Hanns Zischler (born 18 June 1947) is a German actor known for his cooperation with

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's early films especially ''

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'' (1976). Later he became an international star with his portrayal of Hans in Steven Spielberg's film ''

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'' and the Russian Mafia's boss Igor Sergeyevich Baklanov in the 1996 pilot movie '' Der Clown''. Zischler has appeared in more than 300 movies since 1968. He is known in Sweden for his role as Josef Hillman in the second season of the

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TV series, though his voice is dubbed.

Selected filmography

* '' Summer in the City'' (1970, directed by

) * ''

'' (1976, directed by

) * '' Les Rendez-vous d'Anna'' (1978, directed by

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) * '' Putting Things Straight'' (1979, directed by Georg Brintrup) * ' (1980, directed by

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) * '' Angels of Iron'' (1981, directed by Thomas Brasch) * '' Malevil'' (1981, directed by Christian de Chalonge) * ' (1981, directed by

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) * ' (1982, directed by Thomas Brasch) * '' Doctor Faustus'' (1982, directed by Franz Seitz) * '' A Woman in Flames'' (1983, directed by Robert van Ackeren) * ' (1983, directed by

) * ' (1984, directed by ) * '' Das Autogramm'' (1984, directed by Peter Lilienthal) * '' The Berlin Affair'' (1985, directed by

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) * ' (1985, directed by ) (TV film) * ' (1986, directed by François Chardeaux) * ''

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'' (1986, directed by

) * '' Kir Royal'' (1986, directed by Helmut Dietl) (TV series) * '' The Hothouse'' (1987, directed by ) * ' (1988, directed by Robert van Ackeren) * '' Mon cher sujet'' (1988, directed by Anne-Marie Miéville) * '' Himmelsheim'' (1989, directed by ) * ''Der Leibwächter'' (1989, directed by Adolf Winkelmann) (TV film) * ''

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'' (1989, directed by

) * '' La Révolution française'' (1989, directed by

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and

Robert Enrico Robert Georgio Enrico (April 13, 1931 – February 23, 2001) was a French film director and scriptwriter best known for making the Oscar-winning short '' An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (1961). He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the no ...

) (TV miniseries) * '' The Rose Garden'' (1989, directed by Fons Rademakers) * ''Das Haus am Watt'' (1990, directed by Sigi Rothemund) (TV film) * '' Dr. M'' (1990, directed by

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) * ''

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'' (1990, directed by

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) * ' (1991, directed by

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) (TV film) * '' Allemagne 90 neuf zéro'' (1991, directed by

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) * '' Salt on Our Skin'' (1992, directed by Andrew Birkin) * ''Abgetrieben'' (1992, directed by Norbert Kückelmann) (TV film) * ''La peur'' (1992, directed by ) (TV film) * ''

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: '' (1992) (TV series) * '' Just a Matter of Duty'' (1993, directed by Thomas Mitscherlich) * '' The Cement Garden'' (1993, directed by Andrew Birkin) * '' Faraway, So Close!'' (1993, directed by

) * '' The Blue One'' (1994, directed by ) * '' Charlie & Louise – Das doppelte Lottchen'' (1994, directed by

Joseph Vilsmaier Joseph Vilsmaier (, 24 January 1939 – 11 February 2020) was a German film director who began his career as a technician and cameraman. He is internationally known for films such as ''Comedian Harmonists (film), Comedian Harmonists''. Life Bo ...

) * ' (1994, directed by

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) * ''Femme de passions'' (1995, directed by Bob Swaim) (TV film) * ' (1996, directed by

Menahem Golan Menahem Golan (; May 31, 1929 – August 8, 2014, originally Menachem Globus) was an Israelis, Israeli film producer, screenwriter, and director. He co-owned The Cannon Group with his cousin Yoram Globus. Cannon specialized in producing low-to-mid ...

) (TV film) * ''Der letzte Kurier'' (1996, directed by Adolf Winkelmann) (TV film) * '' Der Clown'' (1996 pilot TV movie, directed by Hermann Joha) * ''Die Schuld der Liebe'' (1997, directed by Andreas Gruber) * '' 23'' (1998, directed by Hans-Christian Schmid) * ' (2000, directed by

Margarethe von Trotta Margarethe von Trotta (; born 21 February 1942)Hans Helmut Prinzler, ''Chronik des deutschen Films, 1895–1994'' (Stuttgart and Weimar: Verlag J. B. Metzler, 1995), p. 149. is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress. She has been ref ...

) (TV miniseries) * ' (2000, directed by

) * '' Vera Brühne'' (2001, directed by

Hark Bohm Hark Bohm (; born 18 May 1939) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies. He was born in Hamburg-Othmarschen and grew up on the island Amrum. His younger brother was the actor Marquard Boh ...

) (TV film) * ' (2001, directed by Thomas Arslan) * '' Beck – Mannen utan ansikte'' (2001) (TV series) * ' (2001, directed by Peter Keglevic) (TV film) * '' Taking Sides'' (2001, directed by

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) * '' 666 – Traue keinem, mit dem du schläfst!'' (2002, directed by ) * '' Amen.'' (2002, directed by

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) * ' (2002, directed by

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) (TV film) * '' Ripley's Game'' (2002, directed by

) * ' (2003, directed by Pascal Bonitzer) * ' (2003, directed by

) * '' Walk on Water'' (2004, directed by

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) * '' Post Impact'' (2004, directed by Christoph Schrewe) (TV film) * '' Olgas Sommer'' (2004, directed by

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) * ''

'' (2005, directed by

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) as Hans * '' L'Annulaire'' (2005, directed by

Diane Bertrand Diane Bertrand (born 20 November 1951) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her film ''A Saturday on Earth, Un samedi sur la terre'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' ...

) * ' (2006, directed by

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) * '' March of Millions'' (2007, directed by Kai Wessel) (TV film) * ' (2007, directed by Peter Keglevic) (TV film) * ' (2008, directed by ) (TV film) * '' Flame & Citron'' (2008, directed by Ole Christian Madsen) * '' A Year Ago in Winter'' (2008, directed by Caroline Link) * ''Todsünde'' (2008, directed by Matti Geschonneck (TV film) * '' Hilde'' (2009, directed by Kai Wessel) * ' (2009, directed by Matti Geschonneck) (TV film) * ''Hinter blinden Fenstern'' (2010, directed by Matti Geschonneck) (TV film) * ''Content'' (2010, directed by

Chris Petit Chris Petit (born 17 June 1949) is an English novelist and filmmaker. During the 1970s he was Film Editor for ''Time Out (company), Time Out'' and wrote in ''Melody Maker''. His first film was the cult British road movie ''Radio On'', while his ...

) (TV film) * '' In the Shadows'' (2010, directed by Thomas Arslan) * ' (2011, directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer) * ''

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'' (2011, directed by

Eran Riklis Eran Riklis (; born October 2, 1954) is an Israeli filmmaker. His films include Cup Final (film), ''Cup Final'' (1991), ''The Syrian Bride'' (2004), Lemon Tree (2008 film), ''Lemon Tree'' (2008) and ''Dancing Arabs'' (also known as ''A Borrowed I ...

) * ' (2012, directed by Helmut Dietl) * ' (2012, directed by ) (TV film) * '' Rommel'' (2012, directed by ) (TV film) * ' (2013, directed by ) (TV film) * ''

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'' (2014, directed by Dietrich Brüggemann) * '' Clouds of Sils Maria'' (2014, directed by

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) * '' All of a Sudden'' (2016) * '' Crash Test Aglaé'' (2016, directed by Éric Gravel) * '' A Prominent Patient'' (2017) * '' Black Island'' (2021) * '' A Place Called Dignity'' (2021) * '' The Universal Theory'' (2023)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zischler, Hanns 1947 births Living people German male film actors German male television actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors Actors from Nuremberg Male actors from Bavaria