Hans Meyer

1925-07-21 Paulpietersburg KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa

Biografia

Hans Meyer (21 July 1925 – 3 April 2020) was a South African actor born to German parents. In Britain, he was known for his portrayal of Hauptmann Franz Ulmann in the television series Colditz (1972–1974). Meyer was born in Paulpietersburg, Natal Province, Union of South Africa in July 1925. He worked initially as a model where he posed for book covers until a friend in Germany working for an advertising agency lined up his first work as an actor, a television advert for Puschkin Vodka. The brand became Germany's best selling vodka and Meyer became known as "Frank S. Thorn" The Puschkin Man. He was hired by Anatole Litvak as an extra for his film The Night of the Generals. In the 1960s, he played supporting roles in numerous French films alongside French cinema stars such as Lino Ventura, Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo. In 1966, he was engaged for La grande vadrouille, where he embodied an angry SS representative. In 1968 he played in the action thriller The Devil's Garden by Yves Boisset. In 1969, he took on the role of Sheriff Blade in the thriller Les Étrangers, shot in Spain. In 1970 he played in the Western Cannon for Cordoba, in the role of the Swedish major Svedborg, the leader of a private mercenary army. In 1975 he had a small role in Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of Barry Lyndon. In the 1970s, Meyer also worked for television. He played a continuous series role in the British television series Colditz. In 1978, he appeared in the mini-series Holocaust (miniseries) - The History of the Weiss Family; in it, he played the SS official Ernst Kaltenbrunner. In the TV movie The Girlfriend from Childhood (L'amie d'enfance, 1981) from the Commissaire Moulin- series, he played the assassin, whom Yves Rénier and title heroine Claude Jade ultimately put to the test. He then appeared in other television series. He later appeared in Steven Spielberg and George Lucas's The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as well as the French cult movie Brotherhood of the Wolf. Meyer died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on 3 April 2020 at the age of 94. Source: Article "Hans Meyer (actor)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Películas

	Albert est méchant	James Lord Cooke	2004-01-14
	La Beuze	Rudolf Maier	2003-02-05
	Ripoux 3	Van der Brook	2003-12-10
	Le Pacte des loups	Marquis d'Apcher	2001-01-31
	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception	German Officer #2	1999-10-31
	Double Team	British Man	1997-04-04
	The Master Blackmailer	Hebworth (Alias Veitch)	1992-02-02
	John	John/Tarzan	1992-01-01
	Concierto Evolución	Serious Violinist	1992-04-20
	Bunker Palace Hôtel	Le président	1989-06-06
	Roselyne et les lions	Rainer	1989-05-26
	Mauvais Sang	Hans	1986-11-26
	Red Sonja	Red Sonja's Father	1985-04-09
	Boy Meets Girl	Cosmonaut	1984-11-21
	Inside the Third Reich	Ernst Kaltenbrunner	1982-05-09
	Strangulation Blues		1980-01-01
	The Riddle of the Sands	Grimm	1979-10-02
	La Nuit claire	Pluton	1978-10-29
	Barry Lyndon		1975-12-18
	The Next Scream You Hear	Karl Vorster	1974-07-06
	Le Magnifique	Colonel Collins	1973-11-23
	Valparaiso, Valparaiso	Helmut	1973-03-31
	Pic et pic et colegram	Jeroboam	1972-06-02
	Sur Un Arbre Perché	Colonel Muller	1971-04-12
	Cannon for Cordoba	Svedborg	1970-10-01
	Les Étrangers	Blade	1969-06-11
	Traquenards	Varen	1969-04-30
	Le crime de David Levinstein		1968-04-24
	Coplan sauve sa peau	Hugo	1968-07-13
	Les Aventuriers	Mercenary	1967-04-12
	Réseau secret	Hermann Glöckel	1967-11-15
	Un épais manteau de sang	Sorenson	1967-01-01
	The Night of the Generals	Wehrmacht Adjutant (uncredited)	1967-01-29
	Culpable para un delito	Martín Baumer	1966-08-17
	La Grande Vadrouille	Otto Weber, the elegant SS officer	1966-12-08
	Little Girls	Mike	1966-01-01
	Pierrot le fou	Un Gangster (uncredited)	1965-11-05