Günther Maria Halmer (5 January 1943 – 10 May 2026) was a German actor.
In addition to his acting career, he was a philanthropist for SOS Children's Villages.
Halmer died of cancer on 10 May 2026, at the age of 83.
Filmography
Münchner Geschichten (1974–1975, TV series, 9 episodes), as Charlie Häusler
21 Hours at Munich (1976, TV film), as Andre Spitzer
Der Alte (1977, 2008, TV series, 2 episodes)
Derrick: Karo As (1979, TV series episode), as Jochen Karo
Caleb Williams (1980, TV miniseries), as Falkland
Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981, TV film), as Mr. Klemnitz
Gandhi (1982), as Hermann Kallenbach
Sophie's Choice (1982), as Rudolf Höss
Peter the Great (1986, TV miniseries), as Pyotr Tolstoy
Tatort: Riedmüller, Vorname Sigi (1986, TV series episode), as Kriminalhauptkommissar Siegfried Riedmüller
Roncalli (1986–1987, TV series, 6 episodes), as Bruno Roncalli
The Second Victory (1987), as Rudi Winkler
Lenin...The Train (1988, TV film), as Captain von Planetz
War and Remembrance (1988–1989, TV miniseries), as Rudolf Höss
Anwalt Abel (1988–2001, TV series, 20 episodes), as Jean Abel
Bangkok Story (1989), as Dombrowsky
The Nightmare Years (1989, TV miniseries), as Kellenbach
Abraham's Gold (1990), as Karl Lechner
The Saint: Wrong Number (1990, TV series episode), as Otto Schmidt
The Mysteries of the Dark Jungle (1992, TV miniseries), as Stefan Krüger
The First Circle (1992, TV film), as Vladimir Chelnov
The Democratic Terrorist (1992), as Colonel May
L'Atlantide (1992), as Bielowsky
Projekt Aphrodite (1992, TV miniseries), as Professor Dr. Günther Hartig
By Way of the Stars (1992–1993, TV miniseries), as Heinrich von Knabig
The Lucona Affair (1993), as Captain Leuwen
Candles in the Dark (1993, TV film), as Pastor Harma
A Case for Two (1994–2005, TV series, 4 episodes)
Trennungsfieber (2000, TV film), as Fritz Bauer
The State I Am In (2000), as Klaus
Amen. (2002), as F. K. Otto Dibelius
Bis dass dein Tod uns scheidet (2002, TV film), as Gunnar Mosbach
Heart or Cash (2002, TV film), as Carl Morus
Mörderherz (2002, TV film), as Daniel Elsner
Mann gesucht, Liebe gefunden (2003, TV film), as Wieland Busch
Die Konferenz (2004, TV film), as Holger Stubenrauch
Liebe hat Vorfahrt (2005, TV film), as Alain Mayer
Agathe kann's nicht lassen: Das Mörderspiel (2007, TV series episode), as Gregor Moll
Oh Tannenbaum (2007, TV film), as Peter Wagner
Liebe für Fortgeschrittene (2008, TV film), as Otto Frank
Der Kriminalist: Unter Freunden (2008, TV series episode), as Gonzo Schilling
Zwei übern Berg (2012, TV film), as Alfons Keilinger
The Perjured Farmer (2012, TV film), as Franz Bruckner
Welcome to the Countryside! (2013, TV film), as Leo
Family Party (2015, TV film), as Hannes Westhoff
Prinzessin Maleen (2015, TV film), as Prince Theodor
My Parent's Wedding (2016, TV film), as Peter
The Garden (2017), as Erich
Love in Persian (2018, TV film), as Achim Leitner
Remember Me (2023), as Günter