Heinz Hopf (actor)

This article is about the Swedish actor. For the German mathematician, see Heinz Hopf.

Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf (11 November 1934 – 23 January 2001) was a Swedish actor.

Heinz Hopf
Hopf performing on stage in 1963
Born	Heinz Willy Gustav Hopf (1934-11-11)11 November 1934 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	23 January 2001(2001-01-23) (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 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]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1956	Rasmus, Pontus och Toker	Krister
1961	Pojken i trädet	Max
1964	Loving Couples	Lt. Bernhard Landborg
1965	Morianna	Boris
1966	Träfracken	Martin
1966	Woman of Darkness	Helmertz / Judge
1967	Mördaren - en helt vanlig person	Gregor Hult
1967	The Vicious Circle	Man on Beach
1968	Kvinnolek	Nils Vennberg, Lisa's coworker
1970	Ann and Eve	Walter
1971	Exponerad	Helge / Blackmailer
1971	Lockfågeln	Gambler
1972	AWOL	Film Director
1972	The Day the Clown Cried	Gestapo Officer #1
1973	Smutsiga fingrar	Harry, the boss
1973	Thriller – A Cruel Picture	Tony / Pimp
1977	Tabu	Biceps
1982	Fanny and Alexander	Tomas Graal (Actor) - Teatern
1985	Mask of Murder	Carlos, the Hairdresser
1986	Amorosa	Doctor Iller
1987	Fadern, sonen och den helige ande
1987	The Girl	David
1988	Friends	Lawyer
1989	1939	Hans Thomsen
1989	The Hired Gun	The Doctor
1993	The Slingshot	Shoe salesman
1993	Kärlekens himmelska helvete	Carl