Hanns Zischler: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 97
- on screen
- 1968–2024
- box office
- $23.2M
- average score
- 57
- Born
- June 18, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Nuremberg, Allied-occupied Germany
- Citizenship
- German
- Occupations
- Actor
- Years active
- 1968-present
The Best Hanns Zischler Movies
The films of Hanns Zischler that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Ripley’s Game (2002) leads with $6.2M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $6.2M Ripley’s Game 2002 · Crime -
Worldwide box office: $3.64M Hilde 2009 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $3.46M 666: In Bed with the Devil 2002 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $2.01M A Year Ago in Winter 2008 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $2M A Prominent Patient 2016 · History -
Worldwide box office: $1.48M Zettl 2012 · Comedy
Hanns Zischler's Career in Numbers
Hanns Zischler's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Hanns Zischler works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Same Player Shoots Again (1968) to John Cranko (2024), and the 2000s were the busiest decade.
Hanns Zischler Movies by Decade
- 1960s 1
- 1970s 5
- 1980s 17
- 1990s 12
- 2000s 26
- 2010s 26
- 2020s 5
The 2000s were Hanns Zischler's busiest decade, with 26 films.
Hanns Zischler Movies by Genre
- Drama 46
- Comedy 10
- History 6
- Crime 5
- Documentary 4
- Romance 3
- War 3
- Thriller 3
- Tv movie 2
- Family 2
Drama is the genre Hanns Zischler has worked in most, with 46 films, ahead of comedy (10).
Hanns Zischler Career Milestones
- First film
- Same Player Shoots Again 1968
- Biggest box office hit
- Ripley’s Game $6.2M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- The Universal Theory Movie Echo Score 66
- Newest film
- John Cranko 2024
Hanns Zischler Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Hanns Zischler is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 57. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Hanns Zischler Movies as an Actor
92- 2024
The Universal Theory as Dr. Strathen · Drama Worldwide box office: $562K Movie Echo Score: 66 - 2024
John Cranko as Walter Erich Schäfer · History - 2022
So Long Daddy, See You in Hell as Politiker · Drama - 2021
Black Island as Friedrich · Drama Movie Echo Score: 47 - 2021
A Place Called Dignity as Uncle Paul · Drama - 2019
Relativity as Aron's Father · Romance - 2018
Der große Rudolph as Toni · Drama - 2018
Whatever Happens Next as Silbermann · Comedy - 2017
Crash Test Aglae as Friedrich Fürstenberg, CEO · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.11M - 2017
1917: The Real October as Alexander Benois (voice) · War - 2017
Axolotl Overkill as Film Award Laudator · Drama Worldwide box office: $4.94K - 2016
A Prominent Patient as Dr. Stein · History Worldwide box office: $2M - 2016
Allmen and the Dragonflies as Hirt Senior · Crime - 2016
Ein Mann unter Verdacht as Anjas Vater · Tv movie - 2016
All of a Sudden as Klaus · Drama Worldwide box office: $8.34K - 2016
Chamisso’s Shadow as Adelbert von Chamisso (voice) · Documentary - 2015
What Happens In Your Brain If You See a German Word Like…? as Narrator (voice) · Animation - 2015
Heil as Grad Ludbert zu Regenstauf · Comedy Worldwide box office: $174K - 2015
Outside the Box as Bruno Bickstein · Comedy - 2014
Stille Nächte as Paul · Drama - 2013
Whispers Behind the Wall as Martins Vater · Tv movie - 2013
King Ordinary as Wallenstein · Comedy - 2013
George as Max Beckmann · Drama - 2012
Rommel as Gerd von Rundstedt · History - 2012
Zettl as Gaishofer · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.48M - 2011
Playoff as Franz · Drama Worldwide box office: $10.9K - 2011
Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise as Kobold · Family - 2010
Blessed Events as Gynäkologe · Romance - 2010
Aghet as Leslie Davis · History - 2010
In the Shadows as Planer · Thriller - 2010
Voyage to ‘Metropolis’ as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2009
Hilde as Erich Pommer · Drama Worldwide box office: $3.64M - 2008
A Year Ago in Winter as Dr. Thomas Richter · Drama Worldwide box office: $2.01M - 2008
Manhunt as Klaus Barbie · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.13M - 2007
Tracing Battleship Potemkin as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2007
Day of Disaster as Walter Köhler · Action - 2007
March of Millions as Rüdiger Graf von Gernstorff · Drama - 2006
A Perfect Friend as Rodolph Hartmann · Drama - 2004
Woman Driving, Man Sleeping as Sven Hedin · Drama - 2004
Post Impact as Dr. Gregor Starndorf · Sci-Fi - 2003
Saltimbank as Johann Kreisler · Comedy Worldwide box office: $29K - 2003
Red & Blue as Samuel Eisenstein · Drama - 2003
Two Days of Hope as Wiedemeyer (uncredited) · Drama - 2003
Small Cuts as Verekher · Drama Worldwide box office: $1M - 2002
Ripley’s Game as Art Dealer · Crime Worldwide box office: $6.2M - 2002
Beck 16 - The Last Witness as Josef Hillman · Mystery - 2002
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball as Josef Hillman · Thriller - 2002
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man as Josef Hillman · Drama - 2002
666: In Bed with the Devil as Prince of Darkness · Comedy Worldwide box office: $3.46M - 2002
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown as Josef Hillman · Drama - 2002
Beck 12 - The Loner as Josef Hillman · Thriller - 2001
Beck 11 - The Cartel as Josef Hillman · Crime - 2001
Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker as Oetker's Attorney · Drama - 2001
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face as Josef Hillman · Mystery - 2001
Venus Talking Comedy - 2001
A Fine Day as Regisseur · Drama - 2000
Paradiso - Sieben Tage mit sieben Frauen as Adam - 1998
23 as Karls Vater · Drama - 1998
Die Bubi Scholz Story as Otto Grimm · History - 1997
Drancy Future as The Old Man (voice) · History - 1997
Black Sun as Narrator · Documentary - 1996
A Girl Called Rosemarie Crime - 1994
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen as Dieter Reich · Family - 1993
The Open Universe as Frank · Adventure - 1993
The Cement Garden as Father · Drama Worldwide box office: $323K - 1992
Herzsprung as Herr Papenfuß · Drama - 1992
Salt on Our Skin as Sidney · Drama - 1991
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero as Count Zelten · Drama - 1990
Dr. M as Moser · Sci-Fi - 1989
The Rose Garden as Eckert · Drama - 1989
The French Revolution as Goethe · War - 1988
The French as Seen by… as (Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard") · War - 1988
Le Dernier Mot Comedy - 1988
The Venus Trap as Kurt · Drama - 1988
My Dear Subject as Hans · Drama - 1986
Tarot as Eduard · Drama - 1985
The Berlin Affair as Wolf von Hollendorf · Drama - 1983
System Without Shadow as Melo · Drama - 1983
The Unburdening as Diego · Drama - 1983
A Woman in Flames as Kurt · Drama - 1982
Doctor Faustus as Dr. Serenius · Drama - 1982
Domino as Zollner · Drama - 1981
Strike Back Crime - 1981
Malevil as le vétérinaire · Drama - 1981
Angels of Iron as Ridzinski · Drama - 1980
Berlin Chamissoplatz as Martin · Romance - 1979
David Drama - 1978
The Meetings of Anna as Hans · Drama - 1977
The Left-Handed Woman Drama Worldwide box office: $3.77K - 1976
Kings of the Road as Robert Lander · Drama Worldwide box office: $284 - 1971
Summer in the City as Hanns · Drama - 1968
Same Player Shoots Again as Man with Gun · Drama
Hanns Zischler in Documentaries & Specials
5- 2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self · Documentary - 2008
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $78.4K - 1990
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders as Self · Tv movie - 1983
Pharos of Chaos as Self · Documentary - 1983
Pharos of Chaos as Self · Documentary
Who Is Hanns Zischler?
Hanns Zischler was born in Nuremberg, Allied-occupied Germany in 1947 and is 79 years old. Credited on films since 1968, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Hanns Zischler (born 18 June 1947 in Nuremberg, then part of Allied‑occupied Germany) is a prolific German actor whose career spans more than five decades and includes appearances in over three hundred films and television productions. He first gained critical attention through his close collaboration with the legendary director Wim Wenders, starring in early masterpieces such as Summer in the City (1970) and the road‑movie classic Kings of the Road (1976), where his nuanced performance helped define the introspective style of New German Cinema. Zischler’s versatility quickly moved him beyond Germany’s borders; he became an international presence with a memorable turn as Hans in Steven Spielberg’s Munich (2005), portraying a weary yet determined figure caught in the aftermath of the Munich massacre, and later embodied the Russian mafia boss Igor Sergeyevich Baklanov in the 1996 pilot TV‑movie Der Clown.
His extensive filmography reflects a willingness to work across genres and languages, from the haunting drama Europa Europa (1990) to the political thriller Amen. (2002) and the critically acclaimed Clouds of Sils Maria (2014). In Scandinavia, Zischler is especially recognized for his role as Josef Hillman in the second season of the Swedish Martin Beck TV series, a part that, although dubbed, cemented his reputation as a reliable character actor in the region.
Beyond the screen, Zischler has contributed to numerous television series, including the long‑running German crime series Tatort, and has worked with celebrated directors such as Agnieszka Holland, Claude Chabrol, and Costa‑Gavras. His continuous presence in both art‑house and commercial productions demonstrates a remarkable adaptability and an enduring passion for storytelling.
As of today, Zischler remains active, appearing in recent projects like The Universal Theory (2023) and the upcoming 1949, proving that his talent and commitment to the craft continue to resonate with audiences worldwide.
Who Hanns Zischler Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Hanns Zischler shares the most films with. Mikael Persbrandt comes first, with 7 films together, followed by Marie Göranzon (7).
Hanns Zischler: Questions & Answers
How many movies Hanns Zischler has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Hanns Zischler been in?
Hanns Zischler is credited on 97 films, from 1968 to 2024. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Hanns Zischler's highest-grossing movie?
Ripley’s Game (2002) is Hanns Zischler's biggest box office hit, with $6.2M worldwide, ahead of Hilde (2009) ($3.64M). Across every film with box office figures, Hanns Zischler's movies have made $23.2M.
Hanns Zischler's biggest hits What is the best Hanns Zischler movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Hanns Zischler's best-rated film is The Universal Theory (2024) with a score of 66, followed by Black Island (2021) (47).
Best Hanns Zischler movies, ranked How old is Hanns Zischler?
Hanns Zischler is 79 years old, born on June 18, 1947 in Nuremberg, Allied-occupied Germany.
What is Hanns Zischler's newest movie?
The most recent film on Hanns Zischler's filmography is The Universal Theory (2024), in the role of Dr. Strathen.
Who does Hanns Zischler work with most often?
Hanns Zischler shares the most films with Mikael Persbrandt (7 films), Marie Göranzon (7 films) and Wim Wenders (6 films).
The Best Hanns Zischler Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 97 credits.
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