Hanns Zischler

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-06-18 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

Hanns Zischler

Biography

Hanns Zischler (born 18 June 1947) is a German actor most famous in America for his portrayal of Hans in Steven Spielberg's film Munich. According to the Internet Movie Database, Zischler has appeared in 171 movies since 1968. Known in Sweden for his role as Josef Hillman in the second season of the Martin Beck movies, though his voice is dubbed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hanns Zischler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Acting

2004

Walk on Water

as Axel's Father

2005

Munich

as Hans

1976

Kings of the Road

as Robert Lander

1981

Angels of Iron

as Ridzinski

2002

Ripley's Game

as Art Dealer

2021

Gefährliche Wahrheit

as Richard Freydank

2002

Taking Sides

as Rudolf Werner

2002

666: In Bed with the Devil

as Prince of Darkness

1988

2008

Flame & Citron

as Gilbert

2008

A Year Ago in Winter

as Dr. Thomas Richter

2002

Amen.

as Grawitz

1990

Dr. M

as Moser

1986

Anemia

as Umberto

1993

2004

Post Impact

as Dr. Gregor Starndorf

2005

Undercover

as Landsbichler

2021

Prince

as Michael Schmidt-Fournier

2010

2005

The Ring Finger

as Le patron de l'hôtel

1981

Malevil

as le vétérinaire

2003

Small Cuts

as Verekher

1999

Sunshine

as Baron Margitta

1991

2023

The Universal Theory

as Dr. Strathen

1989

Francesco

as Pope Innocent III

1985

The Berlin Affair

as Wolf von Hollendorf

2006

A Perfect Friend

as Rodolph Hartmann

2023

Black Box

as Hanns Böhm

2011

Playoff

as Franz

2008

Manhunt

as Klaus Barbie

1992

2001

A Fine Day

as Regisseur

2012

The Case of Jakob von Metzler

as Friedrich von Metzler

2008

Die Frau aus dem Meer

as Michael Kolberg

1979

The demise of Herman Dürer

as Herwig Jungmann, neuroloog

1994

Balle perdue

as Victor Trampot

1999

The Alchemists

as Bruno Gudmanson

1994

2013

George

as Max Beckmann

2007

Overnight

as Fischer

2007

Tracing Battleship Potemkin

as Narrator (voice)

2011

Bastard

as Samuel Schweizer

2009

Entführt

as Maximilian Kessler

2009

Hilde

as Erich Pommer

2003

Novaks Ultimatum

as Dr. Hildebrandt

2012

Rommel

as Gerd von Rundstedt

1996

Superbrain

as Kottke

2002

I'm The Father

as Dr. Beilenberg

2014

Clouds of Sils Maria

as Henryk Wald

1989

Himmelsheim

as Dr. Ehrenfried

1999

No Sex

as Friedrich Liebermann

2004

The Edukators

as Vermieter

1972

1968

1998

2008

Todsünde

as Polonius Fischer

1998

Mein Papa ist kein Mörder

as Thorsten Gregor

2010

Hinter blinden Fenstern

as Polonius Fischer

1986

Tarot

as Eduard

2012

Zettl

as Gaishofer

1982

Doctor Faustus

as Dr. Serenius

2010

Aghet

as Leslie Davis

1998

Der Handymörder

as Bundeskanzler

2002

Zwei Seiten der Liebe

as Rolf Wagner

2002

Olga's Summer

as Richard

2000

Wenn man sich traut

as Isabell's Vater

2005

1990

Das Haus am Watt

as Ulrich Golborn

1994

The Blue One

as Minister

1989

2002

Tanners letzte Chance

as Karl Sedlag

2001

Solange wir lieben

as Prof.Rudolf Zondek

2023

All Will Be Revealed

as Dr. Abweger

1997

2006

Eine Krone für Isabell

as Archibald Kent

2002

Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

as Josef Hillman

2011

Für immer 30

as Hans Kranich

1998

Black Sun

as Narrator

1989

Der Leibwächter

as Dr. Kant

2003

Antonia – Tränen im Paradies

as Friedrich Fürstenberg

2014

2004

Küss mich, Kanzler!

as Kanzleramtschef Dr. Nick Riemer

1993

Rotlicht

as Hans Fengler

2013

King Ordinary

as Wallenstein

1992

Abgetrieben

as Dr. Friedrich Hess

2024

1982

Domino

as Zollner

2005

1989

1986

1993

Faraway, So Close!

as Dr. Becker

2015

Heil

as Grad Ludbert zu Regenstauf

2015

Outside the Box

as Bruno Bickstein

2013

Grenzgang

as Rektor Granitzny

2005

Wen die Liebe trifft

as Henry Rhomberg

2007

Day of Disaster

as Walter Köhler

2013

Whispers Behind the Wall

as Martins Vater

2003

Gelübde des Herzens

as Professor Leunitz

2013

Der Tote im Eis

as Dr. Lutz Conrad

2011

In der Welt habt ihr Angst

as Johannes Baumann

2007

Der falsche Tod

as Dr. Franz Stoever

2004

Für immer im Herzen

as Richard Berger

2014

2003

Mädchen Nr. 1

as Alfred Hammerstein

1995

When in Doubt

as Klaus Merten

1997

1993

The Denunciation

as Erfinder

1992

Herzsprung

as Herr Papenfuß

1996

1987

Berlin

as Interviews

2015

2016

2010

The Red Room

as Prof. Mühsam

1998

23

as Karls Vater

2016

Der Bankraub

as Harald Kühnen

1990

Europa Europa

as Captain von Lerenau

2017

2019

Professor Wall im Bordell

as Professor Wall

2017

2016

2004

Red & Blue

as Samuel Eisenstein

1984

The Autograph

as Lieutenant Suarez

2010

Blessed Events

as Gynäkologe

1997

Drancy Future

as The Old Man (voice)

1981

2017

1917: The Real October

as Alexander Benois (voice)

2003

Es wird etwas geschehen

as Alfred Wunsiedel

1998

Debt of Love

as Besse

2017

Axolotl Overkill

as Film Award Laudator

2003

Gate to Heaven

as Polizist

1979

1998

Operation Noah

as Kanzler

1988

The French as Seen by…

as (Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

1987

Milan noir

as Hardy

1993

1993

Stunde der Füchse

as Heinz Binder

2017

Einen Moment fürs Leben

as Samuel Silchester

2018

1998

Callboy

as Dr.Deckel

1987

Das Treibhaus

as Mergentheim

2002

Beck 12 - The Loner

as Josef Hillman

2002

2001

Beck 11 - The Cartel

as Josef Hillman

2003

Sulla

as Lucius Cornelius Sulla

2010

Voyage to 'Metropolis'

as Narrator (voice)

2002

2016

2016

Chamisso’s Shadow

as Adelbert von Chamisso (voice)

2019

Relativity

as Aron's Father

1981

Kino 81

as Self

2017

Crash Test Aglae

as Friedrich Fürstenberg, CEO

2003

Two Days of Hope

as Wiedemeyer (uncredited)

1979

Putting Things Straight

as Alfred Flechtheim

2003

Saltimbank

as Johann Kreisler

2021

No

as Joachim

2021

Black Island

as Friedrich Hansen

2021

1983

1997

S.O.S Barracuda

as Hendrik Lenz

1986

1985

A Viso Coperto

as Roberto Connolly

2024

John Cranko

as Walter Erich Schäfer

2002

Jean Moulin

as Le major von Gutlingen

1983

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