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

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Franz Ulmann in the television series ''

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'' (1972–1974).

Biography

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

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. The brand became Germany's best selling

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and Meyer became known as "Frank S. Thorn" The Puschkin Man. He was hired by Anatole Litvak as an extra for his film ''

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''. 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 ''

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'', where he embodied an angry SS representative. In 1968 he played in the action thriller ''The Devil's Garden'' by

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. 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 ''

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'', 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

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- 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 ''

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'' as well as the French cult movie ''

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''. Meyer died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on 3 April 2020 at the age of 94.

Films and television

*1961: '' The President'' - Un motard (uncredited) *1965: '' Pierrot le Fou'' - Gangster (uncredited) *1966: '' Culpable para un delito'' - Martín Baumer *1966: ''

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'' - Officer S.S. Otto Weber *1966: ''Little Girls'' - Mike *1967: ''

'' - Wehrmacht Adjutant (uncredited) *1967: '' The Last Adventure'' - Le mercenaire *1967: ' - Mike *1967: ''

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'' - Hermann Glöckel *1967: ' - Sorenson *1967: ' - Schrank *1968: ''

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'' - Hugo *1968: '' Koenigsmark'' (TV Movie) - Le grand Duc *1969: ' - Varen *1969: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Joachim Schmitt-Klever *1969: '' S.O.S. fréquence 17'' (TV Series) *1969: ' - Blade *1969: '' Department S'' (TV Series) - Lucky Le Beau *1970: ''

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'' (TV Series) - General Hovaths *1970: ''

'' - Svedborg *1970: ''

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'' - Prussian Officer in beer garden (uncredited) *1970: ' - Marc *1970: '' Les enfants de Caïn'' *1971: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Brad *1971: '' Perched on a Tree'' - Colonel Muller *1971: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Frohl Svenson *1971: ' - Helmut *1971: '' Jason King'' (TV Series) - Angelo *1972: '' Pic et pic et colegram'' - Jeroboam *1973: '' Le Magnifique'' - Colonel Collins *1973: '' La folie Almayer'' (TV Movie) - Le capitaine Linguard *1972–1974: ''

'' (TV Series) - Hauptmann Franz Ulmann *1974: '' Thriller'' (TV Series) - Karl Vorster *1974: ''

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'' - Grandfather *1975: '' Quiller'' (TV Series) - Major Hardtmann *1975: '' Barry Lyndon'' - Prussian Officer *1976: '' Blondie'' - Inspector *1976: '' Les Monte-en-l'air'' (TV Movie) - Breifer *1976: '' The Howerd Confessions'' (TV Series) - Lieutenant Gruber *1977: ' (TV Mini-Series) - L'agent des trafiquants *1977: ' - Général Von Richter *1978: ''

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'' (TV Mini-Series) - Ernst Kaltenbrunner *1978: '' Les grandes conjurations: Le connétable de Bourbon'' (TV Movie) - Frunsberg *1979: '' La nuit claire'' - Pluton *1979: ''

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'' - Grimm *1979: ''

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'' - Richard Krauss *1979: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Sandor *1980: '' Strangulation Blues'' (short) *1980: ' (TV Series) *1981: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Janos Almasy *1981: '' Commissaire Moulin'' (TV Series): ''L'Amie d'enfance'' - L'assassin au grenade *1981: ' (TV Series) - Driscoll *1982: ' (TV Series) - Von Postel *1982: ''

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'' (TV Movie) - Ernst Kaltenbrunner *1983: '' Les poneys sauvages'' (TV Mini-Series) *1984: '' Boy Meets Girl'' - Le cosmonaute *1984: '' Tueur maison'' (Short) *1985: ' - Le responsable de la station Malabar *1985: ''

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'' - Red Sonja's Father *1979–1985: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Kurt Wengler / Maurice Bonnet *1986: ''

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'' - Hans *1988: '' Ville étrangère'' - L'ambassadeur *1988: '' M'as-tu-vu ?'' (TV Series) *1989: '' Céleri remoulade'' (Short) *1987–1989: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Tyroll / Tyrrol *1989: ''

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'' - Rainer *1989: ''

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'' - Le Duc de Brunswick *1989: '' Bunker Palace Hôtel'' - Le président *1989: ' - Nazi General *1990: '' Counterstrike'' (TV Series) - Kurtz *1990: '' Cantara'' (TV miniseries) *1990: '' Artcore oder Der Neger'' *1991: '' Navarro'' (TV Series) - Sauveur *1991: '' Un privé au soleil'' (TV Series) *1991: '' Dingo'' - Paris Jazz Club owner (uncredited) *1991: '' Renseignements généraux'' (TV Series) - Baltar *1992: '' The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes'' (TV Series) - Hebworth (Alias Veitch) *1983–1992: '' Les Cinq Dernières Minutes'' (TV Series) - Haltman / Hafner *1992: ''

'' (TV Series) - German Officer #2 *1992: '' Sniper 2: L'affaire Petracci'' (TV Movie) - Bababoum *1992: '' Lycée alpin'' (TV Series) *1992: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Herr Wessel *1992: '' Une cuillerée pour papa'' (Short) *1992: ''

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'' (Short) - John / Tarzan *1993: '' La grande collection: Senso'' (TV Movie) - Le général Hautmann *1993: '' Le JAP, juge d'application des peines'' (TV Series) *1993: ''Artcore oder Der Neger'' *1994: ' *1995: '' Machinations'' (TV Movie) *1995: ''

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'' (TV Mini-Series) - Commandant du Duguay-Trouin *1995: '' L'entretien'' (Short) *1997: '' Entre les vagues'' (Short) *1997: ''

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'' - British Man *1997: '' K'' - Gûter *1997: '' Inspecteur Moretti'' (TV Series) - Le Vieux *2000: '' Le birdwatcher'' - Mitch Glassborough *2001: '' Le pacte des loups'' - Marquis d'Apcher *2002: '' Morteterre'' (Short) - Compt Klaus de Rexel *2003: '' The Dope'' - Rudolf Maier *2003: '' Baptiste'' (Short) *2003: '' Ripoux 3'' - Van der Brook *2004: '' Albert est méchant'' - James Lord Cooke *2005: ''

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'' - Lunel *2006: '' Final Sentence'' (Short) - The Inquisitor - The priest *2007: '' La piscine de maman'' (Short) *2007: '' How Much We Hated Each Other'' (TV Movie) - Konrad Adenauer *2008: '' Collection Fred Vargas'' (TV Series) - Fulgence *2010: ''

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'' - Luis Aramchek *2014: ''Cruel'' - Le libraire (final film role)

References

External links

*
hansmeyer.info
The official Hans Meyer website {{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Hans 1925 births 2020 deaths People from eDumbe Local Municipality South African male film actors South African male television actors South African people of German descent White South African people South African expatriates in France