Armin Meier (1943 – 31 May 1978)[1] was a German actor, best known for his performances in films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
According to the documentary film Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands (2015), directed by Christian Braad Thomsen, Meier was one of Fassbinder's many lovers. He killed himself shortly after Fassbinder's 33rd birthday party. Meier's body later was found in Fassbinder's apartment.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven | Ernst | ||
| 1975 | Karli | TV movie | ||
| 1976 | I Only Want You To Love Me | Polier | TV movie | |
| 1976 | Satan's Brew | Stricher | ||
| 1976 | Chinese Roulette | Man at service station | uncredited | |
| 1977 | Petty Thieves | |||
| 1977 | Adolf and Marlene | |||
| 1977 | The Stationmaster's Wife | Scherber | TV movie | |
| 1978 | Flaming Hearts | Fahrer | ||
| 1978 | Despair | Silverman/Sergeant Brown/Foreman | ||
| 1978 | Charly | |||
| 1978 | Germany in Autumn | himself | documentary | |
| 2015 | Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands | himself | (archive footage) |