Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf (11 November 1934 – 23 January 2001) was a Swedish actor.

Heinz Hopf
Hopf performing on stage in 1963
Born
Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf

(1934-11-11)11 November 1934
Stockholm, Sweden
Died23 January 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 66)
Åkersberga, Sweden
OccupationActor
Years active1956-2001

He was born in Stockholm but moved to Lund where he studied at Lund University. 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.[1]

Filmography

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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

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  1. ^ Daniel Ekeroth: SWEDISH SENSATIONSFILMS: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers, and Kicker Cinema, (Bazillion Points, 2011) ISBN 978-0-9796163-6-5.
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