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Günter Meisner was a German film and television character actor. He is remembered for his several cinematic portrayals of Adolf Hitler and for his role as Arthur 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.
Born
Sunday, 18 April 1926
Died
Monday, 05 December 1994
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn | Wegener | 1994 |
| Zwei alte Hasen | Nachtwächter | 1994 |
| Le joueur de violon | 1994 | |
| Faraway, So Close! | Forger / Fälscher | 1993 |
| Deception | Herr Bruchner | 1992 |
| The Man Inside | Judge / Richter | 1990 |
| Estación Central | Alex' friend / El Amigo de Alex | 1990 |
| The Little People | Schneider | 1990 |
| Roselyne and the Lions | Klint | 1989 |
| Bride of the Orient | Pfarrer Barmettler | 1989 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn | Wegener | 1994 |
| Zwei alte Hasen | Nachtwächter | 1994 |
| Le joueur de violon | 1994 | |
| Faraway, So Close! | Forger / Fälscher | 1993 |
| Deception | Herr Bruchner | 1992 |
| The Man Inside | Judge / Richter | 1990 |
| Estación Central | Alex' friend / El Amigo de Alex | 1990 |
| The Little People | Schneider | 1990 |
| Roselyne and the Lions | Klint | 1989 |
| Bride of the Orient | Pfarrer Barmettler | 1989 |
| Moon Child | Abuelo militar | 1989 |
| Magdalene | Prior | 1988 |
| Z.B. ... Otto Spalt | Bobby Steinbeck | 1988 |
| Praxis Bülowbogen | Berti | 1987 |
| The Enigmatic Mister S. | Hamerstein | 1987 |
| In a Glass Cage | Klaus | 1986 |
| Liebling Kreuzberg | Staatsanwalt | 1986 |
| Gestatten, Bestatter | Herr Abendroth | 1986 |
| Drei gegen drei | Prof. Holl / Professor Holl | 1985 |
| Die Nervensäge | Dr. Klemperer | 1985 |
| The Adventures of Dr. Bayer | Herr Exner | 1985 |
| Under the Volcano | Herr Krausberg - the German Attaché | 1984 |
| Plem, Plem - Die Schule brennt | Geschichtslehrer Borwald / History teacher Borwald | 1983 |
| Silas | Fabian Fedder | 1983 |
| The Winds of War | Adolf Hitler | 1983 |
| Mrs. Harris | Harry Martin | 1982 |
| Ace of Aces | Angela Hitler / Adolf Hitler | 1982 |
| The Man on the Wall | Dr. Steiner | 1982 |
| Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler | Schulmeister Schneider | 1982 |
| Night Crossing | Major Koerner | 1982 |
| Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years | Adolf Hitler | 1981 |
| Café Wernicke | Studienrat Karcher | 1980 |
| Kreuzfahrten eines Globetrotters | Oskar | 1980 |
| Das Traumhaus | Grimme | 1980 |
| Gibbi Westgermany | Patient | 1980 |
| The American Success Company | Maitre 'd / Maitre d' | 1980 |
| Ein Kapitel für sich | Brillenglasträger | 1979 |
| Ticket of No Return | Direktor Willi | 1979 |
| Avalanche Express | Muehler | 1979 |
| The Tin Drum | Gesundheitspolizist | 1979 |
| Breakthrough | SS-Offizier / SS Officer | 1979 |
| Just a Gigolo | 1978 | |
| The Boys from Brazil | Farnbach | 1978 |
| The Serpent's Egg | Convict | 1977 |
| Heinrich | 1977 | |
| The Brothers | Pfarrer | 1977 |
| Drei Damen vom Grill | Herr Franzke | 1977 |
| Voyage of the Damned | Robert Hoffman | 1976 |
| Direktion City | Herr Zilkowski | 1976 |
| Inside Out | Schmidt | 1975 |
| Eurogang | Commissaire Dutrac | 1975 |
| The Flesh of the Orchid | L'avocat-conseil | 1975 |
| Jo Gaillard | Hessling - le chef mécanicien / Hessling / Hessling - le chef-mécanicien | 1975 |
| Between Wars | Karl Schneider | 1974 |
| Borsalino and Co. | Le médecin / Doctor | 1974 |
| The Odessa File | General Greifer | 1974 |
| The Brutalization of Franz Blum | Borsig | 1974 |
| The Battle of Sutjeska | German General | 1973 |
| Ein Fall für Männdli | Cheflektor Grütner | 1973 |
| Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen | Jackson | 1972 |
| Die Melchiors | Salbenverkäufer | 1972 |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Mr. Slugworth | 1971 |
| Hamburg Transit | Herr Mertens | 1970 |
| Hauser's Memory | Koroviev / Koroweiw | 1970 |
| The Bridge at Remagen | SS Gen. Gerlach / SS Officer | 1969 |
| Gestern gelesen | Kommissar | 1969 |
| Alle Hunde lieben Theobald | Egon Lunsinger | 1969 |
| The College Girl Murders | Greaves | 1967 |
| The Great British Train Robbery | Smiler Jackson | 1967 |
| Funeral in Berlin | Kreutzman | 1966 |
| The Quiller Memorandum | Hassler | 1966 |
| Polizeifunk ruft | Einbrecher | 1966 |
| Is Paris Burning? | Commandant SS à Pantin / SS Commandant Pantin | 1966 |
| Cliff Dexter | Pinky | 1966 |
| Code Name: Jaguar | Russian officer on the 'Donetz' | 1965 |
| Nebelmörder | Kriminalassistent Behrend | 1964 |
| Gewagtes Spiel | Herr Putenstek | 1964 |
| Hafenpolizei | Johnny Massels | 1963 |
| Interpol | Untersturmführer Heiner Bruhns | 1963 |
| The Black Cobra | Wunderlich ('Mr. Green') / Wunderlich | 1963 |
| The Terror of Doctor Mabuse | Henry - Kurzschluß | 1962 |
| The Counterfeit Traitor | Priest | 1962 |
| Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein | Redner auf Platz / Redner | 1961 |
| Question 7 | Schmidt | 1961 |
| The Miracle of Father Malachia | Crazy Preacher / Prediger | 1961 |
| The Black Chapel | 1. Killer | 1959 |
| Ship of the Dead | Paul - Trimmer auf der Yorikke / Paul | 1959 |
| Babette Goes to War | First Gestapo officer / Le premier gestapiste | 1959 |
| Aus dem Tagebuch eines Frauenarztes | Dr. Rott - Oberarzt | 1959 |
| Here I Am, Here I Stay | Regieassistent | 1959 |
