Heinz Hopf (actor)
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This article is about the Swedish actor. For the German mathematician, see Heinz Hopf.
Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf (November 11, 1934 – January 23, 2001) was a Swedish actor.
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Born | Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf (1934-11-11)November 11, 1934 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | January 23, 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 66) Åkersberga, Sweden |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1956-2001 |
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He was born in Stockholm but moved to Lund where he studied at Lund University. He later became a regular actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre 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]