Heinz Hopf (actor)
Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf (November 11, 1934 – January 23, 2001) was a Swedish actor.
Heinz Hopf | |
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 Hopf performing on stage in 1963 | |
| Born | Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf November 11, 1934 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | January 23, 2001 (aged 66) Åkersberga, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1956-2001 |
He was born in Stockholm but moved to Lund where he studied at Lund University. He later became a regular actor at the Dramaten theater 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]
References
- 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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