
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/17/1924
Place of Birth
Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany
Also Known As
Ханнес Мессемер
Hannes Messemer
Biography
Hannes Messemer (17 May 1924 – 2 November 1991) was a German actor from Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria.
Known For

The Great Escape
as Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

Is Paris Burning?
as General Jodl

The Defector
as Dr. Saltzer

Collin
as Havelke

Escape by Night
as Baron Von Kliest

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
as Self (archive footage)

The Devil Strikes at Night
as SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf

The Doctor of Stalingrad
as Oberleutnant Pjotr Markow

Die Brücke des Schicksals
as Klaus Urban

Once a Greek
as Fahrcks

The Oppermanns
as Gutwetter

The Sins of Rose Bernd
as August Keil

Die Fastnachtsbeichte
as Panezza

The Odessa File
as General Glücks

Ein Fall für Goron
as Goron

Escape from Sahara
as Robert Altmann

Babette Goes to War
as General von Arenberg

Die rote Hand
as Mahora Khan

Der arme Mann Luther
as Mönch

General Della Rovere
as S.S. Colonel Mueller
Career Timeline
1985
1984
1983
1982
1980
1977
1976
1974
1972
1969
1966
Is Paris Burning?
as General Jodl
Flieger Ross
as Allenby
The Defector
as Dr. Saltzer
Once a Greek
as Fahrcks
Alle mal herhören, auch die, die schwerhören..!
as Premierminister
Congress of Love
as Fürst Metternich
Die Räuber
as Franz
Rollenbilder im Wandel der Jahrhunderte
as Franz Moor
Jörg Preda berichtet
as Sir Richard Blake