Günter Meisner
Acting
Born 1926-04-18
Bremen, Germany
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
Popular credits
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Mr. Slugworth
The Tin Drum
Gestapo Agent
The Boys from Brazil
Farnbach
Ace of Aces
Adolf Hitler / Angela Hitler
Is Paris Burning?
SS Commander in Pantin
The Odessa File
General Greifer
The Bridge at Remagen
SS Officer
Faraway, So Close!
Forger
Funeral in Berlin
Kreutzman
The Serpent's Egg
Convict
Scene of the Crime
Bulldozer-Fahrer
Scene of the Crime
Viebich
In a Glass Cage
Klaus
Borsalino and Co.
Doctor
Under the Volcano
Herr Krausberg (German Attaché) (uncredited)
The Quiller Memorandum
Hassler
Voyage of the Damned
Robert Hoffman
The Counterfeit Traitor
Priest (uncredited)
Avalanche Express
Rudi Muehler
The Winds of War
Adolf Hitler