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name: "Günther Maria Halmer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gunther-maria-halmer"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 January 1943"
died: "11 May 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:13.830286+00:00"
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# Günther Maria Halmer

Actor. Born 5 January 1943 in Rosenheim, Germany. Died 11 May 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 January 1943, Rosenheim, Germany
- **Died:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** Günther-Maria Halmer

## Biography

Günther Maria Halmer was a German actor. He trained at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts in Munich from 1967 to 1969 and began his career in theatre at the Münchner Kammerspiele, remaining there until 1974.

His breakthrough came with the television series *Münchner Geschichten* (1974–1975), in which he played Karl „Tscharlie“ Häusler. He appeared in international films including *Gandhi* (1982) as Hermann Kallenbach and *Sophie's Choice* (1982) as Rudolf Höss. In Germany he was known for the title role in the series *Anwalt Abel* (1988–2001) and numerous other television and film roles. He also supported SOS Children's Villages.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmportal.de.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Gandhi* (1982), Fi1m 73, as Dr. Herman Kallenbach — [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)

## Also known for

- *Sophie's Choice* (1982), Rudolf Höss
- *Amen.* (2002), Pastor Dibelius
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), Eckel, Gerhardt Hollai, Dr. Rademacher, Sigi Riedmüller, Rechtsanwalt Weinrauch, Hanns Damm, Max Lasinger
- *The State I Am In* (2001), Klaus
- *Granny Nanny* (2020), Harald
- *Derrick* (1974), Jochen Karo

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