Armin Meier (actor)

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. 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 [de] 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 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 himself (archive footage)

References

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  1. ^ Thomsen, Christian Braad (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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