Michael Mendl

Known for

Acting

Born

April 20, 1944

Birthplace

Lünen, Germany

Died

September 5, 2026 (aged 82)

Biography

Michael Mendl (born 20 April 1944) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1975. He is best known internationally for his role in Downfall, the 2004 movie about Adolf Hitler's last months in power.

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Best known work

Dark

2017

Downfall

2004

A Cure for Wellness

2017

Amen.

2002

Barefoot

2005

As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me

2001

Scene of the Crime

1970

Men in the City 2

2011

Half Brothers

2015

Lost City Raiders

2008

Filmography

2025
Mission Santa: Yoyo To The Rescue
as Santa (voice)
2022
Zwei Leben für Europa
as Aristide Briand
2021
Marnow MurdersTV
as Klaus-Dieter Turn (8 episodes)
2020
Silence
as Man at the lake
2019
Watzmann ermitteltTV
as Franz Gentner (1 episode)
2019
Der Auftrag
as Siegfried Brandt
2018
Alt, aber Polt
as Otto Kurzbacher
2017
DarkTV
as Bernd Doppler (4 episodes)
2017
Heimat Helgoland
as Franz Schensky
2017
A Cure for Wellness
as Bartender
2017
Katie Fforde: Bellas Glück
as Benjamin Ross
2016
Warum Siegfried Teitelbaum sterben musste
as Siegfried Teitelbaum
2016
Die DiplomatinTV
as Karlas Vater (2 episodes)
2016
Fritz Lang
as Anton Lang / Kürtens Vater
2016
Never Too Late for JusticeTV
as Heinrich Rulf (1 episode)
2016
Böser WolfTV
as Dr. Josef Finkbeiner (2 episodes)
2015
Father Rupert Mayer
as Jacob Rosenberg
2015
Half Brothers
as Dr. Blöckers
2015
Das goldene Ufer
as Graf von Gehlen
2014
In gefährlicher Nähe
as Peter Jung
2014
MDR um 4TV
as Self (1 episode)
2013
Kripo Holstein - Mord und MeerTV
as Willem Thomsen (1 episode)
2013
A World Beyond
as Arthur Landgraf
2013
Krokodil
as Gabriel
2013
Die Holzbaronin
as Anton Seitz