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Günter Meisner

Date of birth: 1926-04-18

Place of birth: Bremen, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Guenter Meisner

Günter 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.

Movie Credits

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
3.7

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971-06-29

When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolat

Drei gegen drei
2.1

Drei gegen drei

1985-11-28

The plan is simple: the three generals Weingarten, Ludovico and Klotz from San Chaco set a hitman on

The American Success Company
2.5

The American Success Company

1980-03-01

A husband is humiliated at home and at work. He decides he has had enough of it and hires a prostitu

Funeral in Berlin
3.2

Funeral in Berlin

1966-12-22

Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to

Borsalino and Co.
3.2

Borsalino and Co.

1974-10-23

Marseille. Heaps of flowers and funeral wreaths... "A man who no longer defends his colors is no lon

In a Glass Cage
3.4

In a Glass Cage

1986-08-06

A mysterious teenager named Ángelo cares for Klaus, a German doctor with a dark past who lives trapp

Ludwig L
0

Ludwig L

1971-11-11

Ace of Aces
3.5

Ace of Aces

1982-10-27

In this action comedy the French boxer Jo Cavalier is charmed on the train to Berlin for the Olympic

The Saint: The Big Bang
2

The Saint: The Big Bang

1990-07-28

Simon Templar and a newswoman track down the front man for a deadly corporate takeover.

Inside Out
3.3

Inside Out

1975-10-19

An American ex-WW II POW returns to Germany 30 years after the war. He teams up with the former comm

Ticket of No Return
3

Ticket of No Return

1979-10-27

A sartorially resplendent woman of few words arrives in Berlin with plans to live out the rest of he

Moon Child
2.7

Moon Child

1989-05-05

Adopted by a treacherous semi-scientific cult where extraordinary mental powers are common, extraord

Operation Caviar
2.5

Operation Caviar

1961-10-18

Bank accountant Thomas Lieven is forced to work as a triple agent for the British, the French and th

Ruby Cairo
2.5

Ruby Cairo

1992-12-12

Baseball cards and a food-aid worker help a woman follow her shady husband's money trail around the

Between Wars
0

Between Wars

1974-11-15

This film traces the career of Dr Edward Trenbow (Corin Redgrave), who becomes a well-respected Sydn

Magdalene
1.6

Magdalene

1988-11-25

Father Joseph Mohr, a newly appointed priest in the town of Oberndorf (near Salzburg), meets the bea

Under the Volcano
3.3

Under the Volcano

1984-06-20

Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken

Faraway, So Close!
3.5

Faraway, So Close!

1993-09-01

A group of angels look longingly upon the life of humans. Berlin now is a very different place: unif

Te Rua
3

Te Rua

1991-07-20

A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two Maori,

Werwölfe
0

Werwölfe

1973-11-09

Film about a group of young nazi terrorists commiting crimes after the end of World War 2.

Breakthrough
2.9

Breakthrough

1979-03-01

Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut

The Man on the Wall
5

The Man on the Wall

1982-10-08

An East German man finds a way to cross the border between East and West Berlin. But when he succeed

Is Paris Burning?
3.6

Is Paris Burning?

1966-10-26

Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it be

The Odessa File
3.3

The Odessa File

1974-10-17

Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hu

Hauser's Memory
3.1

Hauser's Memory

1970-11-24

A scientist is persuaded by the government to inject himself with the brain fluid of a dying colleag

The Boys from Brazil
3.4

The Boys from Brazil

1978-10-05

Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele,

Avalanche Express
2.4

Avalanche Express

1979-09-27

CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting t

Night Crossing
3.1

Night Crossing

1982-02-05

Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can ta

The Quiller Memorandum
2.9

The Quiller Memorandum

1966-11-10

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi

The Bridge at Remagen
3.4

The Bridge at Remagen

1969-06-25

In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and Amer

The Battle of Sutjeska
3.2

The Battle of Sutjeska

1973-07-03

The headquarters of the Marshal Tito's Liberation Army are surrounded by Axis forces. The Partisans

Voyage of the Damned
3

Voyage of the Damned

1976-12-22

A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.

The Serpent's Egg
3.1

The Serpent's Egg

1977-10-28

In 1923 Berlin, following the suicide of his brother, an American acrobat struggles to survive while

Babette Goes to War
2.8

Babette Goes to War

1959-09-18

Comedy about a naive French country girl in London who helps the war effort by parachuting into Germ

The Counterfeit Traitor
3.2

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962-04-13

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infil

Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
0

Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle

1986-05-18

Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl
0

Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl

1982-01-01

Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt
3.3

Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt

1983-08-26

The Prinz-Eugen-Gymnasium is in a crisis, which is not least due to the insolent students who lack a

Gibbi West Germany
3

Gibbi West Germany

1980-03-14

Gibbi Westgermany is the name of a former sailor with a Mick Jagger look—leather jacket over the bar

Depressionen
0

Depressionen

1975-07-24

Diary of a Disease - prophesied that all psychiatric experience speaks against the described spontan

The Case of Mr. Spalt
4.7

The Case of Mr. Spalt

1988-03-25

The filmmaker René Perraudin made five comedic short films with Otto Sander in the leading role and

Gestatten, Bestatter
0

Gestatten, Bestatter

1986-01-01

Two shady businessmen set out to shake up the West Berlin funeral industry - with unconventional ide

Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl
0

Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl

1978-12-25

Anna is a Jewish girl in Germany. When the Nazis come to power in the 1930s, her family has to flee

Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn
0

Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn

1994-12-16

Meister Timpe
0

Meister Timpe

1980-01-01

The Brothers
0.5

The Brothers

1977-01-11

Sex, violence, and family secrets in the German countryside.

Flesh of the Orchid
2.7

Flesh of the Orchid

1975-01-29

A disturbed young woman is kept prisoner in a castle by her aunt for her money. The game-keeper, her

Leporella
0

Leporella

1991-01-01

Bride of the Orient
4.8

Bride of the Orient

1989-03-02

After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a fam

Die Paulskirche
0

Die Paulskirche

1980-01-01

The Man Inside
1

The Man Inside

1990-10-26

Gunter Wallraff is a journalist seeking to expose the unethical journalism practiced by The Standard

A Happy Family Life
0

A Happy Family Life

1975-06-30

Manfred, a lathe operator, and Manuela, a seamstress, marry and try to find happiness together. They

The Little People
4

The Little People

1990-01-01

Das waren noch Zeiten - Kleine Geschichten von Kalke & Söhne
0

Das waren noch Zeiten - Kleine Geschichten von Kalke & Söhne

1981-01-04

Schlagzeilen über einen Mord
0

Schlagzeilen über einen Mord

1970-02-11

Wie Rauch und Staub
0

Wie Rauch und Staub

1979-01-04

Der Mord mit der Schere
0

Der Mord mit der Schere

1984-07-25

Ein Mord am Lietzensee
0

Ein Mord am Lietzensee

1978-08-11

The Brutalization of Franz Blum
2.6

The Brutalization of Franz Blum

1974-08-09

Born into a well-off family, Franz Blum had led a carefree youth until, some time after graduating f

One Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 1939
3

One Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 1939

1965-05-05

Germany, January 1939: a day in a concentration camp. Subjected to harsh military discipline the hun

Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary
0

Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary

1959-03-24

After a carnival celebration, young Erika Hansen is offered a lift by two young men in a car. The me

Großer Ring mit Außenschleife
5

Großer Ring mit Außenschleife

1966-01-29

Question 7
2.8

Question 7

1961-09-28

Suspenseful story of a boy and his father, each forced to decide his future on his willingness to st

Abendstunde im Spätherbst
0

Abendstunde im Spätherbst

1960-12-01

Lobby Doll und die Sitzstangenaffäre
0

Lobby Doll und die Sitzstangenaffäre

1967-06-20

Die Wölfe
0

Die Wölfe

1963-06-11

The Miracle of Father Malachia
2.5

The Miracle of Father Malachia

1961-07-03

The ardent prayer of a monk brings about a true miracle in a West German industrial town, which, how

Der Kronanwalt
0

Der Kronanwalt

1962-06-20

The Foggy Night Murderer
3.3

The Foggy Night Murderer

1964-05-22

A killer terrorizes the small German town of Hainsburg. The police moves in to investigate the crime

The Black Chapel
3.8

The Black Chapel

1959-10-15

1933 in Germany. The rise of Nazism fears war and some officers, concerned the fate that hostilities

Ein wahrer Held
0

Ein wahrer Held

1961-02-09

Schaufensterpuppen
0

Schaufensterpuppen

1964-07-04

Der König ist tot
0

Der König ist tot

1959-12-01

Ship of the Dead
3.2

Ship of the Dead

1959-10-01

After a line of mischief Philip Gale, an American sailor, is lured into hiring on the "Yorikke", a t

Kopf oder Zahl
0

Kopf oder Zahl

1957-08-19

The College Girl Murders
3.3

The College Girl Murders

1967-08-11

Police try to track down a hooded serial killer who murders his victims with a combination of acid a

The Black Cobra
4

The Black Cobra

1963-05-16

After a truck carrying a cargo of narcotics is held up by rival smugglers, the driver sets out to pr

Central Station
0

Central Station

1990-02-12

Alex, a sought-after professional photographer, is involved in a mysterious series of murders that a

Das Haus mit den sieben Stockwerken
0

Das Haus mit den sieben Stockwerken

1968-10-18

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
2.7

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

1962-09-06

Dr. Mabuse has been locked away for years in an insane asylum. Suddenly crimes start occurring and n

Roselyne and the Lions
2.7

Roselyne and the Lions

1988-09-23

Thierry drops out of school to apprentice as a lion tamer at the zoo where he meets Roselyne, who sh

Heinrich
2.5

Heinrich

1977-10-13

The life and struggles of the German writer Heinrich von Kleist.

Das Martyrium des Peter OHey
0

Das Martyrium des Peter OHey

1964-05-19

Poetic fable about the sophisticated rape of civil rights by a totalitarian power. The orderly exist

Close Up
0

Close Up

1987-02-28

Secret agents from the East and the West scheme to obtain an ingenious invention.

The Tin Drum
3.5

The Tin Drum

1979-05-02

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of