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Birthday: Jul 21, 1925
Place of Birth: Paulpietersburg KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa

Hans Meyer

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Pierrot le Fou Gangster (uncredited) 1965
The Last Adventure Mercenary 1967
The Riddle of the Sands Grimm 1979
Brotherhood of the Wolf Marquis d'Apcher 2001
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! Otto Weber, elegant SS gruppenführer 1966
Bunker Palace Hotel Le président 1989
Concierto Evolución Serious Violinist 1992
Mauvais Sang Hans 1986
Coplan Saves His Skin Hugo 1968
The Dope Rudolf Maier 2003
The Magnificent One Colonel Collins 1973
Albert est méchant James Lord Cooke 2004
Cannon for Cordoba Svedborg 1970
Little Girls Mike 1966
The Strangers Blade 1969
John John/Tarzan 1992
My New Partner III Van der Brook 2003
Flesh and Fantasy Sorenson 1967
Valparaiso, Valparaiso Helmut 1973
Red Sonja Red Sonja's Father 1985
The Crime of David Levinstein 1968
Erotic Trap Varen 1969
Perched on a Tree Colonel Muller 1971
The Bright Night Pluton 1978
Barry Lyndon 1975
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception German Officer #2 1999
Eeeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe Jeroboam 1972
Strangulation Blues 1980
The Night of the Generals Wehrmacht Adjutant (uncredited) 1967
Inside the Third Reich Ernst Kaltenbrunner 1982
Réseau secret Hermann Glöckel 1967
Culpable para un delito Martín Baumer 1966
Boy Meets Girl Cosmonaut 1984
Roselyne and the Lions Rainer 1988
The Master Blackmailer Hebworth (Alias Veitch) 1992
Double Team British Man 1997
The Next Scream You Hear Karl Vorster 1974
Tueur maison 1984
Series Cast Year
Colditz Hauptmann Franz Ulmann 1972
Department S Lucky Le Beau 1969
Crossbow Tyroll 1987
Codename General Hovaths 1970
Counterstrike Kurtz 1990
Quiller Major Hardtmann 1975
Thriller Karl Vorster 1973
Minder Maurice Bonnet 1979
Minder Kurt Wengler 1979
Sherlock Holmes Hebworth (Alias Veitch) 1984
Die Rosenheim-Cops Prof. Meindl 2002
Holocaust 1978
The New Statesman Herr Wessel 1987
Police Commissioner Moulin L'assassin au grenade 1976
Holocaust Ernst Kaltenbrunner 1978
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