Günter Meisner
Actor · Since 1966
Known for
Günter Meisner has spent most of a working life as a German actor who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 69 years. 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' is the title most people reach for first, with Mr. Slugworth at the center of it. 'The Tin Drum' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. Drama accounts for the largest share of the work.
Günter Meisner
Actor · Since 1966
52 Movies · 13 Series
Günter Meisner has spent most of a working life as a German actor who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 69 years. 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' is the title most people reach for first, with Mr. Slugworth at the center of it. 'The Tin Drum' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. Drama accounts for the largest share of the work.
Movies
Plays Gestapo Agent
The Tin Drum
1979
Plays Major Koerner
Night Crossing
1982
Plays SS Commander in Pantin
Is Paris Burning?
1966
Plays Farnbach
The Boys from Brazil
1978
Plays General Greifer
The Odessa File
1974
Plays SS Officer
The Bridge at Remagen
1969
Plays Robert Hoffman
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Plays Kreutzman
Funeral in Berlin
1966
Plays Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
Ace of Aces
1982
Plays Doctor
Borsalino and Co.
1974
Plays Convict
The Serpent's Egg
1977
Plays Advokat
Flesh of the Orchid
1975
Plays SS Officer
Breakthrough
1979
Plays Herr Bruchner
Ruby Cairo
1992
Plays Hassler
The Quiller Memorandum
1966
Plays Maitre 'd
The American Success Company
1980
Plays 1. Killer
The Black Chapel
1959
Plays German General
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
Plays Pfarrer
The Brothers
1977
Plays Priest Barmettler
Bride of the Orient
1989
Plays Greaves
The College Girl Murders
1967
Plays Rudi Muehler
Avalanche Express
1979
Plays First Gestapo officer
Babette Goes to War
1959
Plays History teacher Borwald
Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt
1983
Plays Karl Schneider
Between Wars
1974
Plays Klint
Roselyne and the Lions
1988
Plays Paul
Ship of the Dead
1959
Plays Schmidt
Inside Out
1975
Plays Abuelo militar
Moon Child
1989
Plays Professor Holl
Drei gegen drei
1985
Plays Prior
Magdalene
1988
Plays Klaus
In a Glass Cage
1986
Plays Redner
Operation Caviar
1961
Plays Schmidt
Question 7
1961
Plays Direktor Willi
Ticket of No Return
1979
Plays Dr. Steiner
The Man on the Wall
1982
Plays Prediger
The Miracle of Father Malachia
1961
Plays Bobby Steinbeck
The Case of Mr. Spalt
1988
Plays Kriminalassistent Behrend
The Foggy Night Murderer
1964
Plays Patient
Gibbi West Germany
1980
TV Shows
Plays Hessling
Jo Gaillard
1975
Plays Fabian Fedder
Silas
1981
Plays Oberinspektor Krieg
A Man Arrived in August
1977
Plays Adolf Hitler
The Winds of War
1983
Plays Berti
Praxis Bülowbogen
1987
Plays Bulldozer-Fahrer
Scene of the Crime
1970
Plays Herr Zilkowski
Direktion City
1976
Plays Jackson
The Century of Surgeons
1972
Plays Nachtwächter
Zwei alte Hasen
1994
Plays Sir Reginald Mackintosh
Hals über Kopf
1987
Plays Staatsanwalt
Liebling Kreuzberg
1986
Plays Schauspieler Lorbeer
Lokaltermin
1973
Plays Tankwart
Das Kriminalmuseum
1963
Latest Trailers
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Faraway, So Close!
Full Filmography 65
Zwei alte Hasen
Nachtwächter
1994Season 1
Praxis Bülowbogen
Berti
1994Season 4
Ruby Cairo
Herr Bruchner
1992
The Man Inside
Richter
1990
Central Station
El Amigo de Alex
1990
The Little People
Schneider
1990
Moon Child
Abuelo militar
1989
Bride of the Orient
Priest Barmettler
1989
Scene of the Crime
Bulldozer-Fahrer
1989Season 20
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Günter Meisner still alive?
Günter Meisner passed away on December 5, 1994 at age 68.
What are the most famous roles of Günter Meisner?
Günter Meisner is best known for roles in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, The Tin Drum, The Boys from Brazil.
How many movies has Günter Meisner been in?
Over a 37-year career (since 1957), Günter Meisner has appeared in 52 movies and 13 TV shows.
What was Günter Meisner's first movie?
The career of Günter Meisner began with Kopf oder Zahl (1957).
What is Günter Meisner's most recent movie or series?
Günter Meisner's most recent release is Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn, which premiered on December 16, 1994.
What TV shows has Günter Meisner appeared in?
On television, Günter Meisner has appeared in Scene of the Crime, The Winds of War, Großstadtrevier, Silas.
Günter Meisner
1926-04-18 · Bremen, Germany
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.