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Günter Meisner (1926–1994)

Günter Meisner was born on April 18, 1926 in Bremen, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), In a Glass Cage (1986) and The Winds of War (1983). He was married to Gisela Albrecht Meisner. He died on December 5, 1994 in Berlin, Germany. See full bio »

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Known For

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Mr. Slugworth
(1971)
In a Glass Cage
In a Glass Cage Klaus
(1986)
The Winds of War
The Winds of War Adolf Hitler
(1983)
Ruby Cairo
Ruby Cairo Herr Bruchner
(1992)
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Filmography

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 1994-1995 Praxis Bülowbogen (TV Series)
Berti
- Ein Herr vom Ministerium (1995) ... Berti
- Überholverbot (1994) ... Berti
- Vollmond (1994) ... Berti
- Ruhe vor dem Sturm (1994) ... Berti
- Rote Rosen für Pia (1994) ... Berti
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 1975-1995 Tatort (TV Series)
Wiedgräfe / Viebich / Bulldozer-Fahrer
- Die Kampagne (1995) ... Wiedgräfe
- Herzversagen (1989) ... Viebich
- Tod im U-Bahnschacht (1975) ... Bulldozer-Fahrer
 1995 Zwei alte Hasen (TV Series)
Nachtwächter
- Falscher Hase (1995) ... Nachtwächter
 1994 Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn (TV Movie)
Wegener
 1994 Air Albatros (TV Series)
Lauffendingk Sr.
 1994 Großstadtrevier (TV Series)
- Frühdienst (1994)
 1993 Harry & Sunny (TV Series)
Kneipenwirt
 1993 Posthuman (Short)
Doctor
 1993 Faraway, So Close!
Fälscher
 1992 Ruby Cairo
Herr Bruchner
 1991 Leporella (TV Movie)
 1991 Te Rua
Prof. Biederstedt
 1990 The Little People (TV Movie)
Schneider
 1990 The Man Inside
Judge (as Gunther Meisner)
 1990 The Saint: The Big Bang (TV Movie)
Kuhler
 1989 Moon Child
Abuelo militar (as Günter Meissner)
 1989 Estación Central
Alex' friend
 1989 Roselyne and the Lions
Klint
 1989 Bride of the Orient
Pfarrer Barmettler
 1989 Head Over Heels (TV Series)
Sir Reginald Mackintosh
- Der Rekordversuch (1989) ... Sir Reginald Mackintosh
 1988 Magdalene
Prior
 1988 Liebling Kreuzberg (TV Series)
Staatsanwalt
- Der Besuch (1988) ... Staatsanwalt
 1988 Z.B. ... Otto Spalt
Bobby Steinbeck
 1987 Der elegante Hund (TV Series)
- Der Lakritzen-Alfons (1987)
 1987 Wunschpartner (TV Series) (1987)
 1987 The Enigmatic Mister S. (TV Movie)
Hamerstein
 1987 Vísperas (TV Mini-Series)
 1987 Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry (TV Movie)
Harry Martin (as Günter Meissner)
 1986 Gestatten, Bestatter
Herr Abendroth
 1986 Die Nervensäge (TV Series)
Dr. Klemperer
- Die Schatzsuche (1986) ... Dr. Klemperer (credit only)
- Die Spezialisten (1986) ... Dr. Klemperer
 1986 Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle (TV Movie)
Sir Ralph Whitecombe
 1986 The Adventures of Dr. Bayer (TV Series)
Herr Exner
- Martha & Co. (1986) ... Herr Exner
- Ein Schock für Willi (1986) ... Herr Exner
 1986 In a Glass Cage
Klaus (as Gunter Meisner)
 1986 Close Up (Short)
KGB-Chef
 1985 Drei gegen drei
Prof. Holl
 1985 Fritz Golgowsky (TV Series)
Balduin
 1984 Opération O.P.E.N. (TV Series)
Wolf
- Le voleur de moutons (1984) ... Wolf
 1984 Under the Volcano
Herr Krausberg - the German Attaché (uncredited)
 1981-1983 Tegtmeier klärt auf (TV Series)
Anstaltsarzt / Quarksack / Kunde in der Stadtbücherei
- ...über Sinnliches und Übersinnliches (1983) ... Anstaltsarzt
- ...über den Geist im Nacken (1981) ... Quarksack (uncredited)
- ...über soziales Verhalten (1981) ... Kunde in der Stadtbücherei
 1983 Chamäleon (TV Series)
 1983 Wie im Leben (TV Series)
 1983 Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im Pogl (TV Movie)
Maskenbildner
 1983 The Winds of War (TV Mini-Series)
Adolf Hitler
- The Changing of the Guard (1983) ... Adolf Hitler
- Of Love and War (1983) ... Adolf Hitler
- Defiance (1983) ... Adolf Hitler
- Cataclysm (1983) ... Adolf Hitler
- The Storm Breaks (1983) ... Adolf Hitler
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 1982 Drei Damen vom Grill (TV Series)
Herr Franzke
- Klappe zu - Affe tot (1982) ... Herr Franzke
 1982 Ace of Aces
Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
 1982 The Man on the Wall
Dr. Steiner
 1982 Rom ist in der kleinsten Hütte (TV Series)
 1982 Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler (TV Series)
Schneider
- Unsere Fahne flattert uns voran (1982) ... Schneider (as Günther J. Meissner)
 1982 Night Crossing
Major Koerner
 1981 Silas (TV Mini-Series)
Fabian Fedder
- Entführung, Erpressung - und ein glückliches Ende? (1981) ... Fabian Fedder
- Silas wird in die Hauptstadt eingeladen (1981) ... Fabian Fedder (credit only)
 1981 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV Mini-Series)
Adolf Hitler
- In High Places (1981) ... Adolf Hitler
 1981 Café Wernicke (TV Series)
Studienrat Karcher
- Freiwillig (1981) ... Studienrat Karcher (uncredited)
- Neue Ordnung (1981) ... Studienrat Karcher (uncredited)
 1981 Kreuzfahrten eines Globetrotters (TV Series)
Oskar
- Der schöpferische Impuls (1981) ... Oskar
 1980 Die Paulskirche (TV Movie)
 1980 Meister Timpe (TV Movie)
Herr Rahm
 1980 Wenn's nach mir ginge (TV Series short)
Knastbruder Hotte
- Strafvollzug - Resozialisierung (1980) ... Knastbruder Hotte (uncredited)
 1980 Das Traumhaus
Grimme (as Günther Meisner)
 1980 I.O.B. Spezialauftrag (TV Series)
Hanno Griesser
- Die Kasse muß stimmen (1980) ... Hanno Griesser
 1980 The American Success Company
Maitre d'
 1980 Gibbi - Westgermany
Patient (as Günter Meissner)
 1980 Ein Kapitel für sich (TV Mini-Series)
Brillenglasträger
- Dritter Teil (1980) ... Brillenglasträger
 1979 Ticket of No Return
Direktor Willi
 1979 Avalanche Express
Rudi Muehler (as Günter Meissner)
 1979 The Tin Drum
Gesundheitspolizist (uncredited)
 1979 Union der festen Hand (TV Series)
- 2.Teil (1979)
 1979 Breakthrough
SS-Offizier
 1979 Trilogie 1848 - Der Galgensteiger (TV Movie)
Strafrichter (as Günther Meisner)
 1979 Wie Rauch und Staub (TV Movie)
 1978 Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl (TV Movie)
Berg
 1978 Just a Gigolo
Betrunkener arbeiter (uncredited)
 1978 The Boys from Brazil
Farnbach
 1978 Ein Mord am Lietzensee (TV Movie)
Mölling
 1977 The Serpent's Egg
Convict (as Guenter Meisner)
 1977 Heinrich
 1977 Ein Mann kam im August (TV Series)
Oberinspektor Krieg
- Panik (1977) ... Oberinspektor Krieg (credit only)
- Zeitvertrag (1977) ... Oberinspektor Krieg
- Gezeichnet (1977) ... Oberinspektor Krieg
- Labyrinth (1977) ... Oberinspektor Krieg (credit only)
- Rattenplage (1977) ... Oberinspektor Krieg (credit only)
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 1977 The Brothers
Pfarrer
 1976 Voyage of the Damned
Robert Hoffman (as Guenter Meisner)
 1976 Direktion City (TV Series)
Herr Zilkowski
- Name: ohne (1976) ... Herr Zilkowski
 1975 Ein Fall für Männdli (TV Series)
Cheflektor Grütner
- Der Bestseller (1975) ... Cheflektor Grütner
 1975 Eurogang (TV Series)
Commissaire Dutrac
- Die letzte Lieferung (1975) ... Commissaire Dutrac
 1975 Inside Out
Schmidt (as Guenter Meisner)
 1975 Gestern gelesen (TV Series)
Kommissar
- Urlaub in der Schweiz (1975) ... Kommissar
 1975 A Happy Family Life
Hektiker
 1975 Depressionen (TV Movie)
Dr. Müller
 1975 Jo Gaillard (TV Series)
Hessling - le chef mécanicien / Hessling - le chef-mécanicien
- Jo et l'enfant (1975) ... Hessling - le chef mécanicien
- L'inconnu (1975) ... Hessling - le chef mécanicien
- La femme d'affaires (1975) ... Hessling - le chef mécanicien
- L'escale à Gênes (1975) ... Hessling - le chef mécanicien
- La canne à pommeau d'or (1975) ... Hessling - le chef mécanicien
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 1975 The Flesh of the Orchid
L'avocat-conseil
 1974 Between Wars
Karl Schneider
 1974 Blood on the Streets
Le médecin
 1974 The Odessa File
General Greifer
 1974 Die Verrohung des Franz Blum
Borsig (as Günter Meissner)
 1973 Hamburg Transit (TV Series)
Herr Mertens
- Der Beschützer (1973) ... Herr Mertens
 1973 Werwölfe
 1973 Alles Gute, Köhler (TV Series)
Herr Mergelsheimer
 1973 Lokaltermin (TV Series)
Schauspieler Lorbeer
- Der Schutzmann von Köpenick (1973) ... Schauspieler Lorbeer
 1973 The Battle of Sutjeska
German General (as Günter Meissner)
 1972 Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen (TV Series)
Jackson
- Das Patent (1972) ... Jackson
 1972 Die Pulvermänner (TV Series)
- Alarm in Köbelbach (1972)
 1971 Ludwig L (TV Short)
Der Betrunkene
 1971 Frei nach Mark Twain (TV Series)
- Erben ist immer gut (1971)
 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Mr. Slugworth (as Gunter Meisner)
 1970 Poker - Poker (Short)
 1970 Hauser's Memory (TV Movie)
Korowiew
 1970 Schlagzeilen über einen Mord (TV Movie)
Taxifahrer #3
 1969 The Bridge at Remagen
SS Gen. Gerlach (as Gunter Meisner)
 1969 Alle Hunde lieben Theobald (TV Series)
Egon Lunsinger
- Bingo und der Hundertmarkschein (1969) ... Egon Lunsinger
 1968 Cliff Dexter (TV Series)
Pinky
- Pinkys Fund (1968) ... Pinky
 1968 Das Haus mit den sieben Stockwerken (TV Short)
Krankenpfleger
 1967 The College Girl Murders
Greaves
 1966 Funeral in Berlin
Kreutzman
 1966 Polizeifunk ruft (TV Series)
- Die Räuberhöhle (1966)
 1966 The Quiller Memorandum
Hassler (as Gunter Meisner)
 1966 Is Paris Burning?
Commandant SS à Pantin (as Guenter Meisner)
 1966 Hallo Nachbarn! (TV Series)
- jetzt sogar mit Herz (1966)
- aber in netter Form (1966)
 1966 The Great British Train Robbery (TV Mini-Series)
Smiler Jackson
- Dritter Teil (1966) ... Smiler Jackson
- Zweiter Teil (1966) ... Smiler Jackson
- Erster Teil (1966) ... Smiler Jackson
 1966 Großer Ring mit Außenschleife (TV Movie)
Fotograf (as Günther Meisner)
 1965-1966 Gewagtes Spiel (TV Series)
Herr Putenstek
- Der Pechvogel (1966) ... Herr Putenstek
- Das Privatmuseum (1965) ... Herr Putenstek
 1965 Das Kriminalmuseum (TV Series)
Tankwart
- Die Brille (1965) ... Tankwart (uncredited)
 1965 Code Name: Jaguar
Russian officer on the 'Donetz' (uncredited)
 1965 Interpol (TV Series)
Untersturmführer Heiner Bruhns
- Geld kennt keine Grenzen (1965) ... Untersturmführer Heiner Bruhns (as Guenther Meisner)
 1964 Bob Morane (TV Series)
- Les semeurs de foudre (1964)
 1964 Schaufensterpuppen (TV Movie)
Herr Schneider
 1964 Nebelmörder
Kriminalassistent Behrend (as Günther Meissner)
 1964 Das Martyrium des Peter O'Hey (TV Movie)
Der Wissenschaftler
 1963 Hafenpolizei (TV Series)
Johnny Massels
- Der blaue Brief (1963) ... Johnny Massels
 1963 Die Wölfe (TV Movie)
Buquet
 1963 The Black Cobra
Wunderlich ('Mr. Green')
 1962 Wenn ich Chef wäre (Short)
 1962 The Terror of Doctor Mabuse
Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
 1962 Der Kronanwalt (TV Movie)
Mr. White
 1962 The Counterfeit Traitor
Priest (uncredited)
 1961 Diesmal muß es Kaviar sein
Redner (uncredited)
 1961 Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein
Redner Meetingsaal
 1961 The Miracle of Father Malachia
Crazy Preacher
 1961 Question 7
Schmidt
 1961 Ein wahrer Held (TV Movie)
Shawn Keogh
 1960 Abendstunde im Spätherbst (TV Movie)
Sekretär
 1959 Der König ist tot (TV Movie)
Dick Henderson (as Günther Meisner)
 1959 The Black Chapel
1. Killer (as Günther Meissner)
 1959 Ship of the Dead
Paul, Trimmer auf der Yorikke
 1959 Babette Goes to War
First Gestapo officer / Le premier gestapiste
 1959 Aus dem Tagebuch eines Frauenarztes
Dr. Rott - Oberarzt
 1958 Viel Lärm um nichts (TV Movie)
 1957 Kopf oder Zahl (TV Movie)
Kid
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Guenter Meisner | Guenther Meisner | Gunter Meisner | Gunther Meisner | Günther Meisner | Günter Meissner | Günther J. Meissner | Günther Meissner
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Trivia:

He died of heart failure during the filming of an episode of the television series Tatort. See more »

Trademark:

cadaverous face with high, prominent cheekbones

Star Sign:

Aries
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