Heinz Hopf (actor)

{{Short description|Swedish actor (1934–2001)}} {{about|the Swedish actor|the German mathematician|Heinz Hopf}} {{Infobox person | name = Heinz Hopf | image = File:Heinz hopf.jpg | caption = Hopf performing on stage in 1963 | birth_name = Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf | birth_date = {{birth date|1934|11|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden | death_date = {{death date and age|2001|1|23|1934|11|11|df=y}} | death_place = Åkersberga, Sweden | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1956-2001 | other_names = | relatives = | children = | parents = | spouse = }} '''Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf''' (11 November 1934 – 23 January 2001) was a Swedish actor.

He was born in Stockholm but moved to Lund where he studied medicine at Lund University 1954-1955. He later became a regular actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Internationally, he is best known for playing the pimp in ''Thriller – A Cruel Picture'' (1974).

Heinz Hopf died from laryngeal cancer in 2001.<ref>Daniel Ekeroth: SWEDISH SENSATIONSFILMS: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers, and Kicker Cinema, (Bazillion Points, 2011) {{ISBN|978-0-9796163-6-5}}.</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1956|| ''Rasmus, Pontus och Toker'' || Krister || |- |1961|| ''Pojken i trädet'' || Max || |- |1964|| ''Loving Couples'' || Lt. Bernhard Landborg || |- |1965|| ''Morianna'' || Boris || |- |1966|| ''Träfracken'' || Martin || |- |1966|| ''Woman of Darkness'' || Helmertz / Judge || |- |1967|| ''Mördaren - en helt vanlig person'' || Gregor Hult || |- |1967|| ''The Vicious Circle'' || Man on Beach || |- |1968|| ''Kvinnolek'' || Nils Vennberg, Lisa's coworker || |- |1970|| ''Ann and Eve'' || Walter || |- |1971|| ''Exponerad'' || Helge / Blackmailer || |- |1971|| ''Lockfågeln'' || Gambler || |- |1972|| ''AWOL'' || Film Director || |- |1972|| ''The Day the Clown Cried'' || Gestapo Officer #1 || |- |1973|| ''Smutsiga fingrar'' || Harry, the boss || |- |1973|| ''Thriller – A Cruel Picture'' || Tony / Pimp || |- |1977|| ''Tabu'' || Biceps || |- |1982|| ''Fanny and Alexander'' || Tomas Graal (Actor) - Teatern || |- |1985|| ''Mask of Murder'' || Carlos, the Hairdresser || |- |1986|| ''Amorosa'' || Doctor Iller || |- |1987|| ''Fadern, sonen och den helige ande'' || || |- |1987|| ''The Girl'' || David || |- |1988|| ''Friends'' || Lawyer || |- |1989|| ''1939'' || Hans Thomsen || |- |1989|| ''The Hired Gun'' || The Doctor || |- |1993|| ''The Slingshot'' || Shoe salesman || |- |1993|| ''Kärlekens himmelska helvete'' || Carl || |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0394077|name=Heinz Hopf}}

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