Andreas Wisniewski ( him. Andreas Wisniewski , born July 3, 1959 ) - German actor and dancer. Known for the roles of "bad guys", among them - Nekros in the James Bond movie " Sparks from Eyes ", bodyguard Hans Gruber from the movie "Die Hard" and partner of the agent "Max" from the movie "Mission Impossible".
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Date of Birth | July 3, 1959 (60 years) |
Place of Birth | Berlin , Germany |
Citizenship | ![]() |
Profession | actor , director |
Career | since 1986 |
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Biography
The father is Polish, the mother is German. In his youth he was engaged in dancing, and later made an acting career. He made his debut in the 1986 Gothic film about Mary Shelley and her novel Frankenstein. In 1987, he became famous for the role of an assassin named Nekros from the movie “Sparks from Eyes” about James Bond: Vishnevsky was remembered by the viewer for his height of 194 cm and for his ability to disguise himself as a milkman, runner, seller of balloons and a doctor. A year later, he played the role of Hans Gruber's bodyguard named Tony in the action movie "Die Hard."
Wisniewski later disappeared from the big screen, starring in the TV series Super Boy, Mann and Machine, and Northern View, playing the last role of a bear named Arthur. In 1995, he played the role of Wayland in the sci-fi action movie “Death Car”, and a year later - the role without words in the movie “Mission Impossible” (in 2011, he played another role without words in the same film The Phantom Protocol) . Filming German films, Wisniewski also became a British TV star on the Cards, Money series (spin-off of the Cards, Money, Two Barrels movie), Elite Special Forces, Purely English Murder and Thriller Mark Tonderai Silence »2008. He starred in the video for the song “Venus” by Bananarama City Hall, played the role of a soldier in the video clip of Elton John ’s song “Nikita” (appears at the moment when Elton John on Rolls-Royce drives to the protected gate).
In 2001, Wisniewski shot the short film “Inspiration” with Danny Webbo and Christine Adams, which was his directing debut.
He is married and has three children. She lives in Berlin, practices Zen Buddhism and teaches meditation at the Center for Life in Notting Hill [1] .
Filmography
Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
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1986 | f | Gothic | Gothic | Fletcher |
1987 | f | Aria | Aria | episode (fragment "Nessun dorma") |
1987 | f | Sparks of eyes | The living daylights | Nekros |
1988 | f | Toughie | Die hard | Tony |
1989 | with | Super Boy | Superboy | Android |
1992 | with | Northern view | Northern exposure | Arthur |
1993 | with | Mann and car | Mann & machine | John Stepka |
1993 | f | Black list | The hit list | Lance |
1995 | f | Death machine | Death machine | Wayland |
1996 | f | mission Impossible | Mission: Impossible | partner agent "Max" |
1997 | with | Supply and demand | Supply & demand | John howard |
1998 | with | Abduction of mom and dad | Kidnapping Mom & Dad | Holger |
1998 | f | Tribe | The tribe | lieutenant |
1998 | f | City Ghost Story | Urban Ghost Story | Quinn |
1998 | f | Heroes and other cowards | Helden und andere feiglinge | Ernesto |
1999 | with | Hour of waiting | The waiting time | Ernst Raub |
2000 | with | Cards, money | Lock, Stock ... The Series | Henry |
2002 | with | Elite Special Forces | Ultimate force | Savo Glasnovich |
2004 | f | Essential Music Videos: Classic '80s | Original title unknown | episode (fragment "Venus") |
2008 | f | Silence | Hush | Tarman |
2008 | with | Pure english murder | The bill | Dmitriy |
2008 | f | Scorpion King 2: Warrior Rising | The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior | Pollux |
2010 | f | Centurion | Centurion | Gratus |
2011 | f | Urban Explorer | Urban explorer | neo-Nazi |
2011 | f | Mission Impossible: Phantom Protocol | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | connected Foga |
2013 | f | Bela Kiss: Prologue | Bela Kiss: Prologue | Private Charles Nagy |
2017 | f | Instrument of war | Instrument of War | Karl Herrmann |
Notes
- ↑ Archived copy . The appeal date is November 9, 2008. Archived on December 5, 2008.