Günter Meisner

Known for: Acting

Born: 1926-04-18 – 1994-12-05 (aged 68)

From: 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.

Filmography (102)

MOVIE★ 10.0
Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn
1994
as Wegener
TV★ 8.0
Zwei alte Hasen
1994
as Nachtwächter
MOVIE★ 6.9
Faraway, So Close!
1993
as Forger
MOVIE★ 5.0
Ruby Cairo
1992
as Herr Bruchner
MOVIE★ 6.5
Te Rua
1991
as Professor Biederstedt
MOVIE★ 9.0
Leporella
1991
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Man Inside
1990
as Richter
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Saint: The Big Bang
1990
as Kuhler
MOVIE★ 7.0
Central Station
1990
as El Amigo de Alex
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Little People
1990
as Schneider
MOVIE★ 5.4
Moon Child
1989
as Abuelo militar
MOVIE★ 9.5
Bride of the Orient
1989
as Priest Barmettler
MOVIE★ 3.9
Magdalene
1988
as Prior
MOVIE★ 5.5
Roselyne and the Lions
1988
as Klint
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Case of Mr. Spalt
1988
as Bobby Steinbeck
TV★ 6.7
Hals über Kopf
1987
as Sir Reginald Mackintosh
TV★ 5.8
Praxis Bülowbogen
1987
as Berti
MOVIE
Close Up
1987
TV★ 6.0
Großstadtrevier
1986
MOVIE★ 6.8
In a Glass Cage
1986
as Klaus
MOVIE★ 7.0
Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986
as Sir Ralph Whitecombe
TV★ 5.9
Liebling Kreuzberg
1986
as Staatsanwalt
MOVIE★ 9.0
Gestatten, Bestatter
1986
as Herr Abendroth
MOVIE★ 5.6
Drei gegen drei
1985
as Professor Holl
MOVIE★ 9.0
Der Mord mit der Schere
1984
MOVIE★ 6.6
Under the Volcano
1984
as Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt
1983
as History teacher Borwald
TV★ 7.3
The Winds of War
1983
as Adolf Hitler
MOVIE★ 7.1
Ace of Aces
1982
as Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
MOVIE★ 9.3
The Man on the Wall
1982
as Dr. Steiner
MOVIE★ 6.2
Night Crossing
1982
as Major Koerner
MOVIE★ 7.0
Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl
1982
as Maskenbildner
TV★ 7.9
Silas
1981
as Fabian Fedder
MOVIE
Das waren noch Zeiten - Kleine Geschichten von Kalke & Söhne
1981
as Herr Klein
MOVIE★ 7.7
Gibbi West Germany
1980
as Patient
TV
I.O.B. Spezialauftrag
1980
as Hanno Griesser
MOVIE★ 5.2
The American Success Company
1980
as Maitre 'd
MOVIE★ 9.0
Meister Timpe
1980
as Herr Rahm
MOVIE★ 8.0
Die Paulskirche
1980
MOVIE★ 6.3
Ticket of No Return
1979
as Direktor Willi
MOVIE★ 4.8
Avalanche Express
1979
as Rudi Muehler
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Tin Drum
1979
as Gestapo Agent
MOVIE★ 5.9
Breakthrough
1979
as SS Officer
MOVIE★ 7.0
Wie Rauch und Staub
1979
MOVIE
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl
1978
as Berg
MOVIE★ 5.0
Just a Gigolo
1978
as Betrunkener Arbeiter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Boys from Brazil
1978
as Farnbach
MOVIE
Ein Mord am Lietzensee
1978
as Mölling
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Serpent's Egg
1977
as Convict
MOVIE★ 5.3
Heinrich
1977
TV
A Man Arrived in August
1977
as Oberinspektor Krieg
MOVIE★ 3.0
The Brothers
1977
as Pfarrer
MOVIE★ 6.0
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Robert Hoffman
TV★ 5.0
Direktion City
1976
as Herr Zilkowski
MOVIE★ 6.7
Inside Out
1975
as Schmidt
MOVIE★ 9.0
Depressionen
1975
as Dr. Müller
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Happy Family Life
1975
as Hektiker
MOVIE★ 5.4
Flesh of the Orchid
1975
as Advokat
TV
Jo Gaillard
1975
as Hessling
MOVIE★ 8.0
Between Wars
1974
as Karl Schneider
MOVIE★ 6.4
Borsalino and Co.
1974
as Doctor
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Odessa File
1974
as General Greifer
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974
as Borsig
MOVIE★ 8.0
Werwölfe
1973
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
as German General
TV
Lokaltermin
1973
as Schauspieler Lorbeer
TV★ 10.0
The Century of Surgeons
1972
as Jackson
MOVIE
Ludwig L
1971
as Der Betrunkene
MOVIE★ 7.5
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
as Mr. Slugworth
TV★ 6.2
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Bulldozer-Fahrer
MOVIE★ 6.8
Hauser's Memory
1970
as Koroweiw
MOVIE★ 9.0
Schlagzeilen über einen Mord
1970
as Taxifahrer #3
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Bridge at Remagen
1969
as SS Officer
MOVIE
Das Haus mit den sieben Stockwerken
1968
as Krankenpfleger
MOVIE★ 6.8
The College Girl Murders
1967
as Greaves
MOVIE
Lobby Doll und die Sitzstangenaffäre
1967
MOVIE★ 6.4
Funeral in Berlin
1966
as Kreutzman
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Quiller Memorandum
1966
as Hassler
MOVIE★ 7.2
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as SS Commander in Pantin
MOVIE★ 10.0
Großer Ring mit Außenschleife
1966
as Fotograf
MOVIE★ 6.5
One Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 1939
1965
MOVIE
Schaufensterpuppen
1964
as Herr Schneider
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Foggy Night Murderer
1964
as Kriminalassistent Behrend
MOVIE★ 8.0
Das Martyrium des Peter OHey
1964
as Der Wissenschaftler
MOVIE
Die Wölfe
1963
as Buquet
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Black Cobra
1963
as Wunderlich ('Mr. Green')
TV★ 8.0
Das Kriminalmuseum
1963
as Tankwart
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1962
as Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
MOVIE
Der Kronanwalt
1962
as Mr. White
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
as Priest (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Operation Caviar
1961
as Redner
MOVIE★ 5.9
Question 7
1961
as Schmidt
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Miracle of Father Malachia
1961
as Prediger
TV★ 10.0
Das Fernsehgericht tagt
1961
as Berthold Zeller
MOVIE★ 10.0
Ein wahrer Held
1961
as Shawn Keogh
MOVIE★ 9.0
Abendstunde im Spätherbst
1960
as Sekretär
MOVIE
Der König ist tot
1959
as Dick Henderson
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Black Chapel
1959
as 1. Killer
MOVIE★ 6.6
Ship of the Dead
1959
as Paul
MOVIE★ 5.6
Babette Goes to War
1959
as First Gestapo officer
MOVIE★ 7.0
Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary
1959
as Dr. Rott - Oberarzt
MOVIE★ 10.0
Kopf oder Zahl
1957
as Kid