Günter Meisner

Personal Info

Birthday

April 18, 1926

Day of Death

1994-12-05

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

Bremen, Germany

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.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Das Kriminalmuseum

The Winds of War

The Boys from Brazil

Liebling Kreuzberg

Bride of the Orient

Hals über Kopf

Filmography

1994
Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn
as Wegener
1993
Faraway, So Close!
as Forger
1992
Ruby Cairo
as Herr Bruchner
1991
Te Rua
as Professor Biederstedt
1990
The Man Inside
as Richter
The Saint: The Big Bang
as Kuhler
Central Station
as El Amigo de Alex
The Little People
as Schneider
1989
Moon Child
as Abuelo militar
Bride of the Orient
as Priest Barmettler
1988
Magdalene
as Prior
Roselyne and the Lions
as Klint
The Case of Mr. Spalt
as Bobby Steinbeck
1986
In a Glass Cage
as Klaus
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
as Sir Ralph Whitecombe
Gestatten, Bestatter
as Herr Abendroth
1985
Drei gegen drei
as Professor Holl
1984
Under the Volcano
as Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
1983
Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt
as History teacher Borwald
1982
Ace of Aces
as Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
The Man on the Wall
as Dr. Steiner
Night Crossing
as Major Koerner
Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl
as Maskenbildner
1981
Das waren noch Zeiten - Kleine Geschichten von Kalke & Söhne
as Herr Klein
1980
Gibbi Westgermany
as Patient
The American Success Company
as Maitre 'd
Meister Timpe
as Herr Rahm
1979
Ticket of No Return
as Direktor Willi
Avalanche Express
as Rudi Muehler
Breakthrough
as SS Officer
1978
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl
as Berg
The Boys from Brazil
as Farnbach
Ein Mord am Lietzensee
as Mölling
1977
The Serpent's Egg
as Convict
The Brothers
as Pfarrer
1976
Voyage of the Damned
as Robert Hoffman
1975
Inside Out
as Schmidt
Depressionen
as Dr. Müller
A Happy Family Life
as Hektiker
Flesh of the Orchid
as Advokat
1974
Between Wars
as Karl Schneider
Borsalino and Co.
as Doctor
The Odessa File
as General Greifer
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
as Borsig
1973
The Battle of Sutjeska
as German General
1971
Ludwig L
as Der Betrunkene
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
as Mr. Slugworth
1970
Hauser's Memory
as Koroweiw
Schlagzeilen über einen Mord
as Taxifahrer #3
1969
The Bridge at Remagen
as SS Officer
1968
Das Haus mit den sieben Stockwerken
as Krankenpfleger
1967
The College Girl Murders
as Greaves
1966
Funeral in Berlin
as Kreutzman
The Quiller Memorandum
as Hassler
Is Paris Burning?
as SS Commander in Pantin
Großer Ring mit Außenschleife
as Fotograf
1964
Schaufensterpuppen
as Herr Schneider
The Foggy Night Murderer
as Kriminalassistent Behrend
Das Martyrium des Peter OHey
as Der Wissenschaftler
1963
Die Wölfe
as Buquet
The Black Cobra
as Wunderlich ('Mr. Green')
1962
The Terror of Doctor Mabuse
as Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
Der Kronanwalt
as Mr. White
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Priest
1961
Operation Caviar
as Redner
Question 7
as Schmidt
The Miracle of Father Malachia
as Prediger
Ein wahrer Held
as Shawn Keogh
1960
Abendstunde im Spätherbst
as Sekretär
1959
Der König ist tot
as Dick Henderson
The Black Chapel
as 1. Killer
Ship of the Dead
as Paul
Babette Goes to War
as First Gestapo officer
Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary
as Dr. Rott - Oberarzt
1957
Kopf oder Zahl
as Kid