Harry Meyen
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![]() Harry Meyen and Romy Schneider received by Rut Brandt, Bonn, 1971 | |
Born | Harald Haubenstock (1924-08-31)31 August 1924 Hamburg, Germany |
Died | 15 April 1979(1979-04-15) (aged 54) Hamburg, Germany |
Cause of death | suicide by hanging |
Resting place | Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1948–1975 |
Spouse(s) | Anneliese Römer (1953-1966) (divorced) Romy Schneider (1966–1975) (divorced) (1 son) |
Children | David Christopher (1966-1981) (accident) |
Harry Meyen (born as Harald Haubenstock, 31 August 1924 – 15 April 1979) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films and television productions between 1948 and 1975. In the 1960s he also worked as a theatre director in West Germany.
Contents
1 Personal life
2 Selected filmography
3 References
4 External links
Personal life
Meyen was born in Hamburg, the son of a Jewish merchant who was deported in a concentration camp during the Nazi regime. The 18-year-old Meyen himself was incarcerated[1] as a Mischling and survived the Neuengamme concentration camp.
After the war, he began his career with Willy Maertens at the Hamburg Thalia Theater. From 1952 he performed at the Theater Aachen and from 1955 moved to Berlin. Also starring in films directed by Helmut Käutner, Falk Harnack and Wolfgang Staudte, he played the role of a young Luftwaffe officer in the 1955 movie Des Teufels General side by side with Curd Jürgens. He also worked as a dubbing actor giving his voice to Dirk Bogarde, Robert Mitchum, Michel Piccoli, Peter Sellers, and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
From 1953 to 1966 he was married to actress Anneliese Römer. In July 1966 he married Romy Schneider in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Their son David Christopher was born 3 December 1966; the family lived in Berlin and later in Hamburg. Meyen dealt with the production of theatre plays and operas, however with moderate success. The couple finally divorced in 1975, and Schneider took their son with her to France.
In 1979 Meyen committed suicide in his Hamburg home. He is buried in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery. His son died in an accident two years later.
Selected filmography
Nora's Ark (1948) - Peter Stoll
K - Das Haus des Schweigens (1951) - Roger
The Sergeant's Daughter (1952) - Leutnant Robert Kroldt
Alraune (1952) - Count Geroldingen
We're Dancing on the Rainbow (1952) - Grigory
Beloved Life (1953) - Jürgen von Bolin
Regina Amstetten (1954) - Jürgen von Bredow
Der treue Husar (1954) - Fred Wacker
The Telephone Operator (1954) - Curt Cramer
Des Teufels General (1955) - Leutnant Hartmann
Miracle Mile (1956) - Philip Ardent
Meine 16 Söhne (1956)
Night of Decision (1956)
Junger Mann, der alles kann (1957) - Hubert Rombach, Kunsthändler
Scandal in Bad Ischl (1957) - Dr. Balsam, Assistenzarzt
Madeleine und der Legionär (1958) - Jean de Maire
Petersburger Nächte (1958)
Der eiserne Gustav (1958) - Assessor
Freddy, the Guitar and the Sea (1959) - Lothar Brückner
Old Heidelberg (1959) - Graf Detlev v. Asterberg
The High Life (1960) - Heinrich
Sweetheart of the Gods (1960) - Volker Hellberg
Sturm im Wasserglas (1960) - George
A Woman for Life (1960) - Leutnant Karl Degenhardt
Lebensborn (1961) - Hauptsturmführer Dr. Hagen
Mörderspiel (1961) - Klaus Troger
Doctor Sibelius (1962) - Dr. Möllendorf
Redhead (1962) - Herbert Lucas
Enough Rope (1963) - Tony
The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) - Inspector Angel
Is Paris Burning? (1966) - Lieutenant von Arnim
Triple Cross (1966) - Lieutenant Keller
Love Birds (1969) - (scenes deleted)
Derrick (1975-1977, TV Series) - Harris / Dr. Hauffe
References
^ "Die Königin der Schmerzen" by Matthias Matussek and Lars-Olav Beier, Der Spiegel (21 May 2007) (in German)
External links
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Harry Meyen at Find a Grave