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Armin Meier (actor)

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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 [da; no] (2015) directed by Christian Braad Thomsen [da; no], Meier was one of Fassbinder's many lovers. He killed himself hours after Fassbinder's 33rd birthday party. Meier's body later was found in Fassbinder's apartment.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1975Mother Küsters' Trip to HeavenErnst
1975Fear of FearKarliTV movie
1976I Only Want You To Love MePolierTV movie
1976Satan's BrewStricher
1976Chinese RouletteMan at service stationuncredited
1977Petty Thieves [cy]
1977Adolf and Marlene [nl]
1977The Stationmaster's WifeScherberTV movie
1978Flaming HeartsFahrer
1978DespairSilverman/Sergeant Brown/Foreman
1978Game of Losers [de]Charly
1978Germany in Autumnhimselfdocumentary
2015Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands [da; no]himself(archive footage)

References

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  1. ↑ Thomsen, Christian Braad [da; no] (1991). Fassbinder: The Life and Work of a Provocative Genius. London: Faber & Faber. p. 20; ISBN 978-0-571-17842-1.
  2. ↑ "The Bitter Tears of Fassbinder's Women", The Guardian (8 January 1999)
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