Heinz Meier (February 17, 1930 - July 21, 2013) was a German actor and theatre director. He was most famous for his appearances in many sketches of popular German comedian

Loriot Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow (12 November 1923 – 22 August 2011), known as Vicco von Bülow or Loriot (), was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor and writer. He was best known for his cartoons, the s ...

, where he was one of the most common actors alongside Loriot himself and

Evelyn Hamann Eveline Braun, (née Hamann; 6 August 1942 – 28 October 2007) commonly known as Evelyn Hamann, was a German actress best known for her work with popular German comedian Loriot as well as for her appearances in television series such as ''The ...

. He also appeared in his two films ''

Ödipussi ''Ödipussi'' is a 1988 German comedy film, written and directed by and also starring Loriot. It was the first of two feature films he directed, the other one being ''Pappa Ante Portas.'' The title is a pun on the Oedipus complex described by Si ...

'' and ''

Pappa Ante Portas ''Pappa Ante Portas'' is a 1991 German comedy film directed by Loriot, who also played the leading role and wrote the script, and Renate Westphal-Lorenz. This was Loriot's second and final feature film, after 1988's Ödipussi. Synopsis Heinric ...

'', but only in minor roles.

Partial filmography

*''Guernica – Jede Stunde verletzt und die letzte tötet'' (1965, TV Movie, dir.

Peter Lilienthal Peter Lilienthal (born 27 November 1929) is a German film director, writer, actor and producer. His 1979 film ''David'' won the Golden Bear at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1984 film '' Das Autogramm'' was entered into the 34th ...

) as Fanchou *''Seraphine oder Die wundersame Geschichte der Tante Flora'' (1965, TV Movie, dir.

) as Daniel *''Große Liebe'' (1966, TV Movie, dir.

Johannes Schaaf Johannes Schaaf (7 April 1933 – 1 November 2019) was a German film, theatre and opera director and actor. Several of his films have been internationally recognized. His focus shifted to opera in the 1980s and he worked with many of the leading i ...

) as Hartmut Stiehl *''

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'' (1967, dir.

) as Siggi *''Lebeck'' (1968, TV Movie, dir.

) as Lebeck *''Versetzung'' (1968, TV Movie, dir. ) as Hagen *''Die Klasse'' (1968, TV Movie, dir. Wolfgang Staudte) as Blau, Teacher *' (1968, dir. Wolfgang Staudte) as Lothar Kunze *' (1969, dir.

Peter Schamoni Peter Schamoni (27 March 1934 – 14 June 2011) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1957 and 2011. His 1966 film '' No Shooting Time for Foxes'' was entered into the 16th Berlin Internation ...

Herbert Vesely Herbert Vesely (31 March 1931 – 13 July 2002) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1955 and 1988. Selected filmography * ' (1955) * '' The Bread of Those Early Years'' (1962) — (based on the nov ...

) as Uncle *' (1970, TV Mini-Series, dir. Wolfgang Staudte) as Mr. Wellman *''The Weavers'' (1971, TV Movie, dir. ) as Pfeifer *''Ein Fall für Herrn Schmidt'' (1971, TV Movie, dir.

Falk Harnack Falk Harnack (2 March 1913 – 3 September 1991) was a German director and screenwriter. During Germany's Nazi era, he was also active with the German Resistance and toward the end of World War II, the partisans in Greece. Harnack was from a fam ...

) as Warnke *''

Eight Hours Don't Make a Day ''Eight Hours Don't Make a Day'' (german: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) (also translated as ''(Eight Hours Are Not a Day)'' is a West German television miniseries written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Commissioned by Westdeutscher Ru ...

'' (1972, TV Series, dir.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder's main ...

) as Meier *''

World on a Wire ''World on a Wire'' (german: Welt am Draht) is a 1973 German science fiction television serial, starring Klaus Löwitsch and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Shot in 16 mm, it was made for German television and originally aired in 1973 in ...

'' (1973, TV Movie, dir.

) as Secretary of State von Weinlaub *' (1974, TV Movie, dir.

Reinhard Hauff Reinhard Hauff (born 23 May 1939) is a German film director. His works, which were mostly carried out in the late 1960s to early 1990s, are known for their social and political commentary. ''Stammheim (film), Stammheim'', which is based on the act ...

) as Saremba *''Auf Biegen oder Brechen'' (1975, dir. ) as Teschau *''

Der Lottogewinner Der Lottogewinner ("The lottery winner") is a comedy sketch by German humorist Loriot. It was first broadcast in 1976 in the TV show ''Loriot'', starring Heinz Meier and Claus Dieter Clausnitzer. Plot The central character of the sketch is 66 y ...

'' (1976, TV Short, dir.

) as Erwin Lindemann *'' Iron Gustav'' (1979, TV series, dir. Wolfgang Staudte) as Herr Tümmel *' (1982, dir. Stefan Lukschy, Christian Rateuke) as Friseur *''Der Polenweiher'' (1986, dir. Nico Hofmann) as Polizist *' (1988, dir. René Perraudin) as Prof. Pruefspitz *''

'' (1988, dir.

) as Müller *''

'' (1991, dir.

) as Director *''Wir Enkelkinder'' (1992, dir. Bruno Jonas) as Vater Radunski *' (1998, dir. Markus Imboden) as Wirt Willi Burger *''

Goebbels und Geduldig ''Goebbels und Geduldig'' is a 2002 German war comedy television film about Joseph Goebbels and Nazi Germany, directed by Kai Wessel, written by Peter Steinbach, and starring Ulrich Mühe in the two titular roles. Plot Harry Geduldig is a ...

'' (2001, dir. Kai Wessel) *' (2009, dir.

Leander Haußmann Leander Haußmann (sometimes Haussmann) (; born 26 June 1959, Quedlinburg) is a German theatre and film director. The son of actor Ezard Haußmann and costume designer Doris Haußmann, he attended the Ernst Busch theatre school in Berlin. Hau ...

) as Bertram Kubitschek *''Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten'' (2014, dir. Neele Leana Vollmar) as Alter Opa (final film role)

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