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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 shortly 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
1975 Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven Ernst
1975 Fear of Fear 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 [cy]
1977 Adolf and Marlene [nl]
1977 The Stationmaster's Wife Scherber TV movie
1978 Flaming Hearts Fahrer
1978 Despair Silverman/Sergeant Brown/Foreman
1978 Game of Losers [de] Charly
1978 Germany in Autumn himself documentary
2015 Fassbinder: 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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