Armin Meier (actor)
- For the Swiss cyclist (born 1969), see Armin Meier.
Armin Meier (1943 – 31 May 1978)[1] was a German actor, best known for his performances in films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
According to the documentary film Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands (2015), directed by Christian Braad Thomsen, Meier was one of Fassbinder's many lovers. Meier killed himself shortly after not being invited to Fassbinder's 33rd birthday party. Meier's body was later found in Fassbinder's apartment.[2]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1975 | Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven | Ernst | |
1975 | Karli | TV movie | |
1976 | I Only Want You To Love Me | Polier | TV movie |
1976 | Satan's Brew | Stricher | |
1976 | Chinese Roulette | Man at service station | Uncredited |
1977 | Petty Thieves | ||
1977 | Adolf and Marlene | ||
1977 | Scherber | TV movie | |
1978 | Flaming Hearts | Fahrer | |
1978 | Despair | Silverman / Sergeant Brown / Foreman | |
1978 | Charly | (final film role) | |
1978 | Germany in Autumn | Himself | Documentary |
2015 | Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands | Himself | (archive footage) |
References[]
- ^ Thomsen, Christian Braad (1991). Fassbinder: The Life and Work of a Provocative Genius. London: Faber & Faber. p. 20; ISBN 978-0-571-17842-1.
- ^ "The Bitter Tears of Fassbinder's Women", The Guardian (8 January 1999)
External links[]
- Armin Meier at IMDb
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 1978 deaths
- German male actors
- 1978 suicides