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 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 embodied an angry SS representative. In 1968 he played in the action thriller The Devil's Garden by Yves Boisset. 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 Cannon for Cordoba, in the role of the Swedish major Svedborg, t…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Barry Lyndon (1975) — Prussian Officer
2. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) — Marquis d'Apcher
3. Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) — Otto Weber
4. Red Sonja (1985) — Red Sonja's Father
5. Pierrot le Fou (1965) — Gangster (uncredited)
6. Double Team (1997) — British Man
7. The Magnificent One (1973) — Colonel Collins
8. Mauvais Sang (1986) — Hans
9. Sherlock Holmes (1984) — Hebworth (Alias Veitch)
10. The Dope (2003) — Rudolf Maier
11. The Night of the Generals (1967) — Wehrmacht Adjutant (uncredited)
12. Perched on a Tree (1971) — Colonel Muller
13. The Last Adventure (1967) — Mercenary
14. Boy Meets Girl (1984) — Cosmonaut
15. My New Partner III (2003) — Van der Brook
16. Holocaust (1978)
17. Albert est méchant (2004) — James Lord Cooke
18. The New Statesman (1987) — Herr Wessel
19. Bunker Palace Hotel (1989) — Le président
20. Coplan Saves His Skin (1968) — Hugo
21. Minder (1979) — Maurice Bonnet
22. The Master Blackmailer (1992) — Hebworth (Alias Veitch)
23. Die Rosenheim-Cops (2002) — Prof. Meindl
24. The Riddle of the Sands (1979) — Grimm
25. Cannon for Cordoba (1970) — Svedborg
26. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999) — German Officer #2
27. Roselyne and the Lions (1988) — Rainer
28. Burnt Out (2006) — Lunel
29. Department S (1969) — Lucky Le Beau
30. Colditz (1972) — Hauptmann Franz Ulmann
31. The Bright Night (1978) — Pluton
32. Eeeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe (1972) — Jeroboam
33. Thriller (1973) — Karl Vorster
34. Crossbow (1987) — Tyroll
35. Strangulation Blues (1980)
36. Police Commissioner Moulin (1976) — L'assassin au grenade
37. Little Girls (1966) — Mike
38. The Strangers (1969) — Blade
39. Valparaiso, Valparaiso (1973) — Helmut
40. John (1992) — John/Tarzan