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Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Acting·1947·174 films

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.

As Actor

Munich
Munich (2005)Hans
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)Henryk Wald
The Edukators
The Edukators (2004)Vermieter
Amen.
Amen. (2002)Grawitz
Ripley's Game
Ripley's Game (2002)Art Dealer
Europa Europa
Europa Europa (1990)Captain von Lerenau
Flame & Citron
Flame & Citron (2008)Gilbert
23
23 (1998)Karls Vater
Black Island
Black Island (2021)Friedrich Hansen
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close! (1993)Dr. Becker
Sunshine
Sunshine (1999)Baron Margitta
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road (1976)Robert Lander
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross (2014)Bestatter
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden (1993)Father
Walk on Water
Walk on Water (2004)Axel's Father
Crash Test Aglae
Crash Test Aglae (2017)Friedrich Fürstenberg, CEO
Rommel
Rommel (2012)Gerd von Rundstedt
The Meetings of Anna
The Meetings of Anna (1978)Hans
The French Revolution
The French Revolution (1989)Goethe
The Universal Theory
The Universal Theory (2023)Dr. Strathen
Francesco
Francesco (1989)Pope Innocent III
Axolotl Overkill
Axolotl Overkill (2017)Film Award Laudator
Post Impact
Post Impact (2004)Dr. Gregor Starndorf
Taking Sides
Taking Sides (2002)Rudolf Werner
King Ordinary
King Ordinary (2013)Wallenstein
A Year Ago in Winter
A Year Ago in Winter (2008)Dr. Thomas Richter
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man (2002)Josef Hillman
Relativity
Relativity (2019)Aron's Father
Heil
Heil (2015)Grad Ludbert zu Regenstauf
The Ring Finger
The Ring Finger (2005)Le patron de l'hôtel
Beck 12 - The Loner
Beck 12 - The Loner (2002)Josef Hillman
Malevil
Malevil (1981)le vétérinaire
Outside the Box
Outside the Box (2015)Bruno Bickstein
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Beck 16 - The Last Witness (2002)Josef Hillman
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face (2001)Josef Hillman
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Beck 11 - The Cartel (2001)Josef Hillman
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball (2002)Josef Hillman
All of a Sudden
All of a Sudden (2016)Klaus
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown (2002)Josef Hillman
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero (1993)Count Zelten
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen (1994)Dieter Reich
Whispers Behind the Wall
Whispers Behind the Wall (2013)Martins Vater
The Berlin Affair
The Berlin Affair (1985)Wolf von Hollendorf
Salt on Our Skin
Salt on Our Skin (1992)Sidney
666: In Bed with the Devil
666: In Bed with the Devil (2002)Prince of Darkness
A Prominent Patient
A Prominent Patient (2017)Dr. Stein
In the Shadows
In the Shadows (2010)Planer
The French as Seen by…
The French as Seen by… (1988)(Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
Small Cuts
Small Cuts (2003)Verekher
A Woman in Flames
A Woman in Flames (1983)Kurt
Hilde
Hilde (2009)Erich Pommer
Black Box
Black Box (2023)Hanns Böhm
Bastard
Bastard (2011)Samuel Schweizer
A Girl Called Rosemarie
A Girl Called Rosemarie (1996)
Pharos of Chaos
Pharos of Chaos (1983)Self
The Venus Trap
The Venus Trap (1988)Kurt
A Fine Day
A Fine Day (2001)Regisseur
Allmen and the Dragonflies
Allmen and the Dragonflies (2016)Hirt Senior
Gefährliche Wahrheit
Gefährliche Wahrheit (2021)Richard Freydank
No
No (2021)Joachim
Dr. M
Dr. M (1990)Moser
Playoff
Playoff (2011)Franz
The Rose Garden
The Rose Garden (1989)Eckert
The Left-Handed Woman
The Left-Handed Woman (1978)
A Perfect Friend
A Perfect Friend (2006)Rodolph Hartmann
So Long Daddy, See You in Hell
So Long Daddy, See You in Hell (2022)Politiker
John Cranko
John Cranko (2024)Walter Erich Schäfer
The Red Room
The Red Room (2010)Prof. Mühsam
Manhunt
Manhunt (2008)Klaus Barbie
Voyage to 'Metropolis'
Voyage to 'Metropolis' (2010)Narrator (voice)
David
David (1979)
Prince
Prince (2021)Michael Schmidt-Fournier
Der große Rudolph
Der große Rudolph (2018)Toni
Summer in the City
Summer in the City (1972)Hanns
Brief an mein Leben
Brief an mein Leben (2015)Dr. Pogel
Berlin Chamissoplatz
Berlin Chamissoplatz (1980)Martin
Venus Talking
Venus Talking (2001)
Black Sun
Black Sun (1998)Narrator
Zettl
Zettl (2012)Gaishofer
The Blue One
The Blue One (1994)Minister
Strike Back
Strike Back (1981)
Herzsprung
Herzsprung (1992)Herr Papenfuß
Domino
Domino (1982)Zollner
Blessed Events
Blessed Events (2010)Gynäkologe
The Unburdening
The Unburdening (1983)Diego
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus (1982)Dr. Serenius
The Horsemen of the Storm
The Horsemen of the Storm (1984)Castaing
Whatever Happens Next
Whatever Happens Next (2018)Silbermann
Für immer 30
Für immer 30 (2011)Hans Kranich
Paradiso: Seven Days with Seven Women
Paradiso: Seven Days with Seven Women (2000)Adam
Drancy Future
Drancy Future (1997)The Old Man (voice)
Aghet
Aghet (2010)Leslie Davis
Stille Nächte
Stille Nächte (2014)Paul
A Place Called Dignity
A Place Called Dignity (2021)Uncle Paul
Closed Circuit
Closed Circuit (1983)Melo
Ein Mann unter Verdacht
Ein Mann unter Verdacht (2016)Anjas Vater
Der Gutachter: Ein Mord zu viel
Der Gutachter: Ein Mord zu viel (2017)H. Moldenhauer
Same Player Shoots Again
Same Player Shoots Again (1968)Man with Gun
Angels of Iron
Angels of Iron (1981)Ridzinski
Olga's Summer
Olga's Summer (2002)Richard
Der Bankraub
Der Bankraub (2016)Harald Kühnen
Adieu, Mon Ami
Adieu, Mon Ami (1996)Serge
Die Bubi Scholz Story
Die Bubi Scholz Story (1998)Otto Grimm
Wen die Liebe trifft
Wen die Liebe trifft (2005)Henry Rhomberg
Leningrad. Stimmen einer belagerten Stadt
Leningrad. Stimmen einer belagerten Stadt (2024)Self - Narrator (voice)
I'm The Father
I'm The Father (2002)Dr. Beilenberg
Undercover
Undercover (2005)Landsbichler
Heiraten macht mich nervös
Heiraten macht mich nervös (2005)Oskar Becker
Die Frau aus dem Meer
Die Frau aus dem Meer (2008)Michael Kolberg
Woman Driving, Man Sleeping
Woman Driving, Man Sleeping (2004)Sven Hedin
Katie Fforde: Ziemlich beste Freundinnen
Katie Fforde: Ziemlich beste Freundinnen (2018)Douglas van Garden
Tracing Battleship Potemkin
Tracing Battleship Potemkin (2007)Narrator (voice)
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)Self
Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker
Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001)Oetker's Attorney
Two Days of Hope
Two Days of Hope (2003)Wiedemeyer (uncredited)
Liebe auf den zweiten Blick
Liebe auf den zweiten Blick (2005)Norbert Hahn
Für immer im Herzen
Für immer im Herzen (2004)Richard Berger
Tarot
Tarot (1986)Eduard
Grenzgang
Grenzgang (2013)Rektor Granitzny
Eine Krone für Isabell
Eine Krone für Isabell (2006)Archibald Kent
The Last Courier
The Last Courier (1996)Kant
Todsünde
Todsünde (2008)Polonius Fischer
Professor Wall im Bordell
Professor Wall im Bordell (2019)Professor Wall
George
George (2013)Max Beckmann
Zwei Seiten der Liebe
Zwei Seiten der Liebe (2002)Rolf Wagner
Chamisso’s Shadow
Chamisso’s Shadow (2016)Adelbert von Chamisso (voice)
1917: The Real October
1917: The Real October (2017)Alexander Benois (voice)
What Happens In Your Brain If You See a German Word Like...?
What Happens In Your Brain If You See a German Word Like...? (2015)Narrator (voice)
Access Denied
Access Denied (2000)Wilhelm Täufer
Küss mich, Kanzler!
Küss mich, Kanzler! (2004)Kanzleramtschef Dr. Nick Riemer
Der Leibwächter
Der Leibwächter (1989)Dr. Kant
Gelübde des Herzens
Gelübde des Herzens (2003)Professor Leunitz
The Violin Player
The Violin Player (1994)Michael
The Case of Jakob von Metzler
The Case of Jakob von Metzler (2012)Friedrich von Metzler
My Dear Subject
My Dear Subject (1989)Hans
The Autograph
The Autograph (1984)Lieutenant Suarez
Antonia – Tränen im Paradies
Antonia – Tränen im Paradies (2003)Friedrich Fürstenberg
Einen Moment fürs Leben
Einen Moment fürs Leben (2017)Samuel Silchester
Gate to Heaven
Gate to Heaven (2003)Polizist
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders (1990)Self
Milan noir
Milan noir (1987)Hardy
Das Treibhaus
Das Treibhaus (1987)Mergentheim
Mädchen Nr. 1
Mädchen Nr. 1 (2003)Alfred Hammerstein
Superbrain
Superbrain (1996)Kottke
Douce France
Douce France (1986)Karl
Kidnapping – Ein Vater schlägt zurück
Kidnapping – Ein Vater schlägt zurück (1998)Dieter
Balle perdue
Balle perdue (1994)Victor Trampot
A Viso Coperto
A Viso Coperto (1985)Roberto Connolly
Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin
Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin (1994)Monsieur de Staël
Blinker
Blinker (1969)
Der Tote im Eis
Der Tote im Eis (2013)Dr. Lutz Conrad
Debt of Love
Debt of Love (1998)Besse
Red & Blue
Red & Blue (2004)Samuel Eisenstein
Hinter blinden Fenstern
Hinter blinden Fenstern (2010)Polonius Fischer
So Broad and Big: The Nature of Otto Modersohn
So Broad and Big: The Nature of Otto Modersohn (2016)Narrator (voice)
Operation Noah
Operation Noah (1998)Kanzler
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam (1982)
The Open Universe
The Open Universe (1993)Frank
Afrika am Rhein
Afrika am Rhein (1986)Hans
Sulla
Sulla (2003)Lucius Cornelius Sulla
About Narration
About Narration (2025)
Fatherland
Fatherland (2026)Thomas Mann
Home Entertainment
Home Entertainment (2026)
Jean Moulin
Jean Moulin (2002)Le major von Gutlingen
All Will Be Revealed
All Will Be Revealed (2023)Dr. Abweger
The Last Word
The Last Word (1988)
Traveling Roadshow
Traveling Roadshow (2016)Self
The Specimen
The Specimen (2002)
Bimbes: Die schwarzen Kassen des Helmut Kohl
Bimbes: Die schwarzen Kassen des Helmut Kohl (2017)Self - Reader
Bent or Broken
Bent or Broken (1975)
Southeast Passage
Southeast Passage (2002)
"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics
"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics (1981)Self
Overnight
Overnight (2007)Fischer

As Director