- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 21, 1925
- Place of Birth
- Paulpietersburg KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa
- Died
- April 3, 2020
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 emb…
Filmography
movieBurnt Out
2006 · Lunel
movieAlbert est méchant
2004 · James Lord Cooke
movieMy New Partner III
2003 · Van der Brook
movieThe Dope
2003 · Rudolf Maier
tvDie Rosenheim-Cops
2002 · Prof. Meindl
movieBrotherhood of the Wolf
2001 · Marquis d'Apcher
movieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
1999 · German Officer #2
movieDouble Team
1997 · British Man
movieConcierto Evolución
1992 · Serious Violinist
movieThe Master Blackmailer
1992 · Hebworth (Alias Veitch)
John
movieJohn
1992 · John/Tarzan
tvCounterstrike
1990 · Kurtz
movieBunker Palace Hotel
1989 · Le président
movieCrossbow: The Movie
1989 · Tyroll
movieRoselyne and the Lions
1988 · Rainer
tvThe New Statesman
1987 · Herr Wessel
tvCrossbow
1987 · Tyroll
movieMauvais Sang
1986 · Hans
movieRed Sonja
1985 · Red Sonja's Father
movieBoy Meets Girl
1984 · Cosmonaut
tvSherlock Holmes
1984 · Hebworth (Alias Veitch)
Tueur maison
movieTueur maison
1984
tvInside the Third Reich
1982 · Ernst Kaltenbrunner
movieStrangulation Blues
1980
tvMinder
1979 · Maurice Bonnet, Kurt Wengler
movieThe Riddle of the Sands
1979 · Grimm
movieThe Bright Night
1978 · Pluton
tvHolocaust
1978 · , Ernst Kaltenbrunner
tvPolice Commissioner Moulin
1976 · L'assassin au grenade
movieBarry Lyndon
1975 · Prussian Officer
Quiller
tvQuiller
1975 · Major Hardtmann
tvHeidi
1974 · Grandfather
movieThe Next Scream You Hear
1974 · Karl Vorster
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Janos Almasy
movieThe Magnificent One
1973 · Colonel Collins
tvThriller
1973 · Karl Vorster
movieValparaiso, Valparaiso
1973 · Helmut
tvColditz
1972 · Hauptmann Franz Ulmann
movieAlmayer's Folly
1972 · Le capitaine Linguard
movieEeeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe
1972 · Jeroboam
moviePerched on a Tree
1971 · Colonel Muller
movieCannon for Cordoba
1970 · Svedborg
Codename
tvCodename
1970 · General Hovaths
tvDepartment S
1969 · Lucky Le Beau
movieThe Strangers
1969 · Blade
movieErotic Trap
1969 · Varen
movieCoplan Saves His Skin
1968 · Hugo
movieThe Crime of David Levinstein
1968 · Schrank
movieRéseau secret
1967 · Hermann Glöckel
movieThe Last Adventure
1967 · Mercenary
movieThe Night of the Generals
1967 · Wehrmacht Adjutant (uncredited)
movieFlesh and Fantasy
1967 · Sorenson
movieDon't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966 · Otto Weber
movieCulpable para un delito
1966 · Martín Baumer
movieLittle Girls
1966 · Mike
moviePierrot le Fou
1965 · Gangster (uncredited)
tvLes Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958 · Hafner