Zwei alte Hasen
1994
as Nachtwächter
Jo Gaillard
1975
as Hessling
I.O.B. Spezialauftrag
1980
as Hanno Griesser
Lokaltermin
1973
as Schauspieler Lorbeer
Das Fernsehgericht tagt
1961
as Berthold Zeller
A Man Arrived in August
1977
as Oberinspektor Krieg
Movies (86)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
as Mr. Slugworth
The Tin Drum
1979
as Gestapo Agent
Night Crossing
1982
as Major Koerner
The Brothers
1977
as Pfarrer
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Robert Hoffman
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as SS Commander in Pantin
The Bridge at Remagen
1969
as SS Officer
Schlagzeilen über einen Mord
1970
as Taxifahrer #3
The Boys from Brazil
1978
as Farnbach
Drei gegen drei
1985
as Professor Holl
The Odessa File
1974
as General Greifer
Funeral in Berlin
1966
as Kreutzman
Ace of Aces
1982
as Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
Werwölfe
1973
Flesh of the Orchid
1975
as Advokat
Bride of the Orient
1989
as Priest Barmettler
Faraway, So Close!
1993
as Forger
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
as Priest (uncredited)
The Quiller Memorandum
1966
as Hassler
Ruby Cairo
1992
as Herr Bruchner
Borsalino and Co.
1974
as Doctor
The Serpent's Egg
1977
as Convict
Der Kronanwalt
1962
as Mr. White
Under the Volcano
1984
as Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
Central Station
1990
as El Amigo de Alex
Just a Gigolo
1978
as Betrunkener Arbeiter (uncredited)
Between Wars
1974
as Karl Schneider
Babette Goes to War
1959
as First Gestapo officer
Abendstunde im Spätherbst
1960
as Sekretär
Das Haus mit den sieben Stockwerken
1968
as Krankenpfleger
Avalanche Express
1979
as Rudi Muehler
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
as German General
Ship of the Dead
1959
as Paul
Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt
1983
as History teacher Borwald
Das Martyrium des Peter OHey
1964
as Der Wissenschaftler
Schaufensterpuppen
1964
as Herr Schneider
Hauser's Memory
1970
as Koroweiw
Roselyne and the Lions
1988
as Klint
In a Glass Cage
1986
as Klaus
Breakthrough
1979
as SS Officer
Inside Out
1975
as Schmidt
Moon Child
1989
as Abuelo militar
The Man Inside
1990
as Richter
The American Success Company
1980
as Maitre 'd
The College Girl Murders
1967
as Greaves
Ludwig L
1971
as Der Betrunkene
The Miracle of Father Malachia
1961
as Prediger
The Black Chapel
1959
as 1. Killer
Ein wahrer Held
1961
as Shawn Keogh
Ein Mord am Lietzensee
1978
as Mölling
Lobby Doll und die Sitzstangenaffäre
1967
Close Up
1987
Te Rua
1991
as Professor Biederstedt
Ticket of No Return
1979
as Direktor Willi
The Black Cobra
1963
as Wunderlich ('Mr. Green')
Operation Caviar
1961
as Redner
The Man on the Wall
1982
as Dr. Steiner
The Foggy Night Murderer
1964
as Kriminalassistent Behrend
The Saint: The Big Bang
1990
as Kuhler
Magdalene
1988
as Prior
Gibbi West Germany
1980
as Patient
Question 7
1961
as Schmidt
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1962
as Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
Die Paulskirche
1980
Gestatten, Bestatter
1986
as Herr Abendroth
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974
as Borsig
Der Mord mit der Schere
1984
A Happy Family Life
1975
as Hektiker
Wie Rauch und Staub
1979
Meister Timpe
1980
as Herr Rahm
Heinrich
1977
Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary
1959
as Dr. Rott - Oberarzt
Großer Ring mit Außenschleife
1966
as Fotograf
Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl
1982
as Maskenbildner
Der König ist tot
1959
as Dick Henderson
The Case of Mr. Spalt
1988
as Bobby Steinbeck
The Little People
1990
as Schneider
Depressionen
1975
as Dr. Müller
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl
1978
as Berg
One Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 1939
1965
Kopf oder Zahl
1957
as Kid
Das waren noch Zeiten - Kleine Geschichten von Kalke & Söhne
1981
as Herr Klein
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986
as Sir Ralph Whitecombe
Die Wölfe
1963
as Buquet
Leporella
1991
Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn
1994
as Wegener
About Günter Meisner
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. With 102 credits spanning from 1957 to 1994, Günter Meisner has appeared in 86 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Günter Meisner Movies
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) — as Mr. Slugworth
- The Tin Drum (1979) — as Gestapo Agent
- Night Crossing (1982) — as Major Koerner
- The Brothers (1977) — as Pfarrer
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) — as Robert Hoffman
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