Hans Meyer

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 19721974 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 Germanys 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 JeanPaul 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 Devils 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 the leader of a private mercenary army In 1975 he had a small role in Stanley Kubricks 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 miniseries Holocaust miniseries The History of the Weiss Family in it he played the SS official Ernst Kaltenbrunner In the TV movie The Girlfriend from Childhood Lamie denfance 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 Lucass The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as well as the French cult movie Brotherhood of the Wolf Meyer died in NeuillysurSeine France on 3 April 2020 at the age of 94 Source Article Hans Meyer actor from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30