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

Scene of the Crime

Großstadtrevier

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Das Kriminalmuseum

Liebling Kreuzberg

The Winds of War

The Tin Drum

All Movies (86)

• Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn1994 · as Wegener
• Faraway, So Close!1993 · as Forger
• Ruby Cairo1992 · as Herr Bruchner
• Te Rua1991 · as Professor Biederstedt
• Leporella1991
• The Man Inside1990 · as Richter
• The Saint: The Big Bang1990 · as Kuhler
• Central Station1990 · as El Amigo de Alex
• The Little People1990 · as Schneider
• Moon Child1989 · as Abuelo militar
• Bride of the Orient1989 · as Priest Barmettler
• Magdalene1988 · as Prior
• Roselyne and the Lions1988 · as Klint
• The Case of Mr. Spalt1988 · as Bobby Steinbeck
• Close Up1987
• In a Glass Cage1986 · as Klaus
• Das Geheimnis von Lismore Castle1986 · as Sir Ralph Whitecombe
• Gestatten, Bestatter1986 · as Herr Abendroth
• Drei gegen drei1985 · as Professor Holl
• Der Mord mit der Schere1984
• Under the Volcano1984 · as Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
• Plem, Plem – Die Schule brennt1983 · as History teacher Borwald
• Ace of Aces1982 · as Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
• The Man on the Wall1982 · as Dr. Steiner
• Night Crossing1982 · as Major Koerner
• Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl1982 · as Maskenbildner
• Das waren noch Zeiten - Kleine Geschichten von Kalke & Söhne1981 · as Herr Klein
• Gibbi West Germany1980 · as Patient
• The American Success Company1980 · as Maitre 'd
• Meister Timpe1980 · as Herr Rahm
• Die Paulskirche1980
• Ticket of No Return1979 · as Direktor Willi
• Avalanche Express1979 · as Rudi Muehler
• The Tin Drum1979 · as Gestapo Agent
• Breakthrough1979 · as SS Officer
• Wie Rauch und Staub1979
• Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl1978 · as Berg
• Just a Gigolo1978 · as Betrunkener Arbeiter (uncredited)
• The Boys from Brazil1978 · as Farnbach
• Ein Mord am Lietzensee1978 · as Mölling
• The Serpent's Egg1977 · as Convict
• Heinrich1977
• The Brothers1977 · as Pfarrer
• Voyage of the Damned1976 · as Robert Hoffman
• Inside Out1975 · as Schmidt
• Depressionen1975 · as Dr. Müller
• A Happy Family Life1975 · as Hektiker
• Flesh of the Orchid1975 · as Advokat
• Between Wars1974 · as Karl Schneider
• Borsalino and Co.1974 · as Doctor
• The Odessa File1974 · as General Greifer
• The Brutalization of Franz Blum1974 · as Borsig
• Werwölfe1973
• The Battle of Sutjeska1973 · as German General
• Ludwig L1971 · as Der Betrunkene
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory1971 · as Mr. Slugworth
• Hauser's Memory1970 · as Koroweiw
• Schlagzeilen über einen Mord1970 · as Taxifahrer #3
• The Bridge at Remagen1969 · as SS Officer
• Das Haus mit den sieben Stockwerken1968 · as Krankenpfleger
• The College Girl Murders1967 · as Greaves
• Lobby Doll und die Sitzstangenaffäre1967
• Funeral in Berlin1966 · as Kreutzman
• The Quiller Memorandum1966 · as Hassler
• Is Paris Burning?1966 · as SS Commander in Pantin
• Großer Ring mit Außenschleife1966 · as Fotograf
• One Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 19391965
• Schaufensterpuppen1964 · as Herr Schneider
• The Foggy Night Murderer1964 · as Kriminalassistent Behrend
• Das Martyrium des Peter OHey1964 · as Der Wissenschaftler
• Die Wölfe1963 · as Buquet
• The Black Cobra1963 · as Wunderlich ('Mr. Green')
• The Testament of Dr. Mabuse1962 · as Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
• Der Kronanwalt1962 · as Mr. White
• The Counterfeit Traitor1962 · as Priest (uncredited)
• Operation Caviar1961 · as Redner
• Question 71961 · as Schmidt
• The Miracle of Father Malachia1961 · as Prediger
• Ein wahrer Held1961 · as Shawn Keogh
• Abendstunde im Spätherbst1960 · as Sekretär
• Der König ist tot1959 · as Dick Henderson
• The Black Chapel1959 · as 1. Killer
• Ship of the Dead1959 · as Paul
• Babette Goes to War1959 · as First Gestapo officer
• Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary1959 · as Dr. Rott - Oberarzt
• Kopf oder Zahl1957 · as Kid

All TV Shows (17)

• Zwei alte Hasen1994 · as Nachtwächter
• Hals über Kopf1987 · as Sir Reginald Mackintosh
• Praxis Bülowbogen1987 · as Berti
• Großstadtrevier1986
• Liebling Kreuzberg1986 · as Staatsanwalt
• The Winds of War1983 · as Adolf Hitler
• Silas1981 · as Fabian Fedder
• I.O.B. Spezialauftrag1980 · as Hanno Griesser
• A Man Arrived in August1977 · as Oberinspektor Krieg
• Direktion City1976 · as Herr Zilkowski
• Jo Gaillard1975 · as Hessling
• Lokaltermin1973 · as Schauspieler Lorbeer
• The Century of Surgeons1972 · as Jackson
• Scene of the Crime1970 · as Bulldozer-Fahrer
• Scene of the Crime1970 · as Viebich
• Das Kriminalmuseum1963 · as Tankwart
• Das Fernsehgericht tagt1961 · as Berthold Zeller