Hans Meyer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-07-21

Day of death

2020-04-03 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Paulpietersburg KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa

Hans Meyer

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Die Rosenheim-Cops

    Die Rosenheim-Cops

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Strangulation Blues

    Strangulation Blues

  • Erotic Trap

    Erotic Trap

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The New Statesman

    The New Statesman

  • Police Commissioner Moulin

    Police Commissioner Moulin

  • My New Partner III

    My New Partner III

  • Brotherhood of the Wolf

    Brotherhood of the Wolf

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

    Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

  • The Strangers

    The Strangers

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

  • Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

    Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

  • John

    John

  • Coplan Saves His Skin

    Coplan Saves His Skin

  • The Master Blackmailer

    The Master Blackmailer

  • Counterstrike

    Counterstrike

  • The Riddle of the Sands

    The Riddle of the Sands

  • Crossbow

    Crossbow

  • Almayer's Folly

    Almayer's Folly

  • Department S

    Department S

  • Double Team

    Double Team

  • Red Sonja

    Red Sonja

  • Colditz

    Colditz

  • The Last Adventure

    The Last Adventure

  • Pierrot le Fou

    Pierrot le Fou

  • Quiller

    Quiller

  • The Night of the Generals

    The Night of the Generals

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • Inside the Third Reich

    Inside the Third Reich

  • The Magnificent One

    The Magnificent One

  • Codename

    Codename

  • Concierto Evolución

    Concierto Evolución

  • Mauvais Sang

    Mauvais Sang

  • Albert est méchant

    Albert est méchant

  • Tueur maison

    Tueur maison

  • Perched on a Tree

    Perched on a Tree

  • Little Girls

    Little Girls

  • The Dope

    The Dope

  • Bunker Palace Hotel

    Bunker Palace Hotel

  • Heidi

    Heidi

  • The Bright Night

    The Bright Night

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

  • Cannon for Cordoba

    Cannon for Cordoba

  • Roselyne and the Lions

    Roselyne and the Lions

  • The Next Scream You Hear

    The Next Scream You Hear

  • Valparaiso, Valparaiso

    Valparaiso, Valparaiso

  • Culpable para un delito

    Culpable para un delito

  • Eeeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe

    Eeeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe

  • Réseau secret

    Réseau secret

  • The Crime of David Levinstein

    The Crime of David Levinstein

  • Flesh and Fantasy

    Flesh and Fantasy