Hans Meyer

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-07-21 (95 years old)

Deathday

2020-04-03

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...

Acting

1965

Pierrot le Fou

as Gangster (uncredited)

1967

The Last Adventure

as Mercenary

2001

Brotherhood of the Wolf

as Marquis d'Apcher

1966

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

as Otto Weber, elegant SS gruppenführer

1989

Bunker Palace Hotel

as Le président

1992

Concierto Evolución

as Serious Violinist

1986

2003

The Dope

as Rudolf Maier

1973

The Magnificent One

as Colonel Collins

2004

Albert est méchant

as James Lord Cooke

1970

1966

1969

1992

John

as John/Tarzan

2003

My New Partner III

as Van der Brook

1967

1985

Red Sonja

as Red Sonja's Father

1969

Erotic Trap

as Varen

1971

Perched on a Tree

as Colonel Muller

1978

1967

The Night of the Generals

as Wehrmacht Adjutant (uncredited)

1982

Inside the Third Reich

as Ernst Kaltenbrunner

1967

Réseau secret

as Hermann Glöckel

1966

Culpable para un delito

as Martín Baumer

1984

Boy Meets Girl

as Cosmonaut

1992

The Master Blackmailer

as Hebworth (Alias Veitch)

1997

Double Team

as British Man

1974

1972

La folie Almayer

as Le capitaine Linguard

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