Acting · Bremen, Germany · Born April 18, 1926
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.
Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn
1994
as Wegener
TVZwei alte Hasen
1994
as Nachtwächter
MovieFaraway, So Close!
1993
as Forger
MovieRuby Cairo
1992
as Herr Bruchner
Te Rua
1991
as Professor Biederstedt
Leporella
1991
MovieThe Man Inside
1990
as Richter
MovieThe Saint: The Big Bang
1990
as Kuhler
MovieCentral Station
1990
as El Amigo de Alex
MovieThe Little People
1990
as Schneider
MovieMoon Child
1989
as Abuelo militar
MovieBride of the Orient
1989
as Priest Barmettler
MovieMagdalene
1988
as Prior
MovieRoselyne and the Lions
1988
as Klint
MovieThe Case of Mr. Spalt
1988
as Bobby Steinbeck
TVHals über Kopf
1987
as Sir Reginald Mackintosh
TVPraxis Bülowbogen
1987
as Berti
Close Up
1987
TVGroßstadtrevier
1986
MovieIn a Glass Cage
1986
as Klaus
MovieDas Geheimnis von Lismore Castle
1986
as Sir Ralph Whitecombe
TVLiebling Kreuzberg
1986
as Staatsanwalt
MovieGestatten, Bestatter
1986
as Herr Abendroth
MovieDrei gegen drei
1985
as Professor Holl
Der Mord mit der Schere
1984
MovieUnder the Volcano
1984
as Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
MoviePlem, Plem – Die Schule brennt
1983
as History teacher Borwald
TVThe Winds of War
1983
as Adolf Hitler
MovieAce of Aces
1982
as Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
MovieThe Man on the Wall
1982
as Dr. Steiner
MovieNight Crossing
1982
as Major Koerner
Zwei Tote im Sender und Don Carlos im PoGl
1982
as Maskenbildner
TVSilas
1981
as Fabian Fedder
Das waren noch Zeiten - Kleine Geschichten von Kalke & Söhne
1981
as Herr Klein
MovieGibbi West Germany
1980
as Patient
I.O.B. Spezialauftrag
1980
as Hanno Griesser
MovieThe American Success Company
1980
as Maitre 'd
Meister Timpe
1980
as Herr Rahm
Die Paulskirche
1980
MovieTicket of No Return
1979
as Direktor Willi
MovieAvalanche Express
1979
as Rudi Muehler
MovieThe Tin Drum
1979
as Gestapo Agent
MovieBreakthrough
1979
as SS Officer
Wie Rauch und Staub
1979
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl
1978
as Berg
MovieJust a Gigolo
1978
as Betrunkener Arbeiter (uncredited)
MovieThe Boys from Brazil
1978
as Farnbach
Ein Mord am Lietzensee
1978
as Mölling
MovieThe Serpent's Egg
1977
as Convict
MovieHeinrich
1977
TVA Man Arrived in August
1977
as Oberinspektor Krieg
MovieThe Brothers
1977
as Pfarrer
MovieVoyage of the Damned
1976
as Robert Hoffman
TVDirektion City
1976
as Herr Zilkowski
MovieInside Out
1975
as Schmidt
Depressionen
1975
as Dr. Müller
MovieA Happy Family Life
1975
as Hektiker
MovieFlesh of the Orchid
1975
as Advokat
TVJo Gaillard
1975
as Hessling
MovieBetween Wars
1974
as Karl Schneider
MovieBorsalino and Co.
1974
as Doctor
MovieThe Odessa File
1974
as General Greifer
MovieThe Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974
as Borsig
MovieWerwölfe
1973
MovieThe Battle of Sutjeska
1973
as German General
TVLokaltermin
1973
as Schauspieler Lorbeer
TVThe Century of Surgeons
1972
as Jackson
Ludwig L
1971
as Der Betrunkene
MovieWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
as Mr. Slugworth
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Bulldozer-Fahrer
MovieHauser's Memory
1970
as Koroweiw
Schlagzeilen über einen Mord
1970
as Taxifahrer #3
MovieThe Bridge at Remagen
1969
as SS Officer
Das Haus mit den sieben Stockwerken
1968
as Krankenpfleger
MovieThe College Girl Murders
1967
as Greaves
Lobby Doll und die Sitzstangenaffäre
1967
MovieFuneral in Berlin
1966
as Kreutzman
MovieThe Quiller Memorandum
1966
as Hassler
MovieIs Paris Burning?
1966
as SS Commander in Pantin
MovieGroßer Ring mit Außenschleife
1966
as Fotograf
One Day: A Report from a German Concentration Camp 1939
1965
Schaufensterpuppen
1964
as Herr Schneider
MovieThe Foggy Night Murderer
1964
as Kriminalassistent Behrend
Das Martyrium des Peter OHey
1964
as Der Wissenschaftler
Die Wölfe
1963
as Buquet
MovieThe Black Cobra
1963
as Wunderlich ('Mr. Green')
TVDas Kriminalmuseum
1963
as Tankwart
MovieThe Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1962
as Henry - Kurzschluß (uncredited)
Der Kronanwalt
1962
as Mr. White
MovieThe Counterfeit Traitor
1962
as Priest (uncredited)
MovieOperation Caviar
1961
as Redner
MovieQuestion 7
1961
as Schmidt
MovieThe Miracle of Father Malachia
1961
as Prediger
Das Fernsehgericht tagt
1961
as Berthold Zeller
Ein wahrer Held
1961
as Shawn Keogh
Abendstunde im Spätherbst
1960
as Sekretär
Der König ist tot
1959
as Dick Henderson
MovieThe Black Chapel
1959
as 1. Killer
MovieShip of the Dead
1959
as Paul
MovieBabette Goes to War
1959
as First Gestapo officer
Notes from a Gynecologist's Diary
1959
as Dr. Rott - Oberarzt
Kopf oder Zahl
1957
as Kid
