Hanns Zischler
Hanns Zischler
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
302
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-06-18 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Acting

2025

Home Entertainment as Not available

2024

John Cranko as Walter Erich Schäfer

2024

Leningrad. Stimmen einer belagerten Stadt as Self - Narrator (voice)

2023

The Universal Theory as Dr. Strathen

2023

Black Box as Hanns Böhm

2023

All Will Be Revealed as Dr. Abweger

2021

Black Island as Friedrich Hansen

2021

No as Joachim

2021

A Place Called Dignity as Uncle Paul

2021

Prince as Michael Schmidt-Fournier

2021

Gefährliche Wahrheit as Richard Freydank

2019

Relativity as Aron's Father

2019

Professor Wall im Bordell as Professor Wall

2018

Talk aus Berlin as Self

2018

Just Push Abuba as Professor Schwarz

2018

Katie Fforde: Ziemlich beste Freundinnen as Douglas van Garden

2018

Der große Rudolph as Toni

2018

Whatever Happens Next as Silbermann

2017

Babylon Berlin as Engelbert Rath

2017

Crash Test Aglae as Friedrich Fürstenberg, CEO

2017

A Prominent Patient as Dr. Stein

2017

Axolotl Overkill as Film Award Laudator

2017

Der Gutachter: Ein Mord zu viel as H. Moldenhauer

2017

Einen Moment fürs Leben as Samuel Silchester

2017

1917: The Real October as Alexander Benois (voice)

2016

Allmen and the Dragonflies as Hirt Senior

2016

Ein Mann unter Verdacht as Anjas Vater

2016

All of a Sudden as Klaus

2016

Der Bankraub as Harald Kühnen

2016

Chamisso’s Shadow as Adelbert von Chamisso (voice)

2016

Traveling Roadshow as Self

2015

Die Kanzlei as Hubertus Dehling

2015

Heil as Grad Ludbert zu Regenstauf

2015

Outside the Box as Bruno Bickstein

2015

Brief an mein Leben as Dr. Pogel

2014

Clouds of Sils Maria as Henryk Wald

2014

Stations of the Cross as Bestatter

2014

Stille Nächte as Paul

2013

Stadt, Rad, Hund as Self

2013

Whispers Behind the Wall as Martins Vater

2013

George as Max Beckmann

2013

King Ordinary as Wallenstein

2013

Der Tote im Eis as Dr. Lutz Conrad

2013

Grenzgang as Rektor Granitzny

2012

Letzte Spur Berlin as Dr. Bernhard Lindner

2012

Rommel as Gerd von Rundstedt

2012

Zettl as Gaishofer

2012

The Case of Jakob von Metzler as Friedrich von Metzler

2011

Bastard as Samuel Schweizer

2011

Playoff as Franz

2011

In der Welt habt ihr Angst as Johannes Baumann

2011

Für immer 30 as Hans Kranich

2010

Matussek trifft as Self

2010

The Red Room as Prof. Mühsam

2010

Aghet as Leslie Davis

2010

Voyage to 'Metropolis' as Narrator (voice)

2010

In the Shadows as Planer

2010

Hinter blinden Fenstern as Polonius Fischer

2010

Blessed Events as Gynäkologe

2009

Flemming as Dr. Hans Matthei

2009

Hilde as Erich Pommer

2009

Entführt as Maximilian Kessler

2008

Polonius Fischer as Polonius Fischer

2008

Flame & Citron as Gilbert

2008

A Year Ago in Winter as Dr. Thomas Richter

2008

Manhunt as Klaus Barbie

2008

Todsünde as Polonius Fischer

2008

Die Frau aus dem Meer as Michael Kolberg

2007

Denkzeit as Self

2007

March of Millions as Graf Rüdiger von Gernstorff

2007

Day of Disaster as Walter Köhler

2007

Der falsche Tod as Dr. Franz Stoever

2007

Overnight as Fischer

2007

Tracing Battleship Potemkin as Narrator (voice)

2006

Der Kriminalist as Günther Ellis

2006

Kommissar Stolberg as Gerhard Mohr

2006

Commissario Laurenti as Salvio Giustina

2006

A Perfect Friend as Rodolph Hartmann

2006

Eine Krone für Isabell as Archibald Kent

2005

Thadeusz as self

2005

Munich as Hans

2005

The Ring Finger as Le patron de l'hôtel

2005

Liebe auf den zweiten Blick as Norbert Hahn

2005

Undercover as Landsbichler

2005

Wen die Liebe trifft as Henry Rhomberg

2005

Heiraten macht mich nervös as Oskar Becker

2004

The Edukators as Vermieter

2004

Post Impact as Dr. Gregor Starndorf

2004

Walk on Water as Axel's Father

2004

Woman Driving, Man Sleeping as Sven Hedin

2004

Küss mich, Kanzler! as Kanzleramtschef Dr. Nick Riemer

2004

Red & Blue as Samuel Eisenstein

2004

Für immer im Herzen as Richard Berger

2003

ZIBB as Self

2003

West.art am Sonntag as Self

2003

Nicht ohne meinen Anwalt as Not available

2003

Gelübde des Herzens as Professor Leunitz

2003

Gate to Heaven as Polizist

2003

Saltimbank as Johann Kreisler

2003

Two Days of Hope as Wiedemeyer (uncredited)

2003

Mädchen Nr. 1 as Alfred Hammerstein

2003

Sulla as Lucius Cornelius Sulla

2003

Es wird etwas geschehen as Alfred Wunsiedel

2003

Novaks Ultimatum as Dr. Hildebrandt

2003

Small Cuts as Verekher

2003

Antonia – Tränen im Paradies as Friedrich Fürstenberg

2002

Edel & Starck as Alfred Mendel

2002

Bloch as Claus Claussen

2002

Der kleine Mönch as Angermeyer

2002

Amen. as Grawitz

2002

Ripley's Game as Art Dealer

2002

666: In Bed with the Devil as Prince of Darkness

2002

Taking Sides as Rudolf Werner

2002

Beck 13 - Sender Unknown as Josef Hillman

2002

Jean Moulin as Le major von Gutlingen

2002

I'm The Father as Dr. Beilenberg

2002

Beck 16 - The Last Witness as Josef Hillman

2002

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man as Josef Hillman

2002

Olga's Summer as Richard

2002

Tanners letzte Chance as Karl Sedlag

2002

Beck 12 - The Loner as Josef Hillman

2002

Zwei Seiten der Liebe as Rolf Wagner

2002

The Specimen as Not available

2002

Southeast Passage as Not available

2001

Beck 11 - The Cartel as Josef Hillman

2001

Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face as Josef Hillman

2001

Solange wir lieben as Prof.Rudolf Zondek

2001

A Fine Day as Regisseur

2001

Venus Talking as Not available

2000

Donna Leon as Franco Murino

2000

Jahrestage as De Rosny

2000

Falsche Liebe – Die Internetfalle as Wilhelm Täufer

2000

Wenn man sich traut as Isabell's Vater

1999

Beck as Josef Hillman

1999

Benzin im Blut as Frank Ellinghaus

1999

Sunshine as Baron Margitta

1999

The Alchemists as Bruno Gudmanson

1999

No Sex as Friedrich Liebermann

1998

Alpha Forum as Self

1998

Der letzte Zeuge as Wolf Zöllner

1998

Der letzte Zeuge as Arthur Pollack

1998

23 as Karls Vater

1998

Die Bubi Scholz Story as Otto Grimm

1998

Callboy as Dr.Deckel

1998

Debt of Love as Besse

1998

Black Sun as Narrator

1998

Der Handymörder as Bundeskanzler

1998

Operation Noah as Kanzler

1998

Mein Papa ist kein Mörder as Thorsten Gregor

1997

Nachtstudio as Self

1997

Coast Guard as Hein Andersson

1997

Null Risiko und reich as Not available

1997

Viel Spaß mit meiner Frau as Schmidthenner

1997

S.O.S Barracuda as Hendrik Lenz

1997

Betrogen – Eine Ehe am Ende as Jan Goldbeck

1997

Ende einer Leidenschaft as Dr. Blöss

1997

Drancy Future as The Old Man (voice)

1996

Die Drei as Semper

1996

Die Drei as Rolf Kemper

1996

A Girl Called Rosemarie as Not available

1996

Superbrain as Kottke

1996

Der letzte Kurier as Kant

1996

Adieu, Mon Ami as Serge

1996

Nach uns die Sintflut as Not available

1995

Schwurgericht as Thorsten Gregor

1995

Luise knackt den Jackpot as Not available

1995

When in Doubt as Klaus Merten

1994

Im Namen des Gesetzes as Hilmar Renier

1994

Im Namen des Gesetzes as Bernd Höhne

1994

Die Kommissarin as Joachim Hubrath

1994

Alles Glück dieser Erde as Pfarrer Lucas Delbrück

1994

Der König von Bärenbach as Gottfried Lederle

1994

Germaine et Benjamin as Not available

1994

The Blue One as Minister

1994

Das Baby der schwangeren Toten as Prof. Stuck

1994

The Violin Player as Michael

1994

Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin as Monsieur de Staël

1994

Balle perdue as Victor Trampot

1994

Gute Referenzen as Not available

1993

Adelheid und ihre Mörder as Meier-Rottluff

1993

Rotlicht as Hans Fengler

1993

The Cement Garden as Father

1993

Faraway, So Close! as Dr. Becker

1993

The Open Universe as Frank

1993

Rotlicht as Hans Fengler

1993

The Denunciation as Erfinder

1993

Stunde der Füchse as Heinz Binder

1992

Wolffs Revier as Alex Kamrath

1992

Wolffs Revier as Dr. Peter Landsberg

1992

Herzsprung as Herr Papenfuß

1992

Salt on Our Skin as Sidney

1992

Abgetrieben as Dr. Friedrich Hess

1992

Manoeuvres d'Élégance as Not available

1991

DAS! as Self

1991

Germany Year 90 Nine Zero as Count Zelten

1991

Mise-en-scene as Not available

1990

Europa Europa as Captain von Lerenau

1990

Dr. M as Moser

1990

Das Haus am Watt as Ulrich Golborn

1989

The French Revolution as Goethe

1989

Francesco as Pope Innocent III

1989

The Rose Garden as Eckert

1989

Himmelsheim as Dr. Ehrenfried

1989

Der Leibwächter as Dr. Kant

1989

My Dear Subject as Hans

1988

Die Männer vom K3 as Ernst Stiller

1988

The Venus Trap as Kurt

1988

The French as Seen by… as (Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")

1988

Le Dernier Mot as Not available

1987

Milan noir as Hardy

1987

Das Treibhaus as Mergentheim

1987

Berlin as Interviews

1986

Kir Royal as Dr. Josef Geisshofer

1986

Anemia as Umberto

1986

Tarot as Eduard

1986

Douce France as Karl

1986

Afrika am Rhein as Hans

1985

The Berlin Affair as Wolf von Hollendorf

1985

A Viso Coperto as Roberto Connolly

1984

Der Fahnder as Not available

1984

The Horsemen of the Storm as Castaing

1984

The Autograph as Lieutenant Suarez

1983

The Unburdening as Diego

1983

A Woman in Flames as Kurt

1983

Pharos of Chaos as Self

1982

Domino as Zollner

1982

Doctor Faustus as Dr. Serenius

1982

Logik des Gefühls as Not available

1981

A Case For Two as Dr. Roland Schäfer

1981

A Case For Two as Erich Schierer

1981

A Case For Two as Heiko Drews

1981

Malevil as le vétérinaire

1981

Angels of Iron as Ridzinski

1981

Total vereist as Pilot

1981

Kino 81 as Self

1981

Strike Back as Not available

1980

Berlin Chamissoplatz as Martin

1980

Henry Angst as Not available

1979

David as Not available

1979

The demise of Herman Dürer as Herwig Jungmann, neuroloog

1979

Putting Things Straight as Alfred Flechtheim

1978

The Left-Handed Woman as Not available

1977

Der Alte as Peter Binding

1977

Der Alte as Anton Spengler

1977

Der Alte as Ulrich Herzog

1976

Kölner Treff as Self

1976

Kings of the Road as Robert Lander

1976

Die Tannerhütte as Not available

1975

Bent or Broken as Not available

1975

About Narration as Not available

1974

Derrick as Haffner

1974

Derrick as Karau

1974

Derrick as Gaston Riemann

1974

Derrick as Robert Reitmoor

1972

Summer in the City as Hanns

1971

Polizeiruf 110 as Christian Korte

1971

Polizeiruf 110 as Ekki von Dülmen

1971

Polizeiruf 110 as Roland Seedow

1970

Scene of the Crime as Dr. Joachim Dreher

1970

Scene of the Crime as Joachim Huber

1970

Scene of the Crime as Huber

1970

Scene of the Crime as Dr. Lars Heinemann

1970

Scene of the Crime as Ansgar Frey

1969

Blinker as Not available

1968

Same Player Shoots Again as Man with Gun

1958

Stahlnetz as Konrad Bienek