Hanns Zischler
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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.
Known for
Credits
Black Sun (1998)
as Narrator
Fatherland (2026)
as Thomas Mann
Munich (2005)
as Hans
The Cement Garden (1993)
as Father
Sunshine (1999)
as Baron Margitta
Europa Europa (1990)
as Captain von Lerenau
The French Revolution (1989)
as Goethe
Black Island (2021)
as Friedrich Hansen
Rommel (2012)
as Gerd von Rundstedt
Ripley's Game (2002)
as Art Dealer
Flame & Citron (2008)
as Gilbert
The Venus Trap (1988)
as Kurt
Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
as Henryk Wald
Venus Talking (2001)
Actor
Amen. (2002)
as Grawitz
The Berlin Affair (1985)
as Wolf von Hollendorf
Walk on Water (2004)
as Axel's Father
John Cranko (2024)
as Walter Erich Schäfer
The Red Room (2010)
as Prof. Mühsam
Francesco (1989)
as Pope Innocent III
Beck 11 - The Cartel (2001)
as Josef Hillman
Dr. M (1990)
as Moser
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
as Dr. Becker
The Ring Finger (2005)
as Le patron de l'hôtel
23 (1998)
as Karls Vater
Taking Sides (2002)
as Rudolf Werner
Kings of the Road (1976)
as Robert Lander
Home Entertainment (2026)
Actor
Malevil (1981)
as le vétérinaire
The Edukators (2004)
as Vermieter
Post Impact (2004)
as Dr. Gregor Starndorf
The Meetings of Anna (1978)
as Hans
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero (1993)
as Count Zelten
666: In Bed with the Devil (2002)
as Prince of Darkness
Balle perdue (1994)
as Victor Trampot
A Woman in Flames (1983)
as Kurt
Milan noir (1987)
as Hardy
Todsünde (2008)
as Polonius Fischer
Salt on Our Skin (1992)
as Sidney
Manhunt (2008)
as Klaus Barbie
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders (1990)
as Self
Domino (1982)
as Zollner
Stations of the Cross (2014)
as Bestatter
Hilde (2009)
as Erich Pommer
The Universal Theory (2023)
as Dr. Strathen
Black Box (2023)
as Hanns Böhm
The French as Seen by… (1988)
as (Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Prince (2021)
as Michael Schmidt-Fournier
Gefährliche Wahrheit (2021)
as Richard Freydank
Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)
as Self
Olga's Summer (2002)
as Richard
Overnight (2007)
as Fischer
A Prominent Patient (2017)
as Dr. Stein
A Year Ago in Winter (2008)
as Dr. Thomas Richter
Traveling Roadshow (2016)
as Self
Der Leibwächter (1989)
as Dr. Kant
Stille Nächte (2014)
as Paul
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen (1994)
as Dieter Reich
Henry Angst (1980)
Actor
Der Bankraub (2016)
as Harald Kühnen
The Blue One (1994)
as Minister
Axolotl Overkill (2017)
as Film Award Laudator
Herzsprung (1992)
as Herr Papenfuß
The Left-Handed Woman (1978)
Actor
Allmen and the Dragonflies (2016)
as Hirt Senior
The Autograph (1984)
as Lieutenant Suarez
David (1979)
Actor
Adieu, Mon Ami (1996)
as Serge
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face (2001)
as Josef Hillman
Brief an mein Leben (2015)
as Dr. Pogel
Beck 16 - The Last Witness (2002)
as Josef Hillman
Whatever Happens Next (2018)
as Silbermann
Strike Back (1981)
Actor
Heil (2015)
as Grad Ludbert zu Regenstauf
The Rose Garden (1989)
as Eckert
Pharos of Chaos (1983)
as Self
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man (2002)
as Josef Hillman
Southeast Passage (2002)
Actor
When in Doubt (1995)
as Klaus Merten
Angels of Iron (1981)
as Ridzinski
I'm The Father (2002)
as Dr. Beilenberg
Mise-en-scene (1991)
Actor
Aghet (2010)
as Leslie Davis
The Horsemen of the Storm (1984)
as Castaing
Der Handymörder (1998)
as Bundeskanzler
Small Cuts (2003)
as Verekher
Beck 12 - The Loner (2002)
as Josef Hillman
Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001)
as Oetker's Attorney
Two Days of Hope (2003)
as Wiedemeyer (uncredited)
Zettl (2012)
as Gaishofer
A Place Called Dignity (2021)
as Uncle Paul
Relativity (2019)
as Aron's Father
Putting Things Straight (1979)
as Alfred Flechtheim
Für immer im Herzen (2004)
as Richard Berger
The Last Courier (1996)
as Kant
A Fine Day (2001)
as Regisseur
Der falsche Tod (2007)
as Dr. Franz Stoever
Ein Mann unter Verdacht (2016)
as Anjas Vater
Mädchen Nr. 1 (2003)
as Alfred Hammerstein
All of a Sudden (2016)
as Klaus
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown (2002)
as Josef Hillman
A Perfect Friend (2006)
as Rodolph Hartmann
Viel Spaß mit meiner Frau (1997)
as Schmidthenner
Küss mich, Kanzler! (2004)
as Kanzleramtschef Dr. Nick Riemer
Whispers Behind the Wall (2013)
as Martins Vater
Jean Moulin (2002)
as Le major von Gutlingen
The Unburdening (1983)
as Diego
Gate to Heaven (2003)
as Polizist
Novaks Ultimatum (2003)
as Dr. Hildebrandt
Crash Test Aglae (2017)
as Friedrich Fürstenberg, CEO
In the Shadows (2010)
as Planer
Grenzgang (2013)
as Rektor Granitzny
Bastard (2011)
as Samuel Schweizer
Bent or Broken (1975)
Actor
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball (2002)
as Josef Hillman
Requiem for Something Which Is Very Small (1997)
as Michael
Saltimbank (2003)
as Johann Kreisler
Krieg und Frieden – Deutsch-sowjetische Skizzen (2018)
as Narrator
Debt of Love (1998)
as Besse
So Long Daddy, See You in Hell (2022)
as Politiker
A Girl Called Rosemarie (1996)
Actor
Playoff (2011)
as Franz
1917: The Real October (2017)
as Alexander Benois (voice)
Wenn man sich traut (2000)
as Isabell's Vater
Undercover (2005)
as Landsbichler
The Open Universe (1993)
as Frank
Die Bubi Scholz Story (1998)
as Otto Grimm
Rotlicht (1993)
as Hans Fengler
All Will Be Revealed (2023)
as Dr. Abweger
Für immer 30 (2011)
as Hans Kranich
Closed Circuit (1983)
as Melo
Woman Driving, Man Sleeping (2004)
as Sven Hedin
King Ordinary (2013)
as Wallenstein
Outside the Box (2015)
as Bruno Bickstein
Gelübde des Herzens (2003)
as Professor Leunitz
Das Treibhaus (1987)
as Mergentheim
Doctor Faustus (1982)
as Dr. Serenius
Summer in the City (1972)
as Hanns
Das Haus am Watt (1990)
as Ulrich Golborn
Antonia – Tränen im Paradies (2003)
as Friedrich Fürstenberg
Solange wir lieben (2001)
as Prof.Rudolf Zondek
Zwei Seiten der Liebe (2002)
as Rolf Wagner
Ehebruch - Eine teuflische Falle! (1996)
as Til Deboers
Blessed Events (2010)
as Gynäkologe
Manoeuvres d'Élégance (1992)
Actor
Gute Referenzen (1994)
Actor
George (2013)
as Max Beckmann
Total vereist (1981)
as Pilot
Das Baby der schwangeren Toten (1994)
as Prof. Stuck
Der Tote im Eis (2013)
as Dr. Lutz Conrad
In der Welt habt ihr Angst (2011)
as Johannes Baumann
No Sex (1999)
as Friedrich Liebermann
Anemia (1986)
as Umberto
The Violin Player (1994)
as Michael
About Narration (2025)
Actor
Heiraten macht mich nervös (2005)
as Oskar Becker
Hinter blinden Fenstern (2010)
as Polonius Fischer
The Case of Jakob von Metzler (2012)
as Friedrich von Metzler
Tanners letzte Chance (2002)
as Karl Sedlag
Drancy Future (1997)
as The Old Man (voice)
Liebe auf den zweiten Blick (2005)
as Norbert Hahn
Keine zweite Chance (2017)
as Reinhard
Null Risiko und reich (1997)
Actor
Afrika am Rhein (1986)
as Hans
Ben & Maria - Liebe auf den zweiten Blick (2000)
as Raabe senior
Luise knackt den Jackpot (1995)
Actor
Paradiso: Seven Days with Seven Women (2000)
as Adam
Professor Wall im Bordell (2019)
as Professor Wall
Kidnapping – Ein Vater schlägt zurück (1998)
as Dieter
Logik des Gefühls (1982)
Actor
Bimbes: Die schwarzen Kassen des Helmut Kohl (2017)
as Self - Reader
Voyage to 'Metropolis' (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
What Happens In Your Brain If You See a German Word Like...? (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Tarot (1986)
as Eduard
Rotlicht - In der Höhle des Löwen (2000)
as Hans Fengler
Wenn die Liebe verloren geht (2002)
as Georg
Operation Noah (1998)
as Kanzler
Ende einer Leidenschaft (1997)
as Dr. Blöss
Callboy (1998)
as Dr.Deckel
The Specimen (2002)
Actor
Himmelsheim (1989)
as Dr. Ehrenfried
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam (1982)
Actor
Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin (1994)
as Monsieur de Staël
Blinker (1969)
Actor
The Denunciation (1993)
as Erfinder
No (2021)
as Joachim
Leningrad. Stimmen einer belagerten Stadt (2024)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Red & Blue (2004)
as Samuel Eisenstein
Hast du Lust, mit mir einen Kaffee zu trinken? (1981)
as Hanns
Es wird etwas geschehen (2003)
as Alfred Wunsiedel
Access Denied (2000)
as Wilhelm Täufer
Berlin (1987)
as Interviews
Superbrain (1996)
as Kottke
"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics (1981)
as Self
Der Gutachter: Ein Mord zu viel (2017)
as H. Moldenhauer
Die Frau aus dem Meer (2008)
as Michael Kolberg
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008)
as Self
A Viso Coperto (1985)
as Roberto Connolly
Schwarzer Sommer (—)
as Klaus Brixen
Abgetrieben (1992)
as Dr. Friedrich Hess
Einmal wirst auch du mich lieben. Über die Bedeutung von Heftromanen (1973)
as Self
Douce France (1986)
as Karl
The Last Word (1988)
Actor
Wer nie beim Schwenken schwankte (2008)
as Produzent
Chamisso’s Shadow (2016)
as Adelbert von Chamisso (voice)
Betrogen – Eine Ehe am Ende (1997)
as Jan Goldbeck
Wen die Liebe trifft (2005)
as Henry Rhomberg
Berlin Chamissoplatz (1980)
as Martin
Mein Papa ist kein Mörder (1998)
as Thorsten Gregor
Einen Moment fürs Leben (2017)
as Samuel Silchester
Tracing Battleship Potemkin (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Same Player Shoots Again (1968)
as Man with Gun
Nach uns die Sintflut (1996)
Actor
So Broad and Big: The Nature of Otto Modersohn (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Katie Fforde: Ziemlich beste Freundinnen (2018)
as Douglas van Garden
Der große Rudolph (2018)
as Toni
Die Tannerhütte (1976)
Actor
"Amerika" vor Augen oder Kafka in 43 Min. 30 Sec. (1978)
as Voice
My Dear Subject (1989)
as Hans
Eine Krone für Isabell (2006)
as Archibald Kent
Sulla (2003)
as Lucius Cornelius Sulla
The demise of Herman Dürer (1979)
as Herwig Jungmann, neuroloog
Stunde der Füchse (1993)
as Heinz Binder
Erste deutsche Tiefsee-Expedition - Die Weltreise der Valdivia (2017)
as Self - Narrator