Armin Meier (actor)

Armin Meier (1943 – 31 May 1978)[1] was a German actor, best known for his performances in films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

For the Swiss cyclist (born 1969), see Armin Meier.

According to the documentary film Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands (2015), directed by Christian Braad Thomsen, Meier was one of Fassbinder's many lovers. Meier killed himself shortly after not being invited to Fassbinder's 33rd birthday party. Meier's body was later found in Fassbinder's apartment.[2]

Filmography

Fear of Fear (1975) TV movie
Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven (1975)
Chinese Roulette (1976)
Satan's Brew (1976)
I Only Want You To Love Me (1976) TV movie
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) TV movie
Adolf and Marlene (1977)
Petty Thieves (1977)
Game of Losers (1978)
Germany in Autumn (1978)
Despair (1978)
Flaming Hearts (1978)
Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands (2015), archive footage

References

Thomsen, Christian Braad (1991). Fassbinder: The Life and Work of a Provocative Genius. London: Faber & Faber. p. 20; ISBN 978-0-571-17842-1.
"The Bitter Tears of Fassbinder's Women", The Guardian (8 January 1999)

External links

Armin Meier on IMDb

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[1] Thomsen, Christian Braad (1991). Fassbinder: The Life and Work of a Provocative Genius. London: Faber & Faber. p. 20; ISBN 978-0-571-17842-1.

[2] "The Bitter Tears of Fassbinder's Women", The Guardian (8 January 1999)